NIU Shootings Survivor Stories

[chitownsfavoritegirl]

i live in dekalb now im a freshman.i just pray nothing like this happens again.especially while im in the presence

[SawyersSnowflake]

I was in the building next door with my boyfriend. He was originally signed up for that class but I talked him into taking the class I had. We got out early and were waiting for the bus. We saw people running, and then a kid said there was a shooting. I'll never forget that terrifying walk/run back to my dorm...praying there wasn't another shooter around the corner.

[n310ea]

Wow, gun ban in colleges really works. Maybe one day we can ban guns everywhere, see how well that goes, see if no violent criminal gets a gun illegally and commits murder on innocent law-abiding citizens.

[sonyM44]

my aunt Catalina Garcia was killed because of him... oh god i miss her so much :,(

[THEPaintballKidd]

i live in dekalb it was valintines day sweet

[LamboK28992]

If just one student in that class would have been able to have a gun on them with concealed carry, lives would have been saved.

Either security needs to be tightened or students should have the rights to defend themselves with firearms.

[patlyon]

that is very ignorant thinking.

[LamboK28992]

how? what's your solution?

guns aren't the problem. people are.

[patlyon]

allowing other students to carry a gun would not have prevented this case. do you think that some random guy in the class would have split second reactions, a steady aim while being fired upon and fast decion making? Giving out more guns is not the solution, look at england for example.

The only way to try and avoid these situations is for the requirements to own a firearm be stiffer.

[LamboK28992]

it has worked, and it would have worked. any student who had decent experience with firearms could have done SOMETHING.

in fact, england is a perfect example in my point. england's pathetic and utterly retarded handguns ban has caused them more harm than good: instead of letting citizens own a right to protection, england banned handguns, and now their knife crime is through the roof. remember, england is the same place where you can buy a hunting crossbow, but not a .22 pistol.

[crimsonchinchilla]

patylon - you're the typical liberal idiot. You just think that there aren't bad people in this world. the fact is, there ARE. Any bad person that wants a gun can sure as hell get one no matter what the laws are. Ever heard of the black market?? Are you honestly saying that if a 225 lb. guy walks into the apartment of a small lady that she can't have a gun to protect herself? Statistics have shown that gun laws have NEVER worked. Learn your facts... democrats... they're all the same.

[patlyon]

i take offence to the liberal comment btw. its an easy thing to debate, could an old woman who is in the process of being attacked really pull a gun out of a drawer, load/cock it aim and accuratly hit the large man charging her? I would live to see it.

[crimsonchinchilla]

Ha... If she had a gun on her, she could pull it out and shoot him BEFORE he overpowered him. Even if it wasn't loaded - even pointing the gun at him would definitely scare him off. You can't just say "well it's not likely... blah blah" the fact is, it keeps you safe-ER. There is absolutely NO downside to conceal-and-carry. It's out RIGHT. Saying that it's unlikely that she could pull it out while being attacked is no excuse whatsoever.

[ericalanae89]

I remember this day clearly.. i lived in lincoln I was in my dorm about to take a nap and my roomie was in the room too and her sis texted her saying there had been a shooting and we so didnt want to believe it! But, shortly after we heard all this chaos and ambulances and we just knew it had to be true. Everybody was so scared ppl were trying to get a hold of us on our phones, but couldnt get through. I would never wish this situation on anyone. But we have gotten through it ...forward together

[ClutchZ28]

This is what happens in "gun free zones"

[crimsonchinchilla]

exactly

[HUSKIEBULLDOG]

I remember this day clearly. I was at gabel pickin up my niece from day care when a guy approached me and said someone was shooting i called my family and then my friends immediately and I thank God they were safe. My prayers continue to go out this was unbelieveable I will be paying respects for the lost this year on the 14th my jersey number at school is 14 in memory

[Jameeza]

I remember I was in my room in Lincoln knocked out and my day had been going well. I remember everyone being very happy all my teachers had let us out early and we had a good day.

[Jameeza]

Me and my boy friend supposed to been going out for valentine's day and everything. Since I got out early I went to take a nap and around like 3 my phone was blowing up.

