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IN PICTURES: Moving Forward, Together 16 years after NIU shooting

Vigil remembers victims of the Valentine’s Day attack
By Sean Reed, Photo Editor
February 14, 2024
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NIU President Lisa Freeman (left) and family members of victims of the 2008 Valentine’s Day shooting stand near the memorial garden during a moment of silence Wednesday. The garden features a sculpture by Bruce A. Niemi titled “Remembered,” which was installed in October 2009. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)

Editor’s note: This gallery has been updated as of 3:15 p.m. Thursday to correct an error in which Charlotte and Lawrence Gehant were incorrectly identified as Laurel and Joe Dubowski, who did not attend the event.

DeKALB – NIU hosted a vigil for victims of the Valentine’s Day 2008 shooting on Wednesday. This year is the 16th anniversary of the mass shooting.

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Charlotte and Lawrence Gehant, aunt and uncle of 2008 shooting victim Juliana Gehant, hug NIU President Lisa Freeman at the Forward, Together Forward vigil Wednesday. The vigil takes place on Feb. 14 annually, bells toll at exactly 3:06 p.m in remembrance of the shooting victims. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)
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