Daniel Louis Parmenter was 20 when he was killed on February 14, 2008, in the mass shooting at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois. A sophomore studying finance, Parmenter was a member of Pi Kappa Alpha and played on the NIU rugby team. He was in an oceanography lecture with his girlfriend, Lauren Debrauwere, and witnesses say he attempted to shield her, holding her hands and praying before he was fatally shot; Debrauwere was injured but survived.

The attacker, Steven Kazmierczak, a former NIU student, entered the lecture hall armed with multiple firearms and opened fire, killing five students including Parmenter and wounding others. Reports note Kazmierczak had a history of mental health issues and had stopped taking his medication; investigators found he had legally purchased the weapons used. Memorials, scholarships, and lawsuits concerning campus safety and firearm access followed the tragedy.

If anyone knew Daniel, his college life, or has information that could add to the record of that day, please share what is known.