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Thursday, February 14, 2008
Total of Five Dead in NIU Shooting
Update - 02/14/2008 18:36:15 PM CST
Total of Five Dead in NIU Shooting
DEKALB, IL: Information that is still coming in to EmergencyNet News
suggests that a total of five people have died in a shooting this
afternoon on the campus of Northern Illinois University (NIU) in DeKalb.
Four of the dead are described as "victims" and the fifth is the gunman himself. Several other people remain in both critical and serious condition at multiple hospitals in N. Central Illinois. Some are in surgery or being scheduled for surgery to treat gunshot wounds to various parts of their bodies.
The gunman is said to have been identified by law enforcement officials -- but no further details about him, or his motive in the shooting, has been released. None of the victims have been identified at the time of this report, pending family notifications. Crime scene technicians and detectives were seen scouring the area where the shooting took place at this hour.
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Edited on: Thursday, February 14, 2008 19:12.16
Categories: Emergency Services