Virginia Tech survivor takes part in Chicago tribute

An Illinois man who survived the Virginia Tech massacre paid silent tribute on the anniversary of the shootings by lying down on the pavement in Chicago with about 30 other volunteers.

Thirty-one-year-old Garrett Evans says he's completely recovered from being shot in the legs. The Chicagoan says he took part in Wednesday's "lie-in" in the plaza at the Thompson Center because he's "sick of people dying of senseless violence."

The event was one of dozens across the country marking the date.

The Chicago event paid tribute to the 32 people killed at Virginia Tech, the five students killed at Northern Illinois University on Valentine's Day and the more than 20 Chicago Public School students who've died in shootings this school year.