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Former Northern Illinois University Student Opens Fire, Kills Five on Campus
February 15, 2008 |
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There's no way to stop someone out of their head from creating a maelstrom of death and destruction if they put their minds to it; this incident occurred at Northern Illinois University. (MSNBC):
A former graduate student armed with two handguns and a shotgun opened fire Thursday in a large lecture hall on the campus of Northern Illinois University, killing five students and wounding 16 others before killing himself, authorities said.
University President John G. Peters said six students - four women, the shooter and another man - were killed in what he described as a "very brief, rapid-fire assault." Sixteen other students were injured by bullet wounds or flying glass, authorities said.
All of the victims were students, including the shooter and the instructor, a graduate teaching assistant, who survived, Peters said. Two of the survivors were in critical condition Thursday night.At least there was a warning system that prevented another Virginia Tech massacre - a new security system put in place after that tragedy alerted students to avoid Kings Common and buildings in the area and the campus was locked down.
Pam Spaulding blogs at Pam's House Blend.
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