Gunman’s parents say he slept in own bed between shootings

9news.com
February 27, 2008
COLORADO SPRING The parents of a gunman who went on a shooting rampage at two religious campuses say they were not “clued in” to the depths of his bitterness. The parents of Matthew Murray talked to 9Wants to Know through their spokeswoman, saying they [...]

Parents Tell of Church Shooter’s Anguish

Feb 27, 2008
Associated Press
DENVER (AP) — A young man who killed four people at a church and a missionary training center had attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and harbored bitterness for being an outcast, his parents said in their first extended comments.
Matthew Murray however gave no indication he was about to [...]

Campus counseling center understaffed
 
University Wire –The Poly Post
February 26, 2008
 
As many universities are pumping additional funds toward student counseling services following several school shootings last week, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education, Cal Poly’s Counseling and Psychological Services has been denied funding for additional psychologists due to budgetary reasons.
The International Association of Counseling Services [...]

 Why are we tolerating this madness?
NewsWithViews.com
February 19, 2008

Once again Americans sit transfixed in front of televisions, soaking up the images of violence emanating from Northern Illinois University. Six are dead including the shooter — a 27 year old man; a former student at NIU who, like so many before him, was a “nice young man” [...]

How does one mass shooting beget others?
The Kansas City Star
Flowers, candles and notes sat in the snow at Northern Illinois University on Friday. Student Julian Magdaleno was among the many who couldn’t hide emotions. Flowers, candles and notes sat in the snow at Northern Illinois University on Friday.
Flowers, candles and notes sat in the snow [...]

Illinois Shooter was Treated with Psych Meds Prior to Shooting Rampage

Natural News 
February 17, 2008
It comes as no surprise to anyone who’s been following school shootings all the way back to the Colombine High massacre in Colorado: Every young, male shooter that has gone on a killing spree in the United States also has a history [...]

 Mental Health and School Violence

Friday, February 15, 2008
By Katherine Tweed
A college gunmen was “off his medication” for an undisclosed condition before he opened fire on an Illinois university campus, the police chief of DeKalb, Ill. said Thursday.
It is not known whether Stephen Kazmierczak, 27, who killed five people and himself at Northern Illinois University on [...]

Timeline: a Decade of School Shootings
Chicago Sun-Times
February 15, 2008

 A Time Line of Recent Worldwide School Shootings
Infoplease.com