Another school shootings leaves six dead

Less than a year after the deadliest school shooting in history, and with smaller scale shootings scattered in between, (not to mention the Omaha mall shooting) another gunman has opened fire on a school campus, killing six, including himself.

Around 4 p.m. ET, a gunman dress in all black emerged from behind a curtain in a crowded lecture hall classroom at Northern Illinois University and opened fire. According to University President John Peters, 22 people were shot and at this point, six have been pronounced dead and six are in critical condition. Most of the injuries were head and neck wounds.

The campus was on lock down and a state of emergency was declared by Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.

There is no motive currently known.

I'm not going to preach about the state of the world, but just pray that this school shooting fad will fall out and young people will realize nothing is so bad that you need to open fire on innocent victims and ruin the lives of hundreds. I shudder to think that this is going to become known as the modern day Valentine's Day Massacre.