Suspect Named In University Slayings

February 15, 2008 · Filed Under Uncategorized

The gunman who killed six people in a Northern Illinois University lecture hall before committing suicide was identified Friday as 27- year-old former student Steven Kazmierczak.

The motive of the killer is still not known at this time as the investigation continues.

“There is no note or threat that I know of,” NIU President John Peters said on Friday ABC’s “Good Morning America.” “By all accounts that we can tell right now (he) was a very good student that the professors thought well of.”

Witnesses said the gunman, dressed in black and wearing a stocking cap, emerged from behind a screen on the stage of 200-seat Cole Hall and opened fire just as the class was about to end around 3 p.m.

What this proves once again is that students with a concealed firearms license and the proper training should be allowed to carry their gun on campus.

-Chris Jones