Shooting at Northern Illinois

[jcolli30]

There has been another shooting, this time at N. Illinois. 18 People shot, 3 dead so far.

Reports: Several people shot at Northern Illinois University - CNN.com

 

[droski]

i havent' seen that 3 are dead.

horrible though.

 

[volinbham]

I used to teach there.

I'm trying to get in touch with folks I know there. Fortunately for those I know, the shooting was relatively across campus.

Terrible news. I'm listening to a Chicago station right now to get some updates.

 

[volinbham]

Gunman dead. Possibly 2 others.

Unfortunately, the nearest hospital is not a trauma center. Nearest trauma center is about 35 miles away.

 

[volinbham]

NIU is a fairly large school - about 25-30,000 students. Mostly undergrad and mostly from the greater Chicago region.

It was in a lecture hall that is a typical general use classroom building. The particular room had about 70 students in it.

 

[vol4eva]

Awful, and yet another tragedy.

 

[duckman398686]

has anybody actually died? i'm listening to cnn right now and they are reporting no fatalities other than the gunman.

 

[tvolsfan]

has anybody actually died? i'm listening to cnn right now and they are reporting no fatalities other than the gunman.

I thought the same thing, and I hope its true...

 

[volinbham]

That's the last I heard. 4 in bad shape but no other confirmed dead according to the press conf.

The president is John Peters who used to be an administrator at UTK.

 

[milohimself]

Four dead and the gunman, per CNN.

God rest the souls of those who were taken so unfairly, and see to a speedy recovery of the wounded.