Condolences All Around

Wow, for some odd reason, while sitting and reading the daily rss feed from yahoo news, I suddenly realized I know a professor from Northern Illinois University. At that moment, my heart dropped like a bag of rocks. If he were on campus at the time, he couldn't have been more than a few hundred yards away from where the shooting took place - Cole Hall. I hope he emails me back soon. 

Praying for all those involved...

Update (3:00 PM): He did email me back and everything is ok on his end. He had just pulled out of the driveway from his home when the shooting took place.