Wounded Student Recounts Virginia Tech Tragedy (CBS News)
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- Опубліковано 26 сер 2024
- Katie Couric talks with Virginia Tech sophomore Derek O'Dell, who is one of the witnesses to the massacre that left 33 dead on the school campus. He was wounded by the gunman. (CBSNews.com)
You can tell this guy is barely holding it together. I truly feel for him.
Nice profile pic
12 year old comment
13 year old comment, damn
Wow guys...sending me back to a 13 year old comment, damn!
This comment is older than most kids on tik tok
What a gentle, well spoken young man. So sad he had to experience this trauma.
Wow, I respect that guy a lot. What he did for his classmates and his bravery is truly amazing. God Bless.
love his voice, damn it such a tragic experience for this young man
me too his voice is cool
Truly brave man, courage under extreme circumstances like this is something to be admired.
what a sweet kid
Poor guy, he looked terrified... I can't even begin to imagine what he went through...
aw he seemed like he wanted to cry the whole time while talking
didnt look at camera one time... everytime he watches a shooting movie he will think of that.. un real poor guy...
He didn’t look maybe cuz it’s an interview and he’s meant to look at the lady who’s asking him the question 🙋♀️
i like his voice too his voice is awesome
Just terrible, what a scary experience
Bless his heart. It's a miracle he and the students who didn't get hurt or injured survived. It's a sad thing to see happen, and I don't blame him for not going to class.
The world is a crazy place, and there are many sick people out there. It's scary, especially in this matter..yet we just have to prepare to protect ourselves from harm.
aw i wanna give him a hug
Derek you are an incredibly brave young man - you and your peers in are in the thoughts and prayers of countless others. What a horrible thing for anyone to have gone through. May you find your way through this ordeal with the help of your family and community.
brave words from a brave man. i pray for you and your classmates families.
man that kid is pretty strong if something like this happend to me i wouldnt know what to do with myself id be a mess he was so calm and collected
my heart goes out to all the people who were affected by this horrible tragedy.
what i don't understand is how people continuously think that it would of been a better idea to lunge at the person rather than just staying frozen.
Really brave man!
Thanks for the video.
I wish I could hug him and help him.
I hope he got therapy.
Damn. I'm speechless.
May God Bless you and give you a wonderful life Derek. I wish you all the best
Poor guy, one wonders if he'll ever get over this.
Wow, just like Columbine and other schools that went through shootings, it must've been truly horrifying. Not to just hear the gunshots, see people get shot and killed, and to just have your life flash before your eyes. I couldn't imagine anything that can be more tramatizing and horrific. ;(
I wish all this madness and violence would end.
his mom is on a business trip??? unreal! she should be by her son's side!!
What a nice kid
let there be peace on earth
if you were in a situation like that, your body would freeze, and you would of entered survival mode and find the nearest spot to hide. you wouldn't be able to think because your mind is still processing the fact that there's a gunman in the classroom. a situation where probably everyone in the classroom has never experienced in real life.
WHAT this was uploaded the day after it happened no time for the boy to even process it
easy to say; difficult to do in the heat of the action
Thank you!!! It is very sad.
Bless his heart 😢💔 xx
oh, he's really choking up at the "bringing back too many memories" bit and the whole time he looks like he's really struggling to fight back the emotion. i hope he can deal with the pain and make as much out of his life that he can.
This justs makes me want to cry...
When it comes to an unarmed group of people, the number of rounds a magazine holds makes zero difference.
RIP german professor
@gregorykarimian The Columbine shooters would taunt their victims.
That poor guy. How messed up is that?
I agree but, most of these kids have NEVER been shot at before, or had been in this type of situation. To attack the guy while he was reloading is way easier said then done.
Your are more than correct.
Cho had planned to shoot on the Columbine anniversary on 4/20 but was literally filled with so much rage he was incapable of waiting 4 more days and did it on 4/16. That’s how scary it is.
I remember when this went down... So bonkers. He rambled on about cognac, expensive clothes, spoiled rich kids, and such in a rant to the news on video...
He had two pistols: a Glock 9mm and a Walther .22
It is such a sad thing that happened....god knows what I would do, if to face a situation like that, I don't think I could have been as calm and collected as him =(
Yes, the experts recommend RUSH the gunner, and RUN from a knife.
brave boy, thanks god he is a survivor! i'm so sorry for those who died...
Has UA-cam really been around for 14 years now? Damn
He's trying to hold things in, but you can tell that this young man is not ok. I hope he got help.
further more, the fact that your classmates, who you've probably talked to and become friends with are being killed right before your eyes?
lunging at a man with a gun while hes re-loading is easier said than done.
and i bet any money that almost all you people who say that it should of been done would of still hid under that desk just like Derek did.
like someone previously said.
this isn't Lethal Weapon 4.
Yes, he was so cowardly, to be afraid of a maniac with a loaded weapon, while you are soooo brave. I mean, what bravery it takes to criticize a shooting survivor from behind an anonymous screen. Go to VT and say it to the face of all those football players and Army cadets, that is, if you have the balls.
