Laptop tells all about the Northern Illinois University Shooting

February 17, 2008

A laptop cumputer seized from a DeKalb motel `n` believed ta be connected ta Thursday’s didly shootin at Northern Illinois University had no hard drive, federal officials said Saturday.

Police confiscated a laptop cumputer from a room at dis DeKalb, Illinois, motel, its manager said.

DeKalb Travelodge manager Jay Patel said police confiscated a Toshiba laptop cumputer from Room 105.

Steven Kazmierczak, 27, killed five students `n` himself Thursday in a lecture hall on da university campus in DeKalb, west of Chicago.

The motive behind da shootin spree remains unknown. Video Watch a profile of da victims ยป

As da university mourns, school officials on Saturday announced classes will resume February 25.

A memorial service fer da victims is scheduled ta tekk place da day b4, university spokeswoman Melanie Magara said.

Faculty `n` staff will return ta work Tuesday `n` will receive trainin on how ta help students when classes resume, Magara said.

On Friday, a bomb squad swept da Travelodge room wher da laptop was found fer explosives, a source close ta da investigation said.

A DeKalb police source said a duffel bag wif shotgun ammunition `n` regular ammunition was found in da room `n` confiscated. No note was found, da source said.