[Jameeza]

My friend calls me whispering and I couldn't understand her but when I made out what she was saying it still didnt process so I looked outside and everyone was running and I turned on the news and it was on every channel and I started calling everyone and I will never forget that day. RIP to all that was killed in the shooting my GOD BLESS yall souls!!!

[LilWreklesss]

i was at work when that happened.

my work is right next to where that happened.

i worked at neptune dining.

That was crazy they just sent every1 home and all i remember was just seeing people running policemen speeding down the street.

i dont even go to NIU.

i go to dekalb high school...

[ladysun36]

I remember that, I was walking home and cop cars raced passed me. I made a joke that Neptune probably set off the car alarm again and thats when somebody told me there'd been a shooting. I just ran right after that. Everyone was running, people were stuck in traffic, police cars were just racing.  It will never be a sight I'll ever forget.

[ladysun36]

*fire alarm

[cramsa]

It's call a "gun free zone" where even off duty police officers, retired cops, and other legally armed people have to "disarm" though criminals IGNORE THE LAW!!!

These "gun free zones" make you less safe IMHO... there are no armed security, no metal detectors, and for some reason, the sheep keep repeating the big lies about how much "safer" these zones are... morons.

[crimsonchinchilla]

it's not even just in your opinion - statistically in gun free zones, crime rates are way higher than zones where the constitution is in effect (2nd amendment, people!).

as i say

Without the second amendment, you can't protect the 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th... and so on... libs make america a dangerous place to live.

[XxFamedxX]

My teacher who taught him said he was a very good student had lots of friends but he was on anti depersents he was a graduate from Elk grove highschool at my school there was news ppl everywhere asking the students shit and stuff

[kiddrussell]

please watch my dear shooter video

[ArlenNess2]

people don't believe it's the SSRI's that these people are on that cause the massacres RIP

[mektek01]

People grieve in different ways...I know a soldier that was in the middle of a firefight that just started laughing hysterically when his buddy got hit because he was so affected by it...

[Taylorricher]

This guy who was shooting is so stupid. nobody did anything to him. all those people who died its him to blame. always prayin for the people who died at that time. exept the stupid fucked up shooter. he should have known better.

[forgetmepls]

maybe he was bullied or something

[Kartracer6]

Sounds like he went crazy. Mentally unstable and these colleges are not allowed to help treat him unless he seeks help...but what makes you think a mentally unstable person is going to seek help. Either way I don't think he realized what he was doing. Just remember "hate only hate it's self"

[Taylorricher]

what are you saying??

[Kartracer6]

what do you mean what am I saying??

[Kartracer6]

You made a reply to my comment and you said "what are you saying??"

[Taylorricher]

xactly?

idk what ur talking about?

[Kartracer6]

about what??

[Taylorricher]

what??

[NMHS1234]

He laughed??

[sunnysideup91]

Man, it's so weird when it happens so close to home. Only 30 minutes away!

[amberanddave]

hes famous now, who cares there just americans, its in there dna to kill each other and all life

[swimrfreak29]

Yeah okay...like its not any where else...look around you, have you even seen Africa, the Middle East, and China?

[blossom114]

DNA my ass. Everyone in America except for the NATIVE AMERICANS are descendents from other parts of the world. That would mean it's in everyone else's DNA too. There goes your theory.

This happens everywhere in the world, and it's a tragedy everywhere. Your ignorance is astounding.

[Foreverdance567]

i like how his friend said that he was a nice guy and she doesnt want him to be remebered as a monster.

WTF

he killed 6 innocent people that porlly never seem him before FOR NO REASON.

had a bad childhood, on meds, THERS NO EXCUSE.

i hate how much attention these shooters get. forget the shooters. mourn the inocent people killed. the shooter doesnt deserve the atteniton they wanted

[gosciu555]

military background, this is terrorism. is it state sponsored?

watch?v=Y9X2NJvDIYM

[mektek01]

his military background as far as I understand was only 2 months, he was discharged for mental instability during basic training

[cramsa]

I came across people like that when I was in the USAF... they called them "crazies" who were placed in 319TRS until they got seperated... those guys scared the crap out of me man...

