Gunman kills six at US university
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A gunman has opened fire on students at a university near Chicago in the United States, killing six people.
The shooting took place at Northern Illinois University, in De Kalb, 65 miles (100km) west of Chicago.
Students ran for cover as a white male armed with two handguns and a shotgun opened fire during a science lecture. He then turned the gun on himself.
Another 15 people were injured in the attack. Police said there was no apparent motive.
I kept thinking: 'Oh God, he's going to shoot me. Oh God, I'm dead. I'm dead. I'm dead'
Desiree Smith, student
In pictures: Illinois attack
Two weapons have been recovered and police are searching for a third firearm in Cole Hall near the King Commons, a central gathering place for the 25,000 students on campus. Five of the victims, four women and a man, were killed in a "brief, rapid-fire assault", university president John Peters said.
A gunman has opened fire on students at a university near Chicago in the United States, killing six people.
The shooting took place at Northern Illinois University, in De Kalb, 65 miles (100km) west of Chicago.
Students ran for cover as a white male armed with two handguns and a shotgun opened fire during a science lecture. He then turned the gun on himself.
Another 15 people were injured in the attack. Police said there was no apparent motive.
Desiree Smith, student
In pictures: Illinois attack
Two weapons have been recovered and police are searching for a third firearm in Cole Hall near the King Commons, a central gathering place for the 25,000 students on campus. Five of the victims, four women and a man, were killed in a "brief, rapid-fire assault", university president John Peters said.