Steve Kazmierczak killed five people and wounded 18 in a shooting at Northern Illinois University on February 14, 2008. Kazmierczak killed himself after the massacre. According to documents, Kazmierczak idolized the killer in the Saw films, had psychiatric issues and suicide attempts.CNN: Secret Files Reveal NIU Killer's Past (February 13, 2009)
In February 2009, the investigation was still ongoing. CNN reported they were given access to documents in the case. It was reported that Kazmierczak once wrote a paper titled "No Crazies With Guns," on the topic of gun rights for the mentally ill. The report analyzed the Virginia Tech shooting.CNN: Secret Files Reveal NIU Killer's Past (February 13, 2009)
Steve Kazmierczak Background
- ChicagoTribune.com: A Year Later, No Final Report on Niu Shooting (February 13, 2009)
- CBS2.com: Wounds Still Raw 1 Year After NIU Shootings (February 13, 2009)
- Chicago Sun-Times: NIU marks one year since deadly attack (February 13, 2009)
- CNN: Parents seek answers in NIU killings (February 13, 2009)
- Rockford Register Star: 'We Were Lucky To Get Out of There' (February 13, 2009)
- ABC7Chicago.com: NIU Students Promote Acts of Kindness (February 12, 2009)
- CNN: Secret Files Reveal NIU Killer's Past (February 13, 2009)
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Elk Grove Village, Illinois
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Champaign, Illinois
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Mother is deceased
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Graduated from NIU with a degree in sociology
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Vice President of the Academic Criminal Justice Association while at NIU
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Four guns recovered from the scene
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Was qualified to purchase weapons because he had not been in a mental facility in the five years before applying to purchase the gunsCNN: Secret Files Reveal NIU Killer's Past (February 13, 2009)
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Used to teach in the Cole Hall classroom where the shootings occurred
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Kazmierczak's mother said he was sensitive and bullied as a childCNN: Secret Files Reveal NIU Killer's Past (February 13, 2009)
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