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• Feb. 18: University of Illinois students, from left: Alexa Krueger, Claire Unger and Kim Scanlon link arms at a candlelight vigil in memory of the Northern Illinois University shooting victims on the University of Illinois Quad in Urbana, Ill. Several hundred students gathered on a cold and windy night to show their support for the NIU community.
• Feb. 18: Lina Rodriguez, center left, and Marc Pondruel, center right, gather around a candle with others during a vigil honoring students and victims of Thursday's shooting at Northern Illinois University. About 50 Michigan State University students and faculty braved the -6 degree windchill and winds along the banks of the Red Cedar River to pay their respects Monday evening.
• Feb. 18: Jake Lamb, a Virginia Tech senior and Amanda Easterling, a VT junior hold candles with others during a vigil at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va. held for victims of last week's shooting at Northern Illinois University where five students were killed.
• Feb. 18: Students hold candles during a vigil at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va. held for victims of last week's shooting at Northern Illinois University where five students were killed. Organized by Hokies United, a student group, the event was held on Alumni Mall on the Virginia Tech campus.
• Feb. 18: Hundreds of people hold candles during a vigil at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va. for victims of last week's shooting at Northern Illinois University where five students were killed.
• Feb. 18: People hold candles during a vigil at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va. held for victims of last week's shooting at Northern Illinois University where five students were killed.
• Feb. 18: University of Illinois freshman Andrew Jacobi writes a message of condolence to Northern Illinois University students on a banner at the Illini Union in Urbana, Ill. after a candlelight vigil in memory of the NIU shooting victims. Jacobi said he was sending his prayers and sympathy to the community at NIU.
• Feb. 18: Connie Zheng, left, and Danielle Morris, both students at Michigan State University, attend the candlelight vigil on MSU's campus in East Lansing, Mich. About 50 students and faculty gathered Monday evening to honor the victims and families of last Thursday's shooting at Northern Illinois University.
• This undated image obtained from a MySpace webpage shows Steven Kazmierczak, who was identified by Florida authorities and a university official familiar with the investigation as the gunman who killed five people at Northern Illinois University. Kazmierczak's left arm has a tattoo of a skull with a dagger and his right arm has a tattoo of a character from the movie "The Saw."