As many as 10 people were killed and 20 injured when a shooter opened fire at Umpqua Community College Thursday in southern Oregon, according to Oregon State Police.
The shooter was killed, according to authorities. State police told KGW-TV that seven to 10 people were dead in the shooting spree.
Douglas County Fire Marshall Ray Schoufler told CNN that the shootings were contained to one classroom on the sprawling campus. Authorities evacuated residents in a 1.5 mile radius of campus during the hunt for the shooter, he said.
Police received a call of an active shooter in a classroom at the college at 10:30 a.m., local time, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office
“Active shooter at UCC. Please stay away from the area,” Fire District No. 2 that serves Douglas County said on Twitter.
Sara Mattison, a reporter for KVAL television, said she could see a female student covered in blood get into a car and leave the campus. Mattison also saw parents crying and looking for their children at the campus.
Shortly after the gunfire broke out, Kayla Marie, a music student at the school, tweeted: “Students are running everywhere. Holy God.”
Sean Clark, a spokesman for Roseburg Health Care System, told KATU television that the hospital called in extra doctors and other staffers from other shifts to care for wounded in the attack.
The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives tweeted that it had special agents at the college and was sending additional agents, as well as a K-9 team, to the scene.
its now 13….
omg
Let me guess,white male between age 19-22,quiet,always stays by himself,from a prominent family,grew up in a Christian home,always tryna help others,wouldn’t hurt a fly,wanted to be a lawyer etc smfh
This is so sad. Why why?
If it. Was black they would already be calling for his head calling thug dis criminal dat n black dis black dat. From u see white ppl reaction frm this u know is another one a them sick maniac