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Don Grady

The recent shooting incident in the Northern Illinois University in the U.S. killing five students and many others left wounded was caused by a "sick man."

Don Grady

This was a strange event because the killer identified by the police as Stephen Kazmierczak, 27, was noted as a good student. But apparently he was sick, according to reports, since he has been taking medication and upon skipping the regimen led to his erratic behavior in the last two weeks.

Don Grady

What his real intention of purchasing two guns used in the bloodbath remains unanswered. Was the shooting accidental or intentional? His motive is a mystery as of press time. Police reports claimed the shotgun was hidden inside his guitar case when he entered the lecture hall.

Don Grady

Campus police chief Don Grady said the incident was a traumatic event as there were no traces of the clear intention why Kazmierczak fired 50 shots to the students. His relationship to any of the victims has not yet been established. Was he in distress or hallucinating?

Don Grady

The officials clarified that only five died, not six, as earlier reported. Twenty-one people were shot.

Don Grady

Grady did not say what medication he was using. He said he was indeed a good student who had no bad records in the school or to his teachers. He described him as "a fairly normal, undistressed person." The shooter had been enrolled at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the central part of the state.

Don Grady

How Kazmierczak could ever do such a thing? He was revered as an 'A' student by his school administrators. He was even a dean's lister, according to reports, having been involved as member in notable academic groups. He has been recognized in his contribution in doing studies on self-injury in prison and researches on the role of religion in the early U.S. prisons.

Don Grady

The shooter, according to a federal firearms agent, allegedly purchased a shotgun and a handgun nine days ago legally in Champaign.

Don Grady

Such event in the U.S. is very alarming. This can happen everywhere and anytime. It is perhaps about time to review the gun laws in the country and to tighten security measures among people who are legally licensed to carry a gun.

Don Grady

Guns, by themselves, are not dangerous. But the possessors of them make things complicated. Violence is not in the weapons. It is the result of the motive behind the use of these gadgets.