I saw this on the news... 4 people dead, a bunch shot, and the gunman is unknown/ has escaped. Hopefully more deaths to come.

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A gunman opened fire Thursday afternoon on the campus of Northern Illinois University, wounding as many as 15 people, authorities said.

The campus newspaper, Northern Star, has reported the gunman is dead. The university has yet to confirm that, but "the immediate danger has passed," it said on its Web site.

"The gunman is no longer a threat," the Web site reports. "The DeKalb campus is closed tomorrow. Students can go to any residence hall for counseling."

A student told FOX News that the shooting occurred in Cole Hall, a building with lecture rooms.

Richie Dalitto, a freshman at Northern Illinois, told FOX News he heard that a student walked into Cole Hall carrying a shotgun, "went absolutely crazy" and fired some shots inside.

The campus is under lockdown with streets blocked off and officers on the scene.