FBI investigates Ambler Johnston Hall
Michelle Rivera, CT News Reporter
April 27 2007
The first shootings last Monday occurred in West Ambler-Johnston Hall, and authorities have continued to investigate the incident in the residential area with hopes of acquiring more information.
This week, the resident advisors in both East and West AJ have been distributing a sheet with six questions for all the hall's residents to fill out. Created by the FBI for investigative purposes, the form is mandatory and must be completed by the end of the week. If students are leaving earlier, they must turn in the form before they leave.
According to Kristina Ticknor, a WAJ resident and sophomore communication major, the form consists of questions for the AJ residents about where they were and what they were doing on Sunday night and Monday morning. It also asks whether they knew the victims, if they knew Cho, if they had any interactions with Cho, if they saw any suspicious activities or if they ever saw Cho in WAJ before in addition to their contact information.
"They need to get as much information as possible," Ticknor said. "Though it may be a little scary for us to fill out, it can only help the investigation."
Ticknor also explained that the forms may help the FBI get information from students who may have been too scared to step forward beforehand and now have the opportunity to do so.
"Police officers had come by earlier to ask similar questions," said Safal Bhattarai, a WAJ resident and sophomore finance major. He agreed that the form may provide another opportunity for students.
"This gives people another way to tell the police officers what they know," Bhattarai said.
Nick Lewicki, a resident of WAJ and a sophomore marketing major, believes that the FBI are trying to form a timeline of what happened in addition to determining if any residents saw anything out of the ordinary.
For some students, the form adds a sense of security.
"I'm glad the FBI are doing this," Ticknor said. "After the delay they took in securing our dorm, it's good to see they are finally covering all their bases."
Others also feel that the filling out the form is a way to help authorities find out more information.
"I'm fine with having to complete it," Bhattarai said. "We all want to give the police or FBI as much information as we can so they can get more details on what happened that day."
Lewicki also felt he had no problem with filling out the form. "I just want to help with the investigation as much as possible," he said.