[Derka33]

This is why school is over rated. Woot im gonna go learn, oops im dead. Gg

[chrishernandez0]

r.i.p catalina

[swilkerson]

1. Nobody gives a damn if he was wearing black, on meds, etc. He killed people and that is all that matters. Do not make excuses for him as if he were "normal" b/c his actions show otherwise.

2. The only thing that needs to be done regarding him is not acknowledge him. It is sickening the press school shooters get and I'm sure this creeps into the mind of other people on edge like him. The similarities between them are scary and its sad that the media perpetuates it.

[putittogether]

chrisok115 - Let me try another way.

1. Banned guns = Criminals get Guns

2. Banned guns = Only the Government has legal guns. a. ALL of your human rights are secured by YOU not a government agent. b. When the time comes to retain those rights taken by the government you will need a means of COMBAT to do this. 1 All governments through out recorded human history take and restrict citizens human rights over time in an expanding manor.

[drewbacsi]

Okay, then just keep shooting and getting shot. Have a ball!

[landcruiserlarry]

See he was Wearing BLACK!!! arg i have said all along... BAN BLACK it makes you kill, its the presence of all colors... its evil the more you wear the sooner you'll lose it and go on a rampage. BAN BLACK NOW!!! oh yeah and how about bread too... statistics say 90-95% of all murders are commited within 24 hours of eating bread, BAN BREAD TOO!!!

Ban black and Bread!! Ban black and bread...

its a shame, media making him famous

[1NWOMD]

In a society of sheep, it only takes one wolf to kill the masses!!

The very atmosphere of firearms anywhere and everywhere restrains evil interference - they deserve a place of honor with all that's good.

George Washington

[Touzefihoume]

HAHAHAhihihi..hohoho,happy new year

[putittogether]

Let me guess...This happened in a "Gun free zone"

In fact ALL of the mass shootings over the last decade happened in gun free zones. Now when did "gun free zones" become popular... about 10 years ago. Never mind, my brain is tired..back to American Idol and Faux News.

[chrisok115]

I don't get this; we should act like the Britains and fucking make the possesion of guns illegal. Fuck HUNTING! this is a matter of security purposes and the experiences w've had since last year should tell us this is highly critical and imperative we do just that.

[putittogether]

chrisok115, Great Idea, How else can we help the criminals commit more mass murders? Oh I know make it a crime to defend yourself, just like in Britain. By the way you arrogant bitch, have you ever talked to an Adult Britain, and asked them what they think of the "no gun law" there? Dumb, very Dumb Chrisk115, get back to me when you grow the fuck up.

[chrisok115]

have u ever talked to an adult britain and asked why is it they don't have mass muderer's in England? well u dumb fuck they do but u don't hear about them on the news like u do in the states here bcuz their not mass murders and thats not because they arn't capable of being one but because they can't acquire any firearms, so they stick to thier knifes. Yea if steven or the vtech guy were using just knifes, i wonder how many people they would have killed b4 they got knock the fuck out.

[chrisok115]

AND "speaking of protection" u dumb fuck in Britain 95% of murders are done with a knife so why the fuck will the victim need a gun to protect himself when the killer has got just only a knife? dnt answer that "putittogether", give me an answer when u grow up and actually do put it together.

[putittogether]

chrisok115 - And people kill with rocks, ropes, cars, chairs, bats, poisons, etc. So by you logic we should ban all those things too. People kill people, not chairs and guns. Stop smoking weed, and grow the fuck up.

[chrisok115]

dude stop being a freaking reatard. How many times do I have to explain to u. I mean how stupid are you to comapare a fucking chair as a weapon to a fucking gun. I mean are u serious bro? and u think im the one smoking weed. Yes u could kill with a chair, rope, bat or a knife as i told u ealier but how many people are u able to kill at a go with that. Do you think if this kid had a bat and not a gun he could have killed even up 2 people without not getting knock the f out?

