2008 Northern Illinois University shooting — the full case file

Kazmierczak hid a shotgun inside a guitar case before opening fire in a crowded lecture hall. On February 14, 2008, a former NIU graduate student opened fire in a lecture hall at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois, killing five students and injuring 17 others before killing himself. On February 14, 2008, Steven Kazmierczak opens fire in a lecture hall at Cole Hall, NIU, killing five students and injuring others before fatally shooting himself. On February 15, 2008, a candlelight vigil attended by approximately 2,000 people is held on campus; another injured victim seeks treatment, bringing hospitalized total to 17. On February 19, 2008, Faculty and staff return to work at NIU. On February 21, 2008, a week-long memorial observance includes five minutes of silence at the MLK Commons. On February 24, 2008, a memorial service is held at the NIU Convocation Center, the day before classes resume. On February 25, 2008, Governor Rod Blagojevich and NIU President John G. Peters propose demolishing Cole Hall. On May 8, 2008, It is announced that Cole Hall will be remodeled rather than demolished, pending $7.7 million in state funding. On August 27, 2009, NIU Board of Trustees approves a $9.5 million budget for the Cole Hall renovation project. On October 2, 2009, a memorial sculpture titled 'Remembered' is unveiled at NIU. On January 27, 2010, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn visits NIU to release funds for the Cole Hall renovation. On January 14, 2011, Reconstruction of Cole Hall officially begins. On January 17, 2012, Cole Hall reopens, later housing the Anthropology Museum. The case is recorded as solved. This case file is kept in memory of its six victims and the people they loved. The full sourced case file, with every fact cited, is at casepin dot org.

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