A 22-year-old student at Northern Illinois University has been charged in the shooting Friday morning of another student on the school’s DeKalb campus.
Zach R. Isaacman, of Pingree Grove, was charged with aggravated battery with a firearm; aggravated battery; and unlawful use of
a weapon, NIU reported on its Web site. Pingree Grove is a town northwest of Elgin.
A 24-year-old student, who identified himself as Brian Mulder, was shot in the upper leg in the
incident and treated at Kishwaukee Community Hospital in DeKalb, the school said. The
gunshot wound is not believed to be life-threatening.
The incident happened about 3:30 a.m. Friday outside of the Stevenson North residence hall in DeKalb.
The two men were involved in an altercation that resulted in one shooting the other in the leg. Isaacman fled and was arrested by NIU police about five minutes later. The
gun used in the incident was recovered. Officials could not comment on a motive or type of gun used.
Isaacman lives in off-campus housing.
Mulder is listed in the university phonebook as both a resident of the Stevenson Hall dorm where the shooting occurred. Mulder also serves as president of the Stevenson North Hall Council, the NIU Web site said.
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