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Ryanne Mace

Death by Force
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Ryanne Mace, a 19-year-old female from Carpentersville, Illinois, tragically lost her life on February 14, 2008, during a mass shooting at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois. Ryanne, who was studying psychology at NIU, was one of five students killed in the incident. The shooter, Steven Kazmierczak, entered a lecture hall in Cole Hall and opened fire with a shotgun and two handguns, killing Ryanne and four other students before taking his own life.

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    Victim Details

    Ryanne Mace

    Female

    White / Caucasian

    De-kalb

    IL

    2008-02-14

    19

    Ryanne

    Mace

    11/13/2025

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    01/03/2024
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    06/26/2023
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