A Tragic Day at Northern Illinois University

A police offer stands watch outside the scene of a shooting at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois February 14, 2008. A man opened fire in a crowded lecture hall at Northern Illinois University on Thursday.
John Gress / Reuters

Night Falls
The crime scene is closely guarded.

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