[putittogether]

b. The ONLY known means of taken those rights back is by FORCE, when all peaceful means have been used, and failed (It almost always does with-out exception)

4. If one person was armed other than the criminal in that room we would likely not be discussing this mass murder...but you are right, so the kids must die.

[crimsonchinchilla]

It's funny how chrisok spits out this crap and tries to sound intelligent. He has literally NO points. I couldn't even find out what views he had from what he was sputtering. The fact is, putittogether is right. If just ONE student had a gun, we WOULDN'T be talking about this as a mass murder. Guns are equalizers. They protect everyone and everyone has the right to have one. Chrisok - you're just an idiot... period.

[zeppelinfreak51]

And besides that, students with guns would have had no time to react unless they already had anticipated the attack--it all happened in seconds, not hours.

[drewbacsi]

Exactly right. This specious "but if they had been packing heat" argument is just so weak - no one is prepared for anything like this to happen. Who could anticipate it?

[crimsonchinchilla]

it took the police minutes. he didn't shoot EVERYONE in 2 seconds. he kept shooting. if just ONE student had a gun, he could've saved a lot of lives.

Without the second amendment, you can't protect the first, third, fourth, fifth... and so on.

[thetrailfinder]

So Chris - Does this make you look "big" by using foul language??? How small that makes a person look.....Too bad

[zeppelinfreak51]

Yeah, but it takes a lot more effort to attack a room full of people with rocks, don't you think?

[freedomsadvocate07]

All of these school shooters were on meds when they snapped. Look it up.

Don't ban guns; ban antidepressants.

You want a real solution to your depression problem?

Here it is:

Youtube: "Raw for 30 Days - Trailer"

watch?v=ynXGA6fCEgU

If you start eating real food, and get sunlight and exercise, you won't be depressed.

[watchitsukka]

you are right. these fucking liberal doctors juice these freaks up with lovox and the drug causes them to become homocidal. liberals they are just scum pieces of shipt

[GABRIELASEYES]

Today Feb 16 '08 there was some kind of airborne spraying going on so close to my neighborhood that it almost sounded like a nasa shuttle was over my house. I checked the net and was stunt to find out that this is going on all around the USA. Does anybody know what are they spraying?

[LurkingInToronto]

watchitsukka you feel tough behind ur computer eh. stop trolling these videos with your nonsense.

[watchitsukka]

it gets old. when i grew up. you act like a man. you dont cry like a baby. todays american just crys about anything. i am sick of it. get a hold of yourself. only weak babies sit around and cry. fuck that. americans have pussies.

[adamjamesboulware]

when i grew up. people had a heart, and did not laugh in disgust at crying college students who's friends were just shot.

[drealm]

The world's gone down hill.

[watchitsukka]

i am not laughing at them. people today have become weak. thats why this shit happens. people cant cope any more. males do what he did and females and other males sit and cry. during the great depression people were self starters . they worked in sweat shops at 12 years old for 16 hours a day and never complained. today if a girl gets a c on a report she crys for 2 days. and people take all these antidepressants that make them insane and do this shit. america went way down hill

[tha3rdwheel]

hahaha check out tracy morgan on wgn news.

[ManofSteel1898]

i'm a student at NIU.

thank you to everyone who stands up for my community and the victims against people who hide behind the internet to tell their sick jokes. you're all as important to us as anyone here. thank you.

[trybone]

this is why we need conceal and carry !

[fringlishman]

getting prepared for Martial Law.

[drewx123]

newguywiththeglasses' video is very serious

[transwired]

stay away from people who don't show any signs of anger, because they usually get angry only once with a shotgun and 2 handguns...

[cherubini]

What the hell was that mayor talkin' about?

(My thoughts are with everyone involved...)

[pure1warrior]

We need more government run schools. We need some hypnotic music forced intto the ears of the students in Government run schools we need more Government run medicine pumped down thier mouths. Take responisbility you all let this happen because you let the Government protect you.

[Confucious2012]

If this guy was a Latino, people would be talking left and right against Latinos, why dont we talk about his roots now?????

