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*The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia is on-site and has offered
the assistance of his victim-witness staff to the operations center. The Executive
Office for U.S. Attorneys also has a 10-person team of victim-witness specialists
who have volunteered their services for emergency situations and are available to be
deployed as needed. The Criminal Division’s victim-witness coordinators are also
available to assist.
*The Office of Victims of Crime (OVC) has emergency funds available to aid the
victims and survivors of, as well as the first responders to, the tragedy at Virginia
Tech. These funds, from the Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program, can
be used to support victim-assistance activities such as counseling and other state
and local law enforcement services.
*The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) stands ready to provide support to the
Virginia Division of Criminal Services, Virginia State Police, Virginia Tech Police,
and law enforcement in surrounding counties.
*Five members of the U.S. Marshals Service Blue Ridge Task Force, located in
Roanoke, responded and assisted yesterday with the evacuation of students.
*Agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) were part of the
Blacksburg Police Department’s SWAT team that helped clear the campus
dormitories immediately following the shootings. The DEA is offering its resources
and assistance to the Virginia State Police, the Blacksburg Police Department, and
other law enforcement agencies.
The Justice Department has posted a number of links to resources on its Web site,
http://www.usdoj.gov, for those seeking to cope with the tragedy and to better
protect America’s campuses, schools and children.
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