Gunman shot over 18 at N. Illinois U. hall

2008-02-14 18:52:13  China Daily      

In this photo provided by the student-run Northern Star newspaper, rescue workers carry an unidentified victim from the scene of a shooting at a lecture hall at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Ill., Thursday, Feb. 14, 2008. A man dressed in black opened fire with a shotgun from a stage of a lecture hall at Northern Illinois University on Thursday before he killed himself, the school's president said.

A man grieves outside the scene of a shooting at a lecture hall at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Ill., Thursday, Feb. 14, 2008. A man dressed in black opened fire with a shotgun from a stage of a lecture hall at Northern Illinois University on Thursday before he killed himself, the school's president said.

Students are tended to outside of Cole Hall at Northern Illinois University Thursday,Feb. 14, 2008. A gunman opened fire inside of a large lecture hall classroom injuring several. A man opened fire with a shotgun and a handgun wounding several people Thursday afternoon before apparently killing himself, authorities said.

A video grab shows security tape being secured at the scene of shooting at Northern Illinois University outside Chicago February 14, 2008. At least 18 people were shot when a gunman opened fire at Northern Illinois University outside Chicago on Thursday, CNN reported its local affiliate as saying.