Breaking News Open Thread: NIU Shooting

Per the request of this dairy on the tragedy at NIU, I'm posting this as an open thread for news and updates on the situation.

As of 6:30 Still no word on victims' condition.

Go to this diary by Ilona for an on-the-ground report

As of 6:30 Still no word on victims' condition.

Go to this diary for an on-the-ground report

UPDATE: CNN is saying four dead, fourteen injured.
http://www.cnn.com/...

UPDATE 6:49: Tribune has death toll at 5 http://www.chicagotribune.com/...

Title changed to give a better idea what this diary is for.

UPDATE 6:59: Thanks to musing85, we have this site to the hospital where the casualties have been taken to, which is providing updated information.

http://www.kishhospital.com/

UPDATE 7:04: From the above mentioned link

The most recent update was made at 6:55 p.m. on Thursday 2/14

UPDATE 7:45: this thread seems to have run out of gas and I'm not sure it's still useful for updating people. Also, information seems to be slowing down. If there's any major new developments, I'll post them, otherwise, check out Ilona's diary for discussion of the day's events.

Peace.

17 patients have arrived.

6 – critical condition

2 flown to Saint Anthony Hospital

3 flown to Good Samaritan Hospital

1 flown to Rockford Memorial Hospital

3 – discharged

2 – admitted to Kishwaukee Community Hospital

1 – fatality confirmed, unidentified male

(not identified as the gunman)

More details will be available shortly.

UPDATE 7:06: ABC 7 in Chicago is giving live coverage and reporting information as soon as they have it, so if you're not in the Chicago/Dekalb media market, it's a good place the check out
http://abclocal.go.com/...

Anyone know how to do the time stamped update thing? It's driving me crazy doing it manually.

UPDATE 7:17: The difference between the CNN and Tribune death count is whether they included the gunmen. It's four victims dead, plus one: the shooter.

UPDATE 7:29: A good comment clearifying some things

One of the links notes that the police (0 / 0)

know the student's identity and that the student was not a student at the university.  It also makes clear that the five dead consist of the shooter and four others, with thirteen others wounded.

"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities" -- Voltaire

by ohwilleke on Thu Feb 14, 2008 at 07:12:25 PM CST

UPDATE 7:45: this thread seems to have run out of gas and I'm not sure it's still useful for updating people. Also, information seems to be slowing down. If there's any major new developments, I'll post them, otherwise, check out Ilona's diary for discussion of the day's events.

Peace.