Friday, February 15, 2008

Feburary 15 2008

NIMIA HENRIQUEZ
CURRENT EVENT


Former student kills 6 at Northern Illinois University, sparks 'chaos


who: A gunman adn 21 people shot

What: A gunman dressed in black stepped from behind a curtain at the front of a large lecture hall at Northern Illinois University on Thursday and shot 21 people, six of them fatally, then shot and killed himself, said university President John Peters.

When:Thursday

Where:DEKALB, Illinois

How:Kevin McEnery said he was in the classroom when the gunman, dressed in a black shirt, dark pants and black hat, burst in carrying a shotgun."He just kicked the door open, just started shooting," said McEnery, who was in the class at the time. "All I really heard was just people screaming, yelling 'get out.' ... Close to 30 shots were fired."

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