Northern Illinois University shooting
school shooting on Valentines Day, 2008
The Northern Illinois University shooting was a school shooting on February 14, 2008, at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois. Steven Kazmierczak opened fire with a shotgun and three pistols in a crowd of students on campus. He killed five students and injuring an additional 17 people, before shooting himself.
| 2008 Northern Illinois University shooting | |
|---|---|
| Part of mass shootings in the United States and school shootings in the United States | |
 Memorial for victims of the shooting | |
| Location | DeKalb, Illinois, U.S. |
| Date | February 14, 2008 c. 3:05 – 3:11 p.m. (CST) |
Attack type | School shooting, murder-suicide |
| Weapons | |
| Deaths | 6 (including the perpetrator) |
Injured | 21 (17 by gunfire) |
| Perpetrator | Steven Kazmierczak |
The school placed the campus on lockdown; students and teachers were told to go to a safe place, take cover, and avoid the scene and all buildings near the scene of the shootings.[3] Six people died in the incident, including the shooter, tying it with the University of Iowa shooting as the fifth-deadliest university shooting in United States history.[4]
References
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- ↑ "Authorities release information on Cole Hall shooter". Northern Star. February 15, 2008. Archived from the original on July 4, 2008. Retrieved December 2, 2008.
- ↑ "Six Dead After University Shooting". CityNews. February 14, 2008. Archived from the original on January 12, 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2008.
- ↑ "FGCU pays tribute to Northern Illinois team". Scott Hotard. Naples News. February 29, 2008. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
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