Posted on 02/14/2008 1:38:07 PM PST by JennysCool
Police and fire officials were on the campus of Northern Illinois University in DeKalb Thursday afternoon after a report of a shooting near a dormitory. "There has been a report of a possible gunman on campus," an alert on the university's Web site said. "Get to a safe area and take precautions until given the all clear. Avoid the King Commons and all buildings in that vicinity." The possible shooting took place near Cole Hall, a DeKalb police officer said. There were reports of at least one injury.
(Excerpt) Read more at chicagotribune.com ...
Thank you.
Beat the Drudgereport as usual....
UPDATE:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/chi-niu-gunman_webfeb15,1,7775774.story
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “A professor at the school said there was a person with a gun in Cole Hall, a large lecture hall in Watson Hall.
Scott said it’s possible the assailant may have taken his own life.”
I’m listening to WLS-AM (stream is at http://www.wlsam.com)
Last Dec, NIU was shut down for a day, because threats against the school were found, in a bathroom, I believe. They referenced the Virginia Tech shootings.
Thanks Norm.
I lived in DeKalb from 1962 - 1966, and then again from about 1971 - 1975. My Dad was a minister at the Methodist Church on .....4th st.(?). Me and my buddies used to fish in the lagoon in the summer and ice skate there in the winter. We saw a streaker one hot day.
For archival purposes - quote:
http://www.niu.edu/alert/campus_alert.shtml
CAMPUS ALERT
2/14/08
3:50 p.m.
Its has been confirmed that there has been a shooting on campus and several people have been taken away by ambulance. All classses are cancelled on the DeKalb campus. People are urged not to come to campus. More information will be posted as it becomes available.
3:40 p.m.
All classes on the DeKalb campus are cancelled for tonight.
3:20 p.m.
There has been a report of a possible gunman on campus. Get to a safe area and take precautions until given the all clear. Avoid the King Commons and all buildings in that vicinity.
Just heard radio report that shooter is in custody.
http://kdka.com/national/illinois.campus.shooting.2.654397.html
Feb 14, 2008 4:30 pm US/Eastern
“At Least 3 People Shot On N. Illinois Campus”
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “DE KALB, Ill. (CBS) “At least three people have been shot on the Northern Illinois University campus. The school is now on lockdown after reports of shots being fired on campus, reports CBS station WBBM-TV in Chicago.”
You’re welcome, there are a couple other local tV station reports as well, sounds like a single shooter,, another sad event,, and we’re all left to pick up the pieces of a yute gone bad or perhaps, just a little mad... hope everyone else injured recupes OK..
Thank you Tijeras Slim.
Thanks — See updates above.
CNN is reporting 15 shot.
Now reporting up to 18 wounded.
My CNN screen says 18 shot...not 15.
NIU: Report of possible gunman on campus
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=5958122
DeKalb, IL (WLS) — An alert was posted on the website of Northern Illinois University Thursday afternoon indicating a report of a possible gunman on campus.
Unconfirmed initial reports indicate that three people were shot, one of whom appears to be the gunman. There are also reports that others may have been injured by flying glass during the shooting. Several were taken away by ambulances.
The shooting reportedly occurred at the King Commons, a central gathering point for the Dekalb, Illinois, campus, after 3 p.m. The (DeKalb) Daily Chronicle said there were injuries, citing information heard over a police scanner shortly after 3 p.m. The scanner alerted police about a white, male shooter with a shotgun and pistol.
Marily Alberti’s son was in a geology class when the shots were fired.
“To my son’s knowledge, it didn’t appear anyone was hit in the classroom. They all crawled out and made it inside,” said Alberti, mother of student. “It didn’t appear that anyone was targeted.”
“I was looking at Cole, I live right across in Neptune East,” said Kyra Durr, NIU student. She said the shooting took place at Cole Hall, which is where the school has two large lecture halls, according to students. “I didn’t see anything. By the time I went to the other window, it was already broken.”
Students were told to take precautions.
The alert was posted at 3:20 p.m.:
There has been a report of a possible gunman on campus.
Get to a safe area and take precautions until given the all clear. Avoid the King Commons and all buildings in that vicinity.
“I pretty much found out from my neighbor that there was shooting- and we ran outside,” said Brandon Green, student. Green’s neighbor found out online. “All I’ve been hearing is the same stuff online. We’re pretty much on lockdown.”
Stay with ABC7 as the story develops. A crew is headed to the Dekalb, Illinois, campus.
NIU is 65 miles from Chicago’s Loop. There are about 65,000 students.
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