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A native of [[Elk Grove Village, Illinois]], Kazmierczak graduated from [[Elk Grove High School]] in 1998 and went on to study [[sociology]] at [[Northern Illinois University]]. Though his family moved to [[Florida]] in 2004 before his mother's death, Kazmierczak continued at NIU.<ref name="chicagotribune2-14"/><ref name="LATIMES">Heinzmann, David; St. Clair, Stacy. "[http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-niushooter16feb16,0,3634751.story Illinois gunman was honored student]." ''[[Los Angeles Times]].'' [[February 15]], [[2008]]. Retrieved on [[February 15]], [[2008]].</ref> |
A native of [[Elk Grove Village, Illinois]], Kazmierczak graduated from [[Elk Grove High School]] in 1998 and went on to study [[sociology]] at [[Northern Illinois University]]. Though his family moved to [[Florida]] in 2004 before his mother's death, Kazmierczak continued at NIU.<ref name="chicagotribune2-14"/><ref name="LATIMES">Heinzmann, David; St. Clair, Stacy. "[http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-niushooter16feb16,0,3634751.story Illinois gunman was honored student]." ''[[Los Angeles Times]].'' [[February 15]], [[2008]]. Retrieved on [[February 15]], [[2008]].</ref> |
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He enlisted in the [[United States Army]] in September 2001; he was discharged before completing [[basic training]] in February 2002, for unknown reasons.<ref name="ABC_Friedman">Friedman, Emily. "[http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=4296984 Who Was the Illinois School Shooter?]." ''[[ABC News]].'' [ |
He enlisted in the [[United States Army]] in September 2001; he was discharged before completing [[basic training]] in February 2002, for unknown reasons.<ref name="ABC_Friedman">Friedman, Emily. "[http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=4296984 Who Was the Illinois School Shooter?]." ''[[ABC News]].'' [[February 15]], [[2008]]. Retrieved on [[February 15]], [[2008]].</ref> |
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His mother, Gail, died in Lakeland, Florida in September 2006.<REF NAME="SSDI">[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ssdi&so=2&rank=0&=%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c1%2c+%2c%2c%2c1%2c+%2c%2c%2c1%2c+%2c%2c%2c1%2c+%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c1%2c+%2c%2c&gsfn=&gsln=kazmierczak&sx=&gs1co=2%2cUSA&gs1pl=12%2cFlorida&year=1998&yearend=2008&sbo=0&sbor=&ufr=0&wp=4%3b_80000002%3b_80000003&srchb=r&prox=1&db=&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-b Social Security Death Index] maintained by Ancestry.Com. Retrieved February 15, 2008.</REF><REF NAME="ST-0215">[http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/796172,CST-NWS-gunman15.article Gunman previously honored by school], February 15, 2008, ''Chicago Sun-Times''. Retrieved February 15, 2008.</ref> At the time of Stephen's death, his father, Robert, was living in a retirement community in Lakeland.<REF NAME="ST-0215"/> |
His mother, Gail, died in Lakeland, Florida in September 2006.<REF NAME="SSDI">[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ssdi&so=2&rank=0&=%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c1%2c+%2c%2c%2c1%2c+%2c%2c%2c1%2c+%2c%2c%2c1%2c+%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c1%2c+%2c%2c&gsfn=&gsln=kazmierczak&sx=&gs1co=2%2cUSA&gs1pl=12%2cFlorida&year=1998&yearend=2008&sbo=0&sbor=&ufr=0&wp=4%3b_80000002%3b_80000003&srchb=r&prox=1&db=&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-b Social Security Death Index] maintained by Ancestry.Com. Retrieved February 15, 2008.</REF><REF NAME="ST-0215">[http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/796172,CST-NWS-gunman15.article Gunman previously honored by school], February 15, 2008, ''Chicago Sun-Times''. Retrieved February 15, 2008.</ref> At the time of Stephen's death, his father, Robert, was living in a retirement community in Lakeland.<REF NAME="ST-0215"/> |
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Stephen Phillip Kazmierczak | |
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| Born | |
| Died | February 14, 2008 |
| Cause of death | Self-inflicted gunshot |
| Education | Graduate student |
| Known for | Northern Illinois University shooting |
Stephen Phillip "Steve" Kazmierczak (pronounced kaz-MEER-check; August 1980[2] – February 14, 2008) was the gunman of the Northern Illinois University shootings.[3] He graduated from the university in 2006, and had been enrolled as a graduate student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign since the spring of 2007. He was 27 when he died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after killing five and wounding sixteen other people.[4][5]
