NIU to mark 12 years since deadly school shooting

Friday, February 14, 2020
DEKALB, Ill. (WLS) -- Friday marks twelve years since the shooting tragedy at Northern Illinois University.

On February 14, 2008, a gunman went into Cole Hall lecture hall armed with a shotgun and three pistols and shot 22 people, five fatally.
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The five students killed were Gayle Dubowski, Catalina Garcia, Julianna Gehant, Ryanne Mace and Daniel Parmenter.

The gunman took his own life.
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Victims of the 2008 attack will be remembered Friday afternoon with a moment of reflection and bell tolling ceremony on Northern's campus in DeKalb.
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