THE girlfriend of the man who killed five people and himself at Northern Illinois University said on Sunday that he called her early on Valentine’s Day, the day of the shooting, to say goodbye.

The former student who gunned down five people at his old US university in a suicidal rampage had recently “become erratic” after halting prescribed medication, it emerged today.

A gunman opened fire in a lecture hall at Northern Illinois University today, injuring at least 17 people before he killed himself.

A gunman opened fire in a lecture hall at Northern Illinois University today, injuring as many as 15 people, authorities said.