NIU LB Butler critical after shooting in DeKalb

DEKALB—Northern Illinois junior linebacker Devon Butler is currently listed in critical condition after having been shot in an incident late Tuesday night.Though details on the incident are still sketchy as of right now, the DeKalb (Ill.) Daily Chronicle is reporting that police have taken two suspects into custody after being called to a DeKalb apartment complex just before midnight. Witnesses reported two to three gunshots fired in the apartment building, and today NIU officials confirmed that Butler had subsequently been transported to an area hospital for treatment.An official statement from first-year NIU head coach Dave Doeren is forthcoming. Butler earned third-team All-MAC honors in 2010 after finishing second on the Huskies with 71 tackles.