shooting shooting school shooting took place february shot multiple people campus illinois killing people injuring committing suicide incident happened campus cole hall approximately local time school placed campus students teachers advised head secure location cover avoid scene buildings vicinity area people died incident including tying shooting fifth deadliest university shooting united_states history incident university administration cancelled classes rest week following week shooting approximately entered large auditorium style lecture hall cole hall auditorium approximately students class session wearing dark brown boots jeans black shirt word terrorist written chest imposed image assault rifle coat black hat black utility belt magazine point loaded magazines knife carried gauge shotgun concealed guitar case armed went auditorium entered extreme southwest corner room led directly stage classroom position fire crowd students opened door extreme force witnesses described kicking door shot instructor standing east stage instructor tried run exit southeast corner door locked instructor ran east end classroom main exits students trying exit students able immediately escape hid seats firing rounds students shouted began escape continued hide shocked react shooting shotgun rounds fired room remaining occupants pistol firing total approximately rounds reported walked west aisle directly stage firing people went shot killed police reached room police recovered expended rounds ammunition scene including fully loaded magazines containing rounds semi automatic pistol total people shot died including shot police arrived witness reported shot rounds police later collected shell shotgun shells time graduate student school social work graduate student chief described outstanding student reportedly stopped taking psychiatric medication recently somewhat erratic emergency response active shooter reported seven seconds later police officers notified police officers responded told area driving northbound normal road near hall encountered students running east area student shouted shooting pointing west area officer driving area encountered officers proceeded vehicles foot joining chief reached west area coming directly racing cole hall police station patrol south area heard come approached area chief advised officers immediately begin attending victims identify witnesses direct room interviewed officers began attending injured students running scene established cole hall mitchell entered building met holland wright officer arrive scene evacuated adjacent auditorium met officers walkway holland instructed remain hallway ensure came auditorium shooter come mitchell wright entered south auditorium discovering body stage surrounded guns pool blood coming head victims varying injuries lay floor seats confirming immediate threats mitchell began attending victims wright confirmed shooter dead minutes reported shooter shotgun secure need ambulance cole hall time officers arrived cole hall left meeting arrived west entrance building find shooting victim shot head victim blood face seeking help injured friend attended severely wounded victim ambulance arrive scene staged nearby parking lot parking lots near staging area fire trucks arrived region advised deaths officers encountered problems including piercing fire alarm pulled high radio traffic static hard hear radio calls come addition conflicting reports including presence shooter multitude injured victims buildings campus officers needed check multiple sites rule possibility multiple shooters multiple shooting sites injured victims began appearing neptune hall north cole hall hall west cole personnel arrived officers advised scene perimeter cole hall secure safe emergency personnel proceed shooting site sites injured victims sweep conducted officers determined neptune shooting sites declared area safe police officers established reception area law enforcement personnel hall investigative command center school officials announced danger said available residence halls victims fatalities total people residents illinois killed incident shooter declared dead scene cole hall pronounced dead shortly arrival hospital flown nearest trauma center pronounced dead shortly arrival injured total people survived incident injuries sustained gunshot wounds injured knee escaping scene injury injured remained cole hall fled neptune hall parking lots hall auditorium returned home seek treatment injured victims transported wounded transferred helicopter saint anthony medical center february additional victim sought treatment hospital bringing total hospitalized injured victims february seven victims critical condition good condition stable discharged according like killed injured illinois injured include august february born illinois student time shooting student personal life graduated treated temporarily mental illness grove village psychiatric center home according parents later went study family moved florida continued education illinois enlisted united_states_army september discharged completing basic training february lying application mental illness mother died florida september lateral known disease time death father living retirement community education graduated received dean award considered stand regarded student campus police describe fairly normal person faculty students staff revered indication trouble president said good academic record record trouble vice president chapter written system specifically prisons graduate students lead authorship professor authored academic paper entitled self injury settings prisons prisoners published academic journal enrolled spring took courses arabic course called politics middle east research paper subject social service projects left begin graduate work intended