. >> reporter: through skype, wjz talked to carley haldeman a senior at vtu. she says her first thought was the mass shooting a the iewn -- at the university in 2007. >> i was like this is not happening again. >> reporter: across campus lindsey tankersley locked herself in and she got the news the manhunt was over. >> the stuff that happened today was one of the freak things you don't know when it will happen or where it will happen but it's not something you should be worried about. >> reporter: with two campus shootings in less than five years, some students say now they are more cautious. >> now, probably, it will a thought in the back of my head, but that saddens me because i love the place. >> reporter: concern mixes with sadness and students mourn the loss of an officer trying to make the campus safe. >> him doing that for us means a lot and i feel we need to pay him respect. >> reporter: and both students say they plan to tanned a vigil -- to attend a vigil for the officer shot and killed. andrea fujii, now back to you. >> thanks andrea. >>> final exams

and that has many vtu students relieved tonight. >> virginia tech police and students spent the last 24 hours on high alert. after a gunman shot and killed one of their own and threw the campus into chaos. final exams were set to start today. now, they're on hold. >> it makes me really angry that someone would come on our campus and give us that name again. give us that name that our campus is unsafe. >> reporter: lindsey tinkersly is a junior. she talked through skype. lindsay says the campus is trying to return to normal. and fears that others will believe their school is unsafe. >> it's sad that we've got a name for this. but it's not like that here. >> reporter: lindsey receives several camp us alerts on her cell phone, minutes after the shooting. they were similar to the ones students received after the 2007 massacre. btu student and hereford high student carly alderman said police did a better job keeping students posted on the shooting. >> there were tons of rumors flying around. but it was hard to decide what was true and what wasn't. >> reporter: lindsey says it will bring c

. >> as police search for a motive for the crime, maryland students who go to vtu or virginia tech, say they're relieved that he's not one of their own. >> reporter: virginia tech police and students spent the last 24 hours on high alert, after a gunman shot and killed one of their own and threw the campus into chaos. final exams were set to start today. now, they're on hold. >> it makes me really angry that someone would come in our campus and give us that name again, give us that name that our campus is unsafe. >> reporter: lindsey pinkersly is a student at virginia tech and a hereford high graduate. she talked with wjz through skype. lindsey says the camp us is trying to return back to normal and fears others will think their campus is not safe. >> it's just sad that we've gotten a name like that here. but it's not like that here. it's really say. >> reporter: lind see received several -- lindsey received several campus alerts on her phone after the shooting. they were similar to the ones after the massacre. carly halderman says police did a better job keeping students posted about t