What took place at the NIU shooting in Illinois?”
The Northern Illinois University shooting was a school shooting that took place on February 14, 2008, during which a gunman shot multiple people on the campus of Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois, United States, killing six and wounding eighteen. The incident happened at the campus’s Cole Hall at approximately 3:05 p.m. local time.[3] The school placed the campus on lockdown; students and teachers were advised to head to a secure location, take cover, and avoid the scene and all buildings in the vicinity of the area.[4] Six people died in the incident, including the perpetrator, making it the fourth-deadliest university shooting in United States history, after the Virginia Tech massacre, the University of Texas Clock Tower shooting, and the California State University, Fullerton library massacre.
Northern Illinois University was locked down today on Friday, after a Student was reportedly shot and wounded reports the NIU website. The NIU website informed in the early hours of Friday morning around 4:29 AM that the Campus was locked down due to the bizarre incident and also informed that the suspect was caught and is under custody now.But the authorities opened the campus again to its 24,000 students after Police gave them the “all clear” signal. The said incident occurred in the Stevenson Residence Hall when an NIU student was injured in the shooting. The injured student was taken to Kishwaukee Community Hospital for treatment informed the school website. Though investigation is still going on but the authorities are relieved coz the assailant is now under Police custody and they have requested their students to take extra precaution while in the campus today. This is not the first time an incident like this happened in DeKalb campus. On 14th Feb, 2008 an NIU graduate student cr
The Northern Illinois University shooting was a school shooting that took place on February 14, 2008, during which a gunman shot multiple people on the campus of Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois, United States, killing six and wounding eighteen. The incident happened at the campus’s Cole Hall at approximately 3:05 p.m. local time. The school placed the campus on lockdown; students and teachers were advised to head to a secure location, take cover, and avoid the scene and all buildings in the vicinity of the area.Six people died in the incident, including the perpetrator, making it the fourth-deadliest university shooting in United States history, after the Virginia Tech massacre, the University of Texas Clock Tower shooting, and the California State University, Fullerton library massacre. After the incident, the university administration cancelled all classes for the rest of the week as well as the following week.
