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Multiple People Shot at N. Illinois University

02/14/2008 -- 16:15 PM CST

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Multiple People Shot at N. Illinois University

DEKALB, IL: (EmergencyNet News) According to very preliminary and yet largely unconfirmed accounts, as many as fifteen people have been shot this afternoon at the Cole lecture hall on the campus of N. Illinois University in De Kalb, IL. The campus is on lock-down until further notice.

Several victims have been transported by ambulance to Kishwaukee Community Hospital and other nearby hospitals. There may be fatalities at the scene, though that has not been confirmed by official sources at the time of this report.

A posting on the University website reports that "the immediate danger has passed. The gunman is no longer a threat." It is believed he was shot by police, but officials have not confirmed the information. His body remains in the lecture hall, according to students

Numerous mutual aid police and EMS units have been sent to the scene and at least eight ambulances were seen in a staging area near the scene of the shooting. The incident is thought to have begun at about 3:00 P.M. CST. Dekalb is located about sixty (60) miles west of Chicago.

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