Northern Illinois University shooting
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Memorial for victims of the shooting
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| Location | DeKalb, Illinois, United States |
| Date | February 14, 2008 c. 3:05 p.m. – 3:11 p.m. (CST) |
| Target | Northern Illinois University |
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Attack type
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School shooting, mass murder, murder-suicide |
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| Deaths | 6 (including the perpetrator) |
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Non-fatal injuries
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21 (17 by gunfire) |
| Perpetrator | Steven Kazmierczak |
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Steven Kazmierczak August 26, 1980 Elk Grove Village, Illinois |
| Died | February 14, 2008 (aged 27) DeKalb, Illinois |
| Cause of death | Self-inflicted gunshot wound |
The Northern Illinois University shooting was a school shooting that took place 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, killing five students and injuring an additional 17 people, before fatally shooting himself.
The incident happened at the campus's Cole Hall at approximately 3:05 p.m. Central Standard 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, tying it with the University of Iowa shooting as the fifth-deadliest university shooting in United States history.
After the incident, the university administration cancelled classes for the rest of the week as well as the following week.
At approximately 3:05 p.m. CST, Steven Kazmierczak entered a large auditorium-style lecture hall in Cole Hall (Auditorium 101) with approximately 120 students, where an oceanography class was in session. Kazmierczak was wearing dark brown boots with laces, jeans, a black T-shirt with the word "Terrorist" written across the chest imposed over an image of an assault rifle; a coat; a black knit hat; and a black utility belt with two magazine holsters, a holster for a handgun, three handguns (a 9×19mm Glock 19, a .380 ACP SIG Sauer P232, and a .380 ACP Hi-Point CF380), eight loaded magazines, and a knife. He also carried in a 12 gauge Remington Sportsman 48 shotgun concealed in a guitar case. Once he armed himself, he went to the auditorium, where he entered at the extreme southwest corner of the room. This led directly to the stage in front of the classroom; Kazmierczak used that position to fire into the crowd of students. He opened the door with such extreme force that many witnesses described him as "kicking the door in".
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