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#27 Feb 14 2008 at 5:24 PM Rating: Good
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I'm so happy you're okay.
#28 Feb 14 2008 at 5:37 PM Rating: Excellent
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Sorry it happened, Demea. Take care of yourself and your peeps there.

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#29 Feb 14 2008 at 5:54 PM Rating: Good
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My sympathies to you.




really I think all these school shootings are cover ups of Matrix battles between Neo and the gang and the agents.. but that's just me Smiley: tinfoilhat
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#30 Feb 14 2008 at 6:04 PM Rating: Good
Glad you weren't hurt Twiz...

Sucks that this happened though. Smiley: frown
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#31 Feb 14 2008 at 6:07 PM Rating: Excellent
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Wow, that really sucks

On a related note, you go to the same school as godraiden. Sucks to be you.
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#32 Feb 14 2008 at 6:08 PM Rating: Decent
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Kelvyquayo the Irrelevant wrote:
really I think all these school shootings are cover ups of Matrix battles between Neo and the gang and the agents.. but that's just me Smiley: tinfoilhat

He should've taken the blue pill.
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#33 Feb 14 2008 at 7:15 PM Rating: Decent
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Dread Lörd Kaolian wrote:
Wow, that really sucks

On a related note, you go to the same school as godraiden. Sucks to be you.


It seriously scares me, because I am now expecting the police within days to "Question" me.
#34 Feb 15 2008 at 2:06 AM Rating: Good
Sorry to hear Demea, hope you haven't lost anyone you know :(
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#35REDACTED, Posted: Feb 15 2008 at 7:06 AM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) Why always with the college campuses? Someone flips out and decides to take out some of the people who actually are trying to amount something? If you're going to go on a kamikaze homicidal spree, at least take out some of our less productive people. Not that they are any more deserving of death by maniac with guns, but all other things being the same...
#36 Feb 15 2008 at 7:17 AM Rating: Good
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Glad to know you weren't one of the victims Twizz.
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#37 Feb 15 2008 at 7:17 AM Rating: Excellent
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Twiz? Any update...I see they identified the gunman...everyone you know ok?

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#38 Feb 15 2008 at 7:20 AM Rating: Good
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Kachi wrote:
Why always with the college campuses? Someone flips out and decides to take out some of the people who actually are trying to amount something? If you're going to go on a kamikaze homicidal spree, at least take out some of our less productive people. Not that they are any more deserving of death by maniac with guns, but all other things being the same...
It's called Drive by Shootings and you just don't hear about them Nationally.
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#39 Feb 15 2008 at 7:26 AM Rating: Good
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Kachi wrote:
Why always with the college campuses? Someone flips out and decides to take out some of the people who actually are trying to amount something? If you're going to go on a kamikaze homicidal spree, at least take out some of our less productive people. Not that they are any more deserving of death by maniac with guns, but all other things being the same...
It's called Drive by Shootings and you just don't hear about them Nationally.


Do they even still report them locally? I live about 20 minutes from East St. Louis and I never hear anything on the news any more.
#40 Feb 15 2008 at 7:32 AM Rating: Decent
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Nexa wrote:
Twiz? Any update...I see they identified the gunman...everyone you know ok?

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So far, nobody I know has been reported as a fatality.
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#41 Feb 15 2008 at 7:33 AM Rating: Decent
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Eh, don't drive-by shootings usually involve both a driver and shooter? Or is that just an impression I get from TV/movies? But either way I thought the idea of the drive-by is to kill people and then run away. Seems to lack the personal touch of a large group of people that are right in front of you, then killing yourself.

Different murderer demographic entirely, imo.
#42 Feb 15 2008 at 7:49 AM Rating: Decent
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I've been without power since Wednesday afternoon and so just heard about this. I thought about you Twiz. Glad you're ok, and hope this doesn't freak ya out too much.

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#43 Feb 15 2008 at 7:51 AM Rating: Decent
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NIU police chief has confirmed 6 shotgun shells and 48 bullet casings found at the scene. Apparently, police were alerted to the incident by a student calling from inside the classroom.

Still no notes or any other indication of motive.

Edit: It also seems that the gunman had 4 firearms; one shotgun and three handguns. ATF traced two of the handguns and found that they were purchased in Champaign IL just 6 days ago. They've also said that the shooter was taking medication (but haven't specified which medication or which condition), and stopped taking the meds a few weeks ago.

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#45 Feb 15 2008 at 8:05 AM Rating: Excellent
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Dread Lörd Kaolian wrote:
Wow, that really sucks

On a related note, you go to the same school as godraiden. Sucks to be you.


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Nah, he couldn't be.

Could he?

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#46 Feb 15 2008 at 8:07 AM Rating: Decent
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Dread Lörd Kaolian wrote:
Wow, that really sucks

On a related note, you go to the same school as godraiden. Sucks to be you.


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Nah, he couldn't be.

Could he?

Nope. The shooter has been identified as a former NIU graduate student. He attended NIU in Spring 2007, and was currently enrolled as a student at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign.
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#47 Feb 15 2008 at 8:14 AM Rating: Excellent
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Overlord Demea wrote:
Samira wrote:
Dread Lörd Kaolian wrote:
Wow, that really sucks

On a related note, you go to the same school as godraiden. Sucks to be you.


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Nah, he couldn't be.

Could he?

Nope. The shooter has been identified as a former NIU graduate student. He attended NIU in Spring 2007, and was currently enrolled as a student at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign.


How bizarre to go back to a place with which you are no longer even associated for... what? Just to shoot the place up?

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#48 Feb 15 2008 at 9:24 AM Rating: Excellent
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From what I know (my friend's stepson is a Grad student there, and a T.A.), the person teaching the geology class that was shot was another grad student T.A.. I wonder if it was something against the Professor, or the T.A.?
#49 Feb 15 2008 at 12:18 PM Rating: Decent
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Darkenbuddy wrote:
Dread Lörd Kaolian wrote:
Wow, that really sucks

On a related note, you go to the same school as godraiden. Sucks to be you.


It seriously scares me, because I am now expecting the police within days to "Question" me.
Smiley: lol I was thinking that before I even scrolled down to your post.

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#50 Feb 15 2008 at 2:00 PM Rating: Decent
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How bizarre to go back to a place with which you are no longer even associated for... what? Just to shoot the place up?


Sociology grad student. No more needs to be said.
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#51 Feb 15 2008 at 4:42 PM Rating: Good
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Found out today that my co-worker's girlfriend's friend got shot in the arm.


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