Northern Illinois University shooting
The Northern Illinois University shooting was a school shooting on February 14, 2008, at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois. Steven Kazmierczak opened fire with a shotgun and three pistols in a crowd of students on campus. He killed five students and injuring an additional 17 people, before shooting himself.
| 2008 Northern Illinois University shooting | |
|---|---|
 Memorial for victims of the shooting | |
| Location | DeKalb, Illinois, U.S. |
| Date | February 14, 2008 c. 3:05 – 3:11 p.m. (CST) |
| Attack type | School shooting, murder-suicide |
| Weapon(s) | * 12 gauge Remington Sportsman 48 semi-automatic shotgun[1] |
| Deaths | 6 (including the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 21 (17 by gunfire) |
| Perpetrator | Steven Kazmierczak |
The school placed the campus on lockdown; students and teachers were told to go to a safe place, take cover, and avoid the scene and all buildings near the scene of the shootings.[3] Six people died in the incident, including the shooter, tying it with the University of Iowa shooting as the fifth-deadliest university shooting in United States history.[4]
Northern Illinois University Shooting Media
Entrance to Cole Hall, morning after the shootings
U.S. President George W. Bush speaks with University president John Peters via telephone from the White House to offer his condolences.
The Anthropology Museum in the renovated Cole Hall
The sculpture at the Memorial garden
References
- ↑ 45 of 322
- ↑ Authorities release information on Cole Hall shooter. Northern Star. February 15, 2008. http://www.northernstar.info/article/2350/. Retrieved December 2, 2008.
- ↑ Six Dead After University Shooting. CityNews. February 14, 2008. http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_19625.aspx. Retrieved February 14, 2008.
- ↑ "FGCU pays tribute to Northern Illinois team". Scott Hotard (Naples News). February 29, 2008. http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2008/feb/29/softball-fgcu-pays-tribute-northern-illinois-team/. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
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