Todays news updates:
7 dead in N. Illinois U. hall shooting
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23171942/
Another person shot when a gunman opened fire at a lecture hall at Northern Illinois University has died, bringing the toll to seven, including the gunman, a coroner said Friday.
Investigators and school officials did not immediately know why the man indiscriminately fired into the crowd with a shotgun and two handguns Thursday, wounding 15 people and sending panicked students fleeing for the exits before killing himself.
Sixth victim dies in Illinois college shooting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A sixth victim of a shooting spree at an Illinois university has died after black-clad man fired into a lecture hall packed with students before killing himself, the DeKalb County Coroner's office said on Friday.
Classes were canceled after Thursday's shooting at Northern Illinois University, a 25,000-student school 65 miles west of Chicago.
The gunman, who police said was a former Northern Illinois student, had a shotgun and two handguns when he stepped onto the lecturer's stage near the end of an afternoon geology class and began shooting, witnesses said. Terrified and bleeding, students fled the hall before the gunman shot himself on the stage.
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNe...edName=topNews
Former student kills 6 at Northern Illinois University, sparks 'chaos'- <LI class=cnnHiliteHeader _extended="true">Story Highlights <LI _extended="true">NEW: Death toll rises to seven, including gunman; 22 total shot
<LI _extended="true">Students hold candlelight prayer vigil as campus clears out
<LI _extended="true">Gunman "just kicked the door open, just started shooting," witness says
- Illinois governor declares state of emergency after shooting
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/02/15/uni...ing/index.html
Former Student Guns Down 6 in Attack at Northern Illinois University; Kills Self
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,330750,00.html
DEKALB, Ill — A former student dressed in black walked onto the stage of a lecture hall at Northern Illinois University and opened fire on a packed science class Thursday, killing six students, wounding 15 and setting off a panicked stampede before committing suicide, FOX News has confirmed.
Police say they have no motive for the rapid-fire assault, carried out by the gunman who fired indiscriminately into the crowd with a shotgun and two handguns as students dove to the floor and ran toward the exits.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/...n3835543.shtml
Seven Dead In N. Illinois Campus Shooting
Former Student Shoots 21 People, Kills Himself In Lecture Hall In Front Of Terrified Students
DeKalb County Coroner Dennis J. Miller on Friday released the
identities of the four victims who died in his county. They were: Daniel Parmenter, 20, of Westchester; Catalina Garcia, 20, of Cicero; Ryanne Mace, 19, of Carpentersville; and Julianna Gehant, 32, of Meridan.
He said the gunman's name is not yet being released.
Two other victims died after being transferred to hospitals in other counties, Miller said in a news release.
Winnebago County Coroner Sue Fiduccia on Friday said a female victim died in that county but has not been identified pending notification of family. The victim had multiple gunshot wounds and came from OSF St. Anthony Medical Center in Rockford. An autopsy was planned for later Friday, Fiduccia said.