Wtf a 14 yea old comment
nobody here is saying or calling him cowardly, you citing 'others' or even mentioning this word in this context is offensive enough. This word should not even show up in this comment section. This guy is insanely brave for maintaining this conversation while his arm is still healing and everything is still fresh, unbelievable that he was ready to do that so early.
@@monsume123 my comment was in response to someone else who evidently deleted their comment sometime in the past 14 years since it was made.
Wow, my school is like a fortress full of cameras. Before you even step on campus, our security knows your coming...
no way in fuck there is an asian SIX FEET TALL.
Alright lets try and make this easier to understand. Imagine you are in a room, someone walks in shoots about 8 people, drops his empty clip and reloads within 5 seconds. Now im assuming he would have shot people in front first, so your in the back of the room. Your telling me you would have run through the chaos of what just happened and try to tackle someone with a gun? Not knowing how many clips he has in the first place.
12 years later!
16 now
Damn, that was intense. I thought he was gonna cry at any second. fuckin crazy
omg.. what a scary situation to be in...
Poor thing. I wouldn’t even had had the energy or sanity to even speak on live TV if I’d been through that sort of trauma!
And if he had a reason would that change anything?
OH!!! I see, ABSALUTELY RIGHT!!! I will say this about everyone. No matter how much you've been bullied, There is no excuse to kill inocent lives. My prayers are with are with those who have to deal with bullies. I pray god gives them the wisdom to make appropriate desisions to deal with there problems. But also prayers go out to the ones whom have suffered in any way from the negitive acts of those who decide to kill to feel like they need to get even that way.
Why are his parents not there with him!
Rebecca Day he's an adult
All these years later and im still so confused how he has a sling so he has been treated and is on a tv interview and hasnt even spoke to mom yet??
yeah and im sure he's reading this.
Don't waste your breath,telling Americans about guns danger.They are not that smart to understand.
this dude should get medal from the government real hero
That poor kid.
This guy was not calm...his voice was shaking the entire time
A person with actual moral standards will never, EVER stand up for anyone who decides to kill in cold blood!!! Yes it sucks that the kid was maybe bullied. I grew up being bullied. I have no respect nor do I feel pitty for this person.
He was very brave.
what a tragic story..I would have jumped out the window with the other students if i had been there..
poor guy to have to go through that bullshit
If there's never a reason why bother point out he didn't have a reason? According to you there's never a reason to kill anyone, so he's no different from any other example.
katie couric is the anchor. the kid was the one in class. come on now.
Things like this are Stiller going on I remember that day vividly so frightening
God will take care of them, he saved this young man.
no you wouldn't
Can we see where he’s at today?
If you type his name into the UA-cam search bar there’s other interviews with him, that are recent. His name is in the description box under this video
Derek O’Dell
Wish it never happened
my boyfriend's brother was in that class
how the hell was this posted in the same day of the shooting?
UA-cam DID exist in 2007 you know. someone just recorded the news broadcasts and put them up on UA-cam
i feel bad for that guy, that host it seems like she was trying to make him cry, he was calm though, feel bad tho :*(
Brave bloke! Fair play to him.
i got shot with a 12ft lb air rifle which put me in hospital, and i cried like a pussy... this guy is insanely brave.
that's easy to say, harder to do... they were probably scared, can you blame them?
sorry correction : VT. not VA.
and if you dont outlaw guns then every depressed teen, pissed off girlfriend, curious child, senile old man or drugged up maniac can.. if someone desperatly wants agun theyll get one, legal or not.
i'd wait until that bastard started reloading & then rally students in the room to rush him
Why didn't these people attack and beat the gunner????
These guys might have been able to stop him
Poor guy.
sigh - its something you would call stupid cause you would cower in fear, i dont call it stupid i call it brave. if you need clarification its all in the previous comments
I feel for him.
Very sad 😞
OMG
Trying to run for it would get his attention and you would probably be shot. Perhaps the best thing is to hide, blend in the crowd so to speak.
no matter how tight security is someone will always get by, the tighter you make the "shell" the softer the flesh will be. you might not understand so i will explain -> The right to bear arms is not why there are gang fight shootings all the time.
So are you happy that people 33 Students died in VT? even if they are training to be law enforcements are they not human?
this was all so sad. so sad.
i'm for tighter gun laws/control, but things like this really make me want to carry one.
Why are you people arguing the points of what they "should have" done. Support now, ask questions later. Those who are questioning what victims did in the face of danger WERE NOT THESE VICTIMS. Get over your egos for a few fucking minutes and realize what a tragedy this is. Brave souls did what the could to protect others from FURTHER harm. Love and light go out to all.
too me its like flight 93.....You do what ya got to do. I guess id rather be a bad victim than a good one.
If any1 wants to talk more..i have a few of my own ideas on this.
How do you connect me gunning the psycho here with being the psycho and killing innocent people?
Use some logic before making statements next time.
ya ok, and maniacs like this would not get a kill count in the double digits.
Was that Chief Wiggum and Lou outside in their bullet proof vests behind that tree with their guns drawn while the massacre continued inside?