[xellaxbellx]

i TOTALLY AGREE. This is a serious issue. I'm not trying to be a smart ass about it (as i hope you are not either) but if this guy was a minority people would be afraid of everyone of that race and blaming their ethnicity.

[watchitsukka]

black people dont do this shit idiot. when they kill its because of drugs or robbery or gang or somebody step on their 1800 dollar michal jordan air jordan. black ar smarter than white people

[jimbotron4]

yeah ur right its smarter to kill someone because they stepped on ur shoes, it doesnt matter what color the shooter is u dumb fuck

[SocietalGrudge]

damn this guy was 1337. i wonder why he did it?

[Momcha2114]

Who knows, I read they can't find his girlfriend that he was living with. Another mystery

[watchitsukka]

everybody be a man. stop crying like a baby. i am sick of it. what happened to people. get a grip on your self before i slap you acrosst your face

[watchitsukka]

i still cant grasp it wwhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaa babbies crying again wha i am a baby i cry whaaa whaaa i cry about everything i wants my mommy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[csmastax2]

God damn I love you . Your funny. BWAHAHAHAH!

[NYC4LIFE2K8]

yo if ur serious ur fuckin stupid... get shot dats not even funny to joke about dick

[watchitsukka]

people used to be a man. now every man and woman you see is a crybaby cyring and weeping. makes me sick. get hold of yourself i slap you across the face like cary grant in the 1940s

[jimbotron4]

ok tell me when one of ur close family members die lets see how u take it

[watchitsukka]

i would cry in private. today you turn on the tv the computer some baby is standing there crying even police cheifs and politicians. fuck it i am sick of it. american society went from strong independent self starters of the great depression to a bunch of soft crying liberal babies. pull yourself together or cry in private because i dont want to hear it.

[watchitsukka]

read andre the giant biography. he had back pain that was disabling because of his growth disorder. he never cried once never complained once his whole life would not accept help or sympathy from anybody. nowdays you turn on the tv and somebody is weeping and crying i am tired of it. babies cry. adults should have enough character and self control to hold it in or cry in private. it is fake bullshit.

[NYC4LIFE2K8]

yea but if it was u or a family member whos gonna be the one cryin??

[watchitsukka]

i would not sit there and cry like a fucking baby and if i did i would do it in private where it would not impose on other people.

[watchitsukka]

y is everybody such a fucking crybaby. wha whaaaaaaaaaa whaaa i am crying whaa whaaaa i am a baby. whaaa whaaa i wants my mammy

[plybskt461]

dude i hope u and ur family all get shot by some guy in the middle of the night.

[watchitsukka]

be an adult stop crying . whaa whaa i am a weakling who is weeping and crying whaaa whaaa. what happened to people. everybody is today a big baby crying whaaa whaaa i am a crybaby.i wants my mammy

[TheAmazingCeci]

First off plybskt461, Thats really not even a cool thing to say. and watchitsukka....maybe if you had to find out that your sibling was shot in the head and might not live you'd have some compassion. Thank god nothing happened to you...don't be so ignorant.

[DolcexDoll]

Because I'm sure that's exactly what you would be saying if one of your family members were shot or if you were shot, asshole.

[DolcexDoll]

oops that was to that one guy witch something.

[csmastax2]

Lol I love how much people giving you shit for this comment. They are all taking it seriously. For those people. Jaykay is not a dick. You all are dicks for being stupid :D:D:D

[watchitsukka]

.y is everybody such a fucking crybaby. wha whaaaaaaaaaa whaaa i am crying whaa whaaaa i am a baby. whaaa whaaa i wants my mammy

[Stealth3]

I know one of the injured that you can see in this video. I had classes in the same room last semester, pretty sad to think about it.

[mahersara]

JayKayIsBack ,, I am palestinian and waching all this from Dubai, so let me tell you one thing you fucking asshole, imagen that your brother or sister was one ont the ones in that student class, will you still supporting school shooting you dam arse!!

