Shooting at Northern Illinois University

[Scandia]

What else is known about the shooter? Any particular motivation? Why would he target those particular students in that one classroom?

[DaemonSeid]

Scandia..still nothing yet, just the news still saying that he was a former grad student and that a 6th person has died this morning....tomorrow will be 10 months since the VT shooting sadly enough

[jon1856]

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.

[ZetaPhi708]

http://www6.comcast.net/news/article.../NIU.Shooting/

Towards the end of that article I just posted, it states that students "gathered outside the Phi Kappa Alpha house to remember Dan Parmenter". I wonder if they meant Pi Kappa Alpha?

[33girl]

Everyone from the ASA chapter is OK.

This shooting shit needs to stop.

[jon1856]

Originally Posted by ZetaPhi708

http://www6.comcast.net/news/article.../NIU.Shooting/

Towards the end of that article I just posted, it states that students "gathered outside the Phi Kappa Alpha house to remember Dan Parmenter". I wonder if they meant Pi Kappa Alpha?

Per new report I just saw you are correct-Pi Kappa Alpha

And judging solely on Nationals web site, SAE chapter was not directly impacted by the tragic events.

[Buttonz]

Greek life updates from NIU's shooting yesterday, as posted by a Phi Sigma Kappa on LJ:

- All the members of the Phi Sigma Kappa chapter are safe.
- Two women from the Sigma Kappa chapter are injured.
- A brother from Pi Kappa Alpha was killed.

Please keep them all in your thoughts and prayers!

[Buttonz]

I haven't seen this posted anywhere on here (sad this is becoming so common that it's not as widely written about) but here is the Greek life updates from NIU's shooting yesterday, as posted by a Phi Sigma Kappa on LJ:

- All the members of the Phi Sigma Kappa chapter are safe.
- Two women from the Sigma Kappa chapter are injured.
- A brother from Pi Kappa Alpha was killed.

Please keep them all in your thoughts and prayers!

[LatinaAlumna]

I just received an email confirming that the sister of a Sigma Lambda Beta Fraternity, Inc. member was also killed. I do not know if she is affilated with any of the sororities on campus. My thoughts and prayers out to the Garcia family and to all of the family members/friends of those lost yesterday.

[DaemonSeid]

Published: 2/15/08, 12:05 PM EDT
By CARYN ROUSSEAU and DEANNA BELLANDI
DEKALB, Ill. (AP) - The man who gunned down five people at Northern Illinois University in a suicidal rampage became erratic after halting his medication and carried a shotgun to campus inside a guitar case, police said Friday.

The man, 27-year-old former student Stephen Kazmierczak, was also wielding three handguns during Thursday's ambush inside a lecture hall.

Two of the weapons - the pump-action Remington shotgun and a Glock 9mm handgun - were purchased legally less than a week ago, on Feb. 9, authorities said. They were purchased in Champaign, where Kazmierczak was enrolled at the University of Illinois.

The other weapons were still being traced.

The gunman's father, Robert Kazmierczak, briefly came out of his house in Lakeland, Fla., to talk to reporters.

http://www.att.net/s/editorial.dll?p...ne+topnews&ck=

[em_adpi]

According to the ADPi website, all of the sisters at the Delta Omega chapter are safe.

[dukedg]

Delta Gamma's website says all DGs at NIU are accounted for and safe.

http://www.deltagamma.org/forms/Nort...0statement.pdf

[AlwaysSAI]

We have an SAI chapter there. I hope all of the sisters are okay. I wanted to cross reference the chapter roll with those injured, but their website isn't up to date.

If any of you hear anything, let me know. I'm gonna go check the national website now.

Wasn't there a high school shooting earlier this week as well? On Monday?

[Senusret I]

Region III,
As you are most likely aware, there was a tragedy on the campus of Northern Illinois University today in which students were wounded, some fatally. I wanted to relay to you that to our knowledge, all of the Brothers and Pledges of Eta Chapter are safe at this time.

In their time of mourning, the Region VI Director, Rob Coop, is asking that we give them space to deal with this tragedy.When more information becomes available, including a way to lend your support to the Eta Chapter, I will let you all know. Please take care of each other in this time of shock and sadness.

In LFS,
Dawn

[DGTess]

Grateful that most of the students at NIU are uninjured, and in somber memory of those killed, I have to ask when we are going to start holding these universities and other schools accountable.

When are we going to recognize that someone like this shooter, with no criminal history, can do something so evil, and allow our students and professors to take charge of their own safety?

When are we going to point out that Illinois legislators are culpable? They have removed the option for law-abiding citizens to do anything but phone 911 and wait helplessly?

When are we going to push for the right to defend ourselves, our families, our brethren? When will we INSIST on having the CHOICE to defend ourselves?

I'm disgusted at any university administration and any legislature that does not permit self-defense.