On Wednesday night, thousands of texts and GroupMe messages sent shockwaves throughout the Northwestern community as students feared for their lives and wondered what was happening.
For 32 terrifying minutes, there were no announcements, no warnings and no calls to stay sheltered that came from the university. Students passed on messages that spread like wildfire, letting friends and colleagues know that they were in danger.
At 8:10 p.m. CT, gunshots were fired near Clark Street Beach.
At 8:42 p.m. CT, Northwestern sent out a tweet.
Roughly 10 minutes after the initial shots went off, I was at my off-campus house studying when my roommate told me there was a shooting.