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Matthew Joseph La Porte

Case from Blacksburg, VA dated Apr 16, 2007

Victim Details

Matthew Joseph La Porte

Male

White / Caucasian

Blacksburg

VA

2007-04-16

20

Matthew

Joseph La Porte

06/21/2026

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On a tragic spring day, April 16, 2007, the campus of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia, became the scene of a horrific mass shooting that claimed the lives of 32 people. Among the victims was Matthew Joseph La Porte, a 20-year-old male student who demonstrated extraordinary bravery in his final moments. La Porte, a freshman from Dumont, New Jersey, was in his French class in Norris Hall when the gunman, Seung-Hui Cho, began his rampage through the build ...
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  • Matthew Joseph La Porte - We Remember | Virginia Tech
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