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(WUSA) -- We now know 21 year old Daniel Cueva, an International Relations student originally from Peru was killed while in French class. The Woodbridge resident is among the 7 local victims so far, from our area.
Among the lives lost in the Virginia Tech massacre, Maxine Turner a senior who grew up in Vienna Virginia and graduated from James Madison High school. The mayor, a family friend, says the entire town is in mourning. "She was a chemical engineer, getting ready to graduate, her whole life just opening up before her. It's just a tragedy. I'm sure her parents will never get over it," Mayor Jane Seeman says.
From Centreville, Va., 18 year old Erin Peterson was killed in French class. She graduated from Westfield High School where students were shocked to learn the shooter from Monday's massacre also attended, along with yet another victim.
Eighteen year old Reema Samaha was also gunned down in French class. Friends say she loved to dance, play soccer and spend time with her family.
And there was 19 year old Mary Read, who was born in South Korea and graduated from Annandale High School.
In Springfield, students and staff at West Springfield High School are mourning the loss of Leslie Sherman.
"We're all richer for having known her," says her former history teacher, James Percoco. He says Sherman made an impact on their school and in their lives.
"I remember her as a very vivacious. loving, kind, compassionate young lady with a tremendous sense of humor. She was alive!" Percoco added.
In Rappahannock, family and friends are remembering Emily Jane Hilscher, an Animal and Poultry Sciences major, who was gunned down in her dorm with her Resident Advisor -- for what reason? No one knows for sure.
The Rappahannock newspaper tells a story of how Emily's parents heard about the shootings from a FedEx delivery man who happened to be in the neighborhood. The paper says that deliveryman found someone else to finish his route and he drove the worried parents to Virginia Tech himself.
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