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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: DeKalb

DeKalb stories: 3 news summaries

Police Piece Together Shooter's Trail

Kazmierczak spent
two days in motel room before shooting

Feb 16, 08 10:43 AM CST
(Newser) - Before his shooting rampage at NIU, Steven Kazmierczak spent two days in a motel, taking cold medicine and drinking Red Bull, the Chicago Tribune reports. He left behind no note, only a sealed duffel bag filled with gun ammo. Kazmierczak, who had stopped taking medication for anxiety, also sent his... More »

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University of Illinois • school shooting • Illinois • scholar • DeKalb • sociology • Northern Illinois University • Steven Kazmierczak • criminal justice • anxiety disorder • psychiatric treatment center • guns

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College Shooter Kills 5, Self

Another 16 wounded after he opens fire
in Northern Illinois lecture hall

Feb 14, 08 6:06 PM CST
(Newser) - A gunman opened fire in a packed lecture hall at Northern Illinois University today, killing five students before fatally shooting himself, the Chicago Tribune reports. Another 16 people were wounded. Witnesses say the gunman, clad in black, entered the lecture hall without speaking and opened fire. He had a shotgun... More »

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college • school shooting • Illinois • DeKalb • Northern Illinois University • shooting

Monster Truck Plows Into Crowd

Mother and child seriously injured

Aug 10, 07 5:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - A mother and child were seriously injured yesterday when a monster truck stunt went horribly wrong and the vehicle plowed into a crowd of 100 spectators, AP reports. The trunk was crushing cars outside an auto parts store in Dekalb, Illinois, when the accident occurred. Another mother and her four... More »

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injury • accident • Illinois • Monster truck • Genuine Parts Co. • DeKalb • cars

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