NIU Needs Answers

Steven Kazmierczak lost his grip with right and wrong at some point before he died. He spent almost all of his life being a law-abiding citizen. His girlfriend has yet to discover when the break occurred. “He was NEVER EVER violent or aggressive,” Jessica Baty said.

In the small amount of interaction I had with Steve as a classmate, he hardly seemed like the violent type. He was tall and rail thin. His voice was small, sort of whinny. He was not very assertive when stronger personalities like myself spoke up. When he did speak though, his intelligence was evident in his comments.

Though most people didn’t see Steve’s potential for violence, there were signs of a potential violent outbreak.
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Last week my aunt had a car fall from the sky onto her car while she was driving down I-90.

The incident has made me think about random crime and how people are supposed to cope with a situation that one can’t really prepare for. The quest for a motive has forced police to explore Kazmierczak’s recent changes.

More information continues to surface about looking at Cole Hall and its targeting.

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I posted a link to this video the other day but no one clicked it; it was kind of lost in a sea of links. So, I will just post the video. It is short and is footage of Steven Kazmierczak graduating U.S. Army Basic Combat Training. This could be where his interest in guns began. Who knows? It does provide a glimpse of him before his descent into madness as well as confirmation that he did actually receive substantial training while in the military. From YouTube user Hearseman75

On Sunday February 24, NIU reunited 10 days after a shocking event.

It was hard to know what to expect other than raw emotion.
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NIUFilter will be a regular segment on this blog that attempts to sift through the reams of information one can acquire on the web surrounding this tragedy, so click away, the links are meant to enhance your knowledge.

There has been a lot of news on this topic lately, hopefully this will help you figure out the truth. Today’s subject: Kazmierczak. What do we know so far?

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