In this Feb. 6, 2018 photo, former Illinois State University student Maria Christiansen sits with her son Sebastian, 2, in their home in Cortland, Ill. She was shot and nearly killed in a 2008 shooting at NIU Feb. 14, 2008. Christiansen recovered from her wounds and is now a police officer on the campus. Families affected by the shooting that killed five and injured 21 are remembering their loved ones 10 years later. On Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018, parents, students, first responders, school officials and others are planning to gather in honor of the victims. (Brian Hill/Daily Herald, via AP)
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