Multiple dead in shooting at Oregon community college
Oct 1, 2015, 11:31 AM | Updated: 7:05 pm
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Ten people were killed Thursday and seven were wounded in a shooting on an Oregon community college campus, a police official told a media outlet.
The suspect, identified as 26-year-old Chris Harper Mercer by the The Oregonian, was killed by police Thursday afternoon, according to officials.
Shots were first reported about 10:40 a.m. Arizona time at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, about a three-hour drive south of Portland.
Active shooter at UCC. Please stay away from the area
— Fire Dist No.2 (@DCFD2) October 1, 2015
Omg there's someone shooting on campus.
— Kayla Marie (@KP_KaylaMarie) October 1, 2015
“We locked our door, and I went out to lock up the restrooms and could hear four shots from the front of campus,” UCC Foundation Executive Director Dennis O’Neill told the newspaper.
The victims were sent to different local hospitals.
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Jim Godbold with Peace Health says 3 people air lifted to River Bend Hospital. "This is a disaster level" #LiveonKMTR
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Students and faculty members were being bused to the Douglas County Fairgrounds.
Authorities offered no immediate word on the Mercer’s motive and said they were investigating.
Umpqua Community College has about 3,000 students. It was the first week of school.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