[blue128eyedkk]

WTF is your problem Jaykaylsback!? Are you kidding me!? Get a damn life, people just died and were injured and for me it was almost alot of close friends i have known almost half my life. These people did NOT deserve to die. If you are UNhappy dont make MORE people UNhappy by killing! That is NOT the answer!Unbelieveable..

I still am praying for all family and friends!

[watchitsukka]

y is everybody such a fucking crybaby. wha whaaaaaaaaaa whaaa i am crying whaa whaaaa i am a baby. whaaa whaaa i wants my mammy

[kcklewis]

JayKay - find a counselor. Do it soon. Ask your parents or friends to help you do this. No one wants to or deserves to feel miserable all the time, especially about himself, like you must be feeling.

[shrubhuntertran13578]

well, if you do choose revenge, do something besides killing people, its a tad bit overdone now...if people really humiliated you in the past, then you should return the same humiliation to them in some sort of way....

[richerbythesecond]

Dude, believe me when I tell you that I understand because I felt the same way too but my point is this: KILLING someone because they bullied you is for LOSERS. BEATING their ass @ everything else is what winners do. POINT BLANK. I chose this path because it makes me feel better and am urging you to try it.

"LMAO!!!

What is this a fucking scene from High School Musical?!?!?!?"

Laugh all u want but this is life.

[jimbotron4]

this guy who did the shootings wasnt even bullied he was off his meds and went nuts, ur a sick fuck dude u need help

[richerbythesecond]

This is to JayKayIsBack - I was just like you a couple of years ago but I noticed that I could be whatever i wanted to be despite society's pressure on me. Once you are able to understand how this is possible and what makes you better than some who strike at you, you will feel like they are not worth killing, that life is all bout being better and knowing that you will make it while they probably won't. To me Steve Kazmierczak is a loser, nothing more!!!

[mlkworld]

inocent students get what they deserved really sick comment and not thinking about the dead people how low do you go!

hating or something else when somebody does anything to a person is bad with love you reach much more!

[richerbythesecond]

Dude, killing people because they make fun of you is an act of cowardess. I get laughed at, bullied and trash talked to everyday but I feel better when I notice my girlfriend is prettier than theirs, that I make more money then them and that I can beat their ass (no killing) if they push me. Revenge is for coward, striving to be better than them is what winners do. Think about that!!!

[jimbotron4]

what the fuck is your deal

[shazam911]

Its a big deal because, i dont know about you but i dont want me, my friends, or eventually my kids to end my or their geology class with a bullet in their head

[shazam911]

Who can we rally blame? The Shooter? People that "pushed him over the edge"? The School? American Society?

This is the fifth school shooting in America this week. If it doesnt stop soon, it will only worsen.

[n64decent]

I wanna cut his dick off and feed it to my pit bulls.

[mlkworld]

Sick people who typing support schoolshooters in 2008 they like school shootings and killing innocent students and are kicking on another schoolshooting..

[watchitsukka]

how come only real ugly people do this things. he is fugly looking.

[CrutialHead]

I need to watch things die from a good safe distance..Vicariously I watch while the whole world dies

[ktat01]

Jay I went to your profile, and I do feel sorry for you. You were apparently bullied as a child, and that sucks. But cheering on an action such as this makes you truly a terrible person. I don't feel sorry for people that feel sorry for themselves.

[lildahl]

jaykaylsback i support school shooters 2008

[vtekfan33]

you're a fucking retard jaykay

[radekus3000]

hahahahahaha, damn that was funny as hell.

[hskater26]

fucking retard

[JackiG1234]

What is this world we are in God save us! Imagine the pain those people are going through lives that were about to start after all their hard work you should be discusted in yourself making jokes thank god it hasn't happened to anyone in your family eh! idiot!

[radekus3000]

Imagine the pain the shooter went through that pushed him over the edge to do this. It's easy to point the finger at the perpetrator eh? Never at the root cause.

[david3188col]

whatta fucking idiot u are. i hope ur this excited about shootings when u or someone close to you gets shot u insensitive mother fucker.

[BobDylan1201]

I'll pray for you three. How dare you say such things.