2008 Northern Illinois University shooting
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2008 Northern Illinois University shooting
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The Northern Illinois University shooting was a school shooting that took place on Thursday, February 14, 2008, at Northern Illinois University (NIU) in DeKalb, Illinois. Steven Kazmierczak, 27 years old and a 2006 NIU graduate, opened fire with a shotgun and three pistols in a crowd of students on campus, killing five students and injuring 17 more people, before fatally shooting himself. The shooting happened at the campus's Cole Hall at approximately 3:05 p.m. Central Standard Time. The school
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2008 mass shooting in DeKalb, Illinois, US
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Northern_Illinois_University_shooting
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2008-02-14T22:07:50Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T20:51:59Z
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