Published: February 15, 2008 07:18 am      

Seventh student in NIU shooting dies

DEKALB, Ill. (AP) — A coroner says another student shot at a lecture hall at Northern Illinois University has died, bringing the toll to seven, including the gunman.

DeKalb County’s coroner says four of the victims died in his county. He says two other victims died at hospitals in other counties.

Authorities say the gunman was a former student at the university. They don’t know why he fired on a geology class Thursday before committing suicide.