6 People Die in NIU shooting

It seems like every week, we hear about a new tragedy or shooting that happens in schools, homes, malls, etc.

Yesterday, on February 14, 2008, a man walked onto a stage in the lecture hall of Northern Illinois University and began firing at the teacher and students. This man was a former student at the school and majored in sociology. Police found no motive for his actions. Sixteen people were wounded and six people died in this tragedy; four at the school, including the shooter, and two others at the hospital. The teacher was hurt but was immediately taken to the hospital and is expected to recover. One of the students, Edward Robinson, said that the shooter appeared to be targetting students in a certain section of the lecture hall.
(http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080215/ap_on_re_us/niu_shooting;_ylt=AlfQGTZQKk.mTJyRASV1dhlvzwcF)

All classes were cancelled on Thursday and shockingly, there were three other school shootings this week prior to this one. Accoriding to CNN, the security around the campus had increased after finding threats and commentary about last year's Virginia Tech incident on the bathroom walls. However, there was no proof that this had anything to do with Thursday's event.
(http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/02/15/university.shooting/index.html)