Steven Kazmierczak
Steven Kazmierczak | |
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Kazmierczak at the University of Illinois, circa 2008 | |
| Born | Steven Phillip Kazmierczak August 26, 1980 |
| Died | February 14, 2008 (aged 27) DeKalb, Illinois, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Suicide by gunshot |
| Relatives | Robert Kazmierczak (father) Gail Kazmierczak (mother) Susan Kazmierczak (sister) |
| Details | |
| Date | February 14, 2008 c. 3:05 – 3:11 p.m. |
| Target | Students at Northern Illinois University |
| Killed | 5 |
| Injured | 21 (17 by gunfire) |
Steven Phillip Kazmierczak (August 26, 1980 – February 14, 2008) was an American mass murderer who perpetrated the 2008 Northern Illinois University shooting in DeKalb, Illinois, on February 14, 2008.
Kazmierczak exhibited mental health problems his whole life and underwent multiple instances of treatment. However, a psychologist who investigated his profile, said that Kazmierczak knew to disguise his public persona, deliberately concealing and withholding information about his impulses and thoughts, as well as his mental health history. A mental health group coordinator stated that Kazmierczak's main problem was never wanting to identify with being mentally ill.