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Former WREX Meteorologist, NIU Alumnus In Stable Condition After Being Shot

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Northern Illinois University alumnus Patrick Crawford was shot three times after leaving his job as a TV weatherman in Texas. 

Crawford underwent surgery yesterday and is now in stable condition.

Crawford has been the morning meteorologist at KCEN-TV for the past two years. He also a former meteorologist for Rockford’s WREX.

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