Steven Kazmierczak / victims of Northern Illinois University massacre - 10 photos.
Posted on February 15, 2008 
Steven Kazmierczak has been identified as the gunman who burst into a lecture auditorium at Northern Illinois University. He was on medication but stopped taking his meds and showed erratic behavior over the last few days.
Steve Kazmierczak, from his high school yearbook, 1998.
Steven used 4 guns. He bought 2 new guns, 6 days ago, which hinted that his attack had been planned. There was graffiti on a University wall that tipped off about a gun attack but nobody took it seriously.
No motives were established although the police and the buzz was around the hypothesis of a rejection gone wrong. The massacre happened on Valentine’s Day. Four of the five victims who died at the scene were women. Two more victims have died in hospital when this story was written. One newspaper said that 16 victims were injured.
An eye witness said that Steven did not talk and he seemed to fire at specific students. However, another said that he fired wildly into the group of 140 students. After he was satisfied, he committed suicide by blowing his brains out.
This was the 4th US school gun attack in a week. The story is developing as the authorities might reveal more after investigations. We mourn the dead and pray for the survivors.
These were the early photos that were available of the victims. They are Ryanne E Mace (top left), Maria Ruiz Santana and American football player Dan Parmenter. Maria survived.
Gayle Dubrowski, 20, killed.
Catalina Garcia, dead.
Julianna Gehant (deceased) was studying to become a teacher.
Steven Kazmierczak, gunman, deceased.
Source: DM
There’s an update on Steven Kazmierczak’s personal history and his childhood photos here.
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