Donald Manzullo: “I rise to offer my deepest sympathies to the victims and their families who suffered the horrific shooting tragedy at…”

“I rise to offer my deepest sympathies to the victims and their families who suffered the horrific shooting tragedy at Northern Illinois University. The tragedy has shaken all of us. Schools are supposed to be a sanctuary of safety, which is why the news that came out of NIU on the afternoon of February 14 was particularly tragic. A lone gunman, a former NIU student, opened fire on an oceanography class, killing five students and wounding 17 more in a matter of seconds. The NIU police were in the auditorium within 30 seconds of the shots being fired. Shortly afterwards he killed himself, but all of the shooting took place prior to the police arriving, even in that short period of time.”