http://edition.cnn.com/20....shooting/

(CNN) -- At least two people have been shot and several injured shortly before 4 p.m. CT at Northern Illinois University outside Chicago, CNN affiliates are reporting.

The gunman who opened fire in Cole Hall, a lecture building, is dead according to DeKalb police, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting.

According to the Chicago Tribune, the DeKalb County coroner's office said no fatalities had been immediately reported.

A local hospital tells CNN affiliate CLTV that it expects to receive 15 patients and have so far treated at least two.

CLTV reports that Kishwaukee Medical Center in DeKalb is currently treating six people with head wounds.

A woman named Corrine described the scene to CLTV, saying she was "carried out" of Cole Hall by a "wave" of students running for their lives.

"When one of the kids said, 'This guy is shooting!' I just ran to the next building as fast as I could and hid in an empty classroom."

Officers responded to a call of shots fired on campus around 3 p.m., DeKalb County Sheriff Roger Scott told the Tribune.

A professor at the school said there was a person with a gun in Cole Hall, a large lecture hall in Watson Hall. Scott said it was possible the assailant may have taken his own life.

The University has ordered its student body to seek shelter and canceled classes Thursday.

"Its has been confirmed that there has been a shooting on campus and several people have been taken away by ambulance," the school said in a posting on its DeKalb campus Web site. "All classes are canceled on the DeKalb campus. People are urged not to come to campus."

A law enforcement official being briefed on the situation tells CNN that the shooter used at least a shotgun. The official declined to be identified further because the incident was still developing.

An ATF spokesman tells CNN some of its agents are already on the scene-- strictly in an assistance role. He says one of the things ATF agents would do is help trace the weapon or weapons used. An FBI spokesman says several of that agency's agents were also en route to the scene to assist.

DeKalb is 65 miles west of downtown Chicago and 45 minutes southeast of Rockford.

Universities seem to be the new post offices.

That is awful!

horrible.

Ace said:

this is why we have text message & phone emergency alert services at my campus, and a lot of others.

Ace said:

terrorist

Crazy.

Now it's 18 shot, 5 dead.

This shits getting WAY out of hand.

Online alert

The university's website first issued alerts, warning of the possibility of a gunman on campus.
"Get to a safe area and take precautions until given the all clear," it warned students.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/h...246003.stm


This is very sad to hear and peace to those affected by it.

But have things gone so far that alerts are made thru websites

senseless deaths

You make your bed...

Fauxie said:

WHAT?

Dance said:

Guns.

Innocent young lives cut short, again.

Whitnail said:

Uh...obviously?

Fauxie said:

Its easy for us outside the US to say that LOL. Gun laws in the USA are fucked up.

thesexofit said:

yup. but you know, it doesn't matter how many innocent people die, as long as we cling to a misinterpreted and antiquated law!

but really, that's a thread for p&r, not GD.

evenstar said:

The sad truth is that it is something that the government should be doing something about and not a forum at prince.org.

once again it is sad days, but not really surprising ones.....

maybe, just maybe we will learn

PS I am sorry for the rant, but this stuff bugs me

thesexofit said:

Yes. It's one of the reasons I would never consider moving to live in the US.

Fauxie said:

That and the fact people talk funny over there.

He says, and then see this...

Gun violence > Homicides > Firearm homicide rate > per 100,000 pop. (most recent) by country

#1 South Africa: 74.5748
#2 Colombia: 51.7683
#3 Thailand: 33.0016
#4 Guatemala: 18.5
#5 Paraguay: 7.3508
#6 Zimbabwe: 4.746
#7 Mexico: 3.6622
#8 United States: 3.6
#9 Belarus: 3.31
#10 Barbados: 2.9963

Fauxie said:

woah!

thesexofit said:

Yeah, they talk like people on TV.

Fauxie said:

I can see why Columbia are so high up. All that Cocaine they smuggle. South Africa are gonna host the world cup in 2010 LOL, if we English go over there and act like hooligans, we may actually get shot at
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Fauxie said:

there are few surprises there, except that the states are a 1st world country that should be an example to others and not gift other countries weapons

Fauxie said:

They like, talk funny, for sure. (Ok my stereotype may be outdated now LOL)