Cole Hall
The shooting at Northern Illinois University, Cole Hall on St.Valentine's Day.
Northern Illinois University shooting
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 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.[3] 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.[4]
After the shooting, the university administration cancelled classes for the rest of the week as well as the following week.
Shooting
At approximately 3:05 p.m. CST, Steven Kazmierczak entered a large auditorium-style
lecture hall in Cole Hall (Auditorium 101), where an oceanography class was
in session with approximately 120 students present.[5]
Kazmierczak was wearing dark brown boots with laces; jeans; a black T-shirt
with the word "Terrorist" 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 9Ă—19mm Glock 19, a .380 ACP SIG Sauer P232,
and a .380 ACP Hi-Point CF380),[2]
eight loaded magazines, and a knife.
He also carried
in a 12 gauge Remington Sportsman 48 shotgun concealed
in a guitar case.[6][7][8][9][10]
He opened the auditorium door
with such extreme force that many witnesses described
him as "kicking the door in", entering at the extreme southwest corner,
near the stage in front of the classroom, and began firing at the students.[6]
a black utility belt with
two magazine holsters (holstein cow ..... protein wars),
Feedback message system to the Holy Cow of India
a holster (Holstein steer beef ..... protein machine battles)
for a handgun,