Early life and education
A native of Elk Grove Village, Illinois, Kazmierczak graduated from Elk Grove High School in 1998 and went on to study sociology at Northern Illinois University. Though his family moved to Florida in 2004 before his mother's death, Kazmierczak continued at NIU.[6][7]
He enlisted in the United States Army in September 2001; he was discharged before completing basic training in February 2002, for unknown reasons.[8]
His mother, Gail, died in Lakeland, Florida in September 2006.[9][10] At the time of Stephen's death, his father, Robert, was living in a retirement community in Lakeland.[10]
Kazmierczak graduated from NIU in 2006.[6] He had received the Dean's award from NIU in 2006 and was considered a stand-out, well received student.[6] Campus police describe him as a "fairly normal" and "unstressed person."[11] Faculty students and staff "revered" him and there was no indication of any trouble.[12] NIU President John G. Peters said that he had "a very good academic record, no record of trouble."[7] Kazmierczak was Vice-President of the NIU Academic Criminal Justice Association in 2005 and had written on the U.S. correctional system, specifically prisons.[6]
He was enrolled at NIU in the spring of 2007,[6] but left to begin graduate work in the school of social work at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, to study mental health issues. He was enrolled part-time at UIUC during the fall of 2007, and worked from September 24 through October 9 at the Rockville Correctional Facility for Women near the Illinois-Indiana border. His reasons for leaving were unclear, and he simply, "did not come back to work," according to Doug Garrison of the Indiana Department of Correction. By early 2008, he was enrolled full time again at UIUC.[8]
Publications
In 2006, Kazmierczak, with two other graduate students and under the lead authorship of a sociology professor, had co-authored an academic paper entitled, "Self-injury in Correctional Settings: 'Pathology' of Prisons or of Prisoners?"; it was published in the academic journal Criminology & Public Policy.[13]
Biographical information in the abstract of the paper describes Kazmierczak as:[13]
"Beginning graduate work at Northern Illinois University. In addition to his interests in corrections, political violence, and peace and social justice, he is co-authoring a manuscript on the role of religion in the formation of early prisons in the United States with Jim Thomas and Josh Stone. He also develops content for online education and is an executive board officer of the NIU student chapter of the American Correctional Association".
NIU shooting
Kazmierczak died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.[4][5] ABC News reports that his behavior seemed to become more erratic in the weeks leading up to the shooting, and that it is believed he stopped taking medication beforehand. The type of medication is not known.[8]
References
- ^ http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/798150,021708niu.article
- ^ http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/798150,021708niu.article
- ^ Nizza, Mike; Saulny, Susan; Davey, Monica; Johnson, Dirk; Einhorn, Catrin; Bowley, Graham; Holusha, John. "Suspect in Campus Attack Is Identified." New York Times. February 15, 2008. Retrieved on February 15, 2008.
- ^ a b "Source IDs alleged campus gunman who killed 7". CNN. 2008-02-15. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
- ^ a b "Gunman Planned Campus Shooting For At Least Six Days". ABC. 2008-02-15. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
- ^ a b c d e David Heinzmann and Stacy St. Clair (2008-02-14). "NIU noted gunman's scholarship". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b Heinzmann, David; St. Clair, Stacy. "Illinois gunman was honored student." Los Angeles Times. February 15, 2008. Retrieved on February 15, 2008.
- ^ a b c Friedman, Emily. "Who Was the Illinois School Shooter?." ABC News. February 15, 2008. Retrieved on February 15, 2008.
- ^ Social Security Death Index maintained by Ancestry.Com. Retrieved February 15, 2008.
- ^ a b Gunman previously honored by school, February 15, 2008, Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved February 15, 2008.
- ^ Friedman, Emily (2008-02-15). "Who Was the Illinois School Shooter?". ABC News. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Bohn, Kevin. "Company: Gunman, Virginia Tech shooter used same Web dealer." CNN. February 15, 2008. Retrieved on February 15, 2008.
- ^ a b Thomas, Jim; Leaf, Margaret; Kazmierczak, Steve; Stone, Josh. "Self-Injury In Correctional Settings: 'Pathology' of Prisons or of Prisoners?." Criminology & Public Policy, February 2006, Vol. 5, Iss. 1, 192-202. Retrieved on February 15, 2008. (doi:10.1111/j.1745-9133.2006.00111.x)