Gunman opens fire on students at Northern Illinois University

The shooter that left at multiple students injured at Northern Illinois University this afternoon was reported dead by suicide at about 4 p.m. (CT) by the university’s student newspaper – The Northern Star. Campus police at the university, located in Dekalb, Ill., 65 miles west of Chicago, have confirmed this information.

NIU’s Website reported the possibility of a gunman at 3:20 p.m., and 20 minutes later, confirmed that several students had been hospitalized. Campus police informed the student body that it was out of danger at 4:24 p.m.

The Northern Star’s Website reported that the shooter was a white male wielding a shotgun, and posted just after 5 p.m. that at least 15 students had been inured. No victim fatalities were confirmed.

Classes at NIU are canceled this evening, and Friday, Feb. 15.

Check arbiteronline.com for more information as the investigation continues.

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