[gshan]

My goodness, it appears that we have another shooting

: 'Several people' injured in NIU shooting -- chicagotribune.com

I pray that there aren't any more casualties.

 

[intoflatlines]

I have a few friends that go there.. I hope everyone is alright.

 

[marvin]

13 causalities reported with a lot of head wounds.

These events seem to be happening at a rapid pace this year.

 

[xnothingpoetic]

Not cool.

 

[intoflatlines]

13 dead? I thought it was 17 injured!! I hope I'm right.

 

[Brian_the_King]

"17 casualties" is the only confirmation so far, plus the gunman dead. It's being debated whether he killed himself or the police shot him.

 

[Uncle Erik]

Terrible news.

What is it with kids today? When I got fed up with school, etc., I'd cut class and go to the beach or movies or something.

 

[sejarzo]

Live press conference video on nbc5.com just now indicated that the gunman did himself in, unsure of identity of the spokesperson.

 

[marvin]

Quote:

Originally Posted by intoflatlines /img/forum/go_quote.gif 13 dead? I thought it was 17 injured!! I hope I'm right.

A "casualty" is generally an injury or death.

 

[intoflatlines]

Where is this 17 confirmed casualties? I'm watching CNN right now and it says "17 wounded, 3 critically".

 

[intoflatlines]

Quote:

Originally Posted by marvin /img/forum/go_quote.gif A "casualty" is generally an injury or death.

Really? Wow, all my life I thought that a casualty was a death.

"The more you know..."

 

[marvin]

Quote:

Originally Posted by intoflatlines /img/forum/go_quote.gif Really? Wow, all my life I thought that a casualty was a death. "The more you know..."

Yeah, it's a fairly common misconception. The modern definition is a military term regarding manpower losses due to injury, death, or desertion. When used in a civilian context, desertion is non-applicable and minor (not disabling) injuries may be included.

 

[colonelkernel8]

Bah, nevermind, already posted.

 

[kiwirugby]

Quote:

Originally Posted by intoflatlines /img/forum/go_quote.gif Where is this 17 confirmed casualties? I'm watching CNN right now and it says "17 wounded, 3 critically".

As of 8:05pm est: 5 dead; 18 wounded.

A sad day indeed.

 

[wareagle69]

My sympathy and prayers go to those who were wounded and killed and their families. It is a horrible reality that there are people in this world that do evil things. This happened in another “Gun Free Zone”. I guess it was really only “gun free” in the sense that the law abiding people were denied the option of having the means to defend themselves. The whack job who did this didn’t seem to be deterred by the “No guns allowed” rule.