Maria Christiansen
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In this April 3, 2014 photo, Northern Illinois University police officer Maria Christiansen walks down a hallway of the student life building at the DeKalb, Ill., campus on her way to a call. A victim-turned-first-responder, Christiansen has made it her mission to make sure that what happened to her Feb. 14, 2008, will never happen to another student at her alma mater. She was one of those wounded when a gunman opened fire on campus injuring 21 and killing five students. (AP Photo/Daily Chronicle, Danielle Guerra) MANDATORY CREDIT

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In this April 3, 2014 photo, Northern Illinois University police officer Maria Christiansen checks on NIU senior Juan Martinez during a floor hockey game on campus before calling paramedics to assist in DeKalb, Ill. Christiansen, a survivor of the Feb. 14, 2008 NIU school shooting that injured 21 and killed five students, works the night shift on campus patrol. (AP Photo/Daily Chronicle, Danielle Guerra) MANDATORY CREDIT

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In this April 3, 2014 photo, Northern Illinois University police officer Maria Christiansen explains where she was hit with shotgun pellets during the Feb. 14, 2008 NIU school shooting in which the shooter killed 5 students and injured 21 before turning the gun on himself in DeKalb, Ill. Christiansen has worked as a NIU police officer for 5 years. (AP Photo/Daily Chronicle, Danielle Guerra) MANDATORY CREDIT