- Multiple officials identify the shooter as 26-year-old Chris Harper Mercer
- Ten people were killed and another seven were injured, sheriff says
- Thoughts and prayers are "not enough," says President Barack Obama
- Others were hit, she told her family.Everyone in the classroom dropped to the ground.The gunman, while reloading his handgun, ordered the students to stand up if they were Christians, Boylan told her family."And they would stand up and he said, 'Good, because you're a Christian, you're going to see God in just about one second,'" Boylan's father, Stacy, told CNN, relaying her account."And then he shot and killed them."[Last update posted at 11:28 