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By: Michael Christopher and Mo Monacelli

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By: Michael Christopher and Mo Monacelli

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They found out the shooter of the NIU massacre was Steven Kazmierczak. Steven was declared mentally ill and was off his medication.

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Steven was discharged from the United States Army in February 2002 for unknown reasons.

He stopped taking his medication.

NIU campus Police Chief Donald Grady indicated that Kazmierczak's behavior had become erratic in the past few weeks, and it is believed he had stopped taking his medication.

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He had a girlfriend for 5 months that was at the site.

Steven stopped taking his medication.

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He went to cole Hall at NIU and shot 7 people. People ran up the aisle trying to get away but he also followed them and was shooting people down the aisle

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I would ask what your reasoning was for why you committed this crime? Why would you want to hurt others? What was your reason to cause harm?

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Deaths:6 (including the perpetrator)

Injured: 21 (17 by gunfire)

Weapons

12 gauge Remington Sportsman 48 shotgun[1]

9×19mm Glock 19 semi-automatic pistol

.380 ACP SIG Sauer P232 semi-automatic pistol

.380 ACP Hi-Point CF-380 semi-automatic pistol[2]

Motive Mental Illness