study mental health issues enrolled time fall worked september october near illinois indiana border reasons leaving unclear simply come work according early time shooting enrolled time possible motives died self inflicted gunshot wound shooting ended reports behavior erratic weeks leading shooting believed stopped taking medication girlfriend confirmed taking anti anxiety sleep aid prescribed psychiatrist said stopped taking weeks prior february shooting said year courtship seen display violent tendencies expressed cause monster said probably caring person shooting authorities intercepted number packages sent included items gun ammunition textbook serial killers class book friedrich final note written signed given family shooting knew appeared outgoing appeared social problems confused investigators found suicide note described quiet man usually stayed stated fairly normal spend time students described sensitive person personal statement graduate school felt adolescent years expressed interest helping people mental problems wanted work people need direction initial reports said signs considered troubled story published stated allegedly history mental illness attempted bullied high school shown interest previous school particularly occurred according report published believed studied virginia tech actions similar reaction university official website reported possibility campus minutes shooting website warned students report possible campus safe area precautions given clear avoid king buildings vicinity classes canceled remainder day campus closed officials new security plan devised months earlier students asked contact parents soon possible sporting events home away sunday canceled students left campus weekend spokesman stated agents dispatched scene assist help trace weapons fbi sent agents assist according police removed hard drive computer computer chip cell phone leave note help explain chose geology class valentine day open fire investigators expected spend weeks releasing report incident memorial services approximately gathered campus evening friday february commemorate victims public figures spoke days shooting held nightly classes athletic events canceled february faculty staff returned work tuesday february remainder week received special information training help students return classes following week february exactly week shooting happened minutes silence observed accompanied bells community special ceremony attended thousands memory victims held moments silence held community special memorial service held february day classes resumed honor victims initiated set activities services aimed community recovery loss week time middle semester extra week added tributes united_states president illinois governor senators barack_obama congressman offered personal president university community wake tragedy local communities school districts universities united_states chicago franchise wore helmets game sunday february versus moment silence observed national anthem game team wore games home chicago wolves held night moment silence students given opportunity participate game promotions wore red following friday saturday night team home games distributed red black sign people sign encouraged fans wear red game spring training chicago_white_sox manager general manager sported caps tribute victims season chicago_cubs flew flag field tribute students wearing shirts saying students wore shirts basketball game february offered billboard magazine article band forced cancel rehearsals slated begin february preparation leg chicago based band played benefit april incident subject david_bowie song called valentine day long awaited comeback album day cole hall today february cole hall closed public classes held building large relocated february governor university president proposed demolition current cole hall proposal came response bad memories students attend classes building proposal tear cole hall leave cole hall site memorial site erect new building called memorial hall nearby cost approximately million mixed emotions decision president sent message students student email accounts comments students extended family addition committee established help reach consensus future cole hall announced cole hall inside pending million state funding decision based conversations members campus community results online survey taken students faculty august approved million budget cole hall renovation project approximately million come aforementioned state funding rest student fees east auditorium scene incident longer classes replacement lecture hall built campus january illinois governor came campus release funds renovation cole hall january reconstruction cole hall officially commenced building opened january cole hall houses housed stevens building previously memorial garden sculpture october metal sculpture designed artist entitled remembered unveiled sculpture garden built remembrance victims shooting located directly cole hall memorial area features red granite walls erected half circle pattern read forward forward forward phrase forward forward borrowed university fight song motto theme healing community shooting wall features students died shooting walking path benches included memorial flanked trees memorial funded entirely private donations earlier incident possible threats campus shut december day exam week graffiti found wall warning possible shooting university spokesman said warning discovered december reference massacre people killed immediately determined threat related february chicago_sun-times reported time unknown person posted graffiti grant towers residence hall included racial time tech shooters sic having shooter president stated believe december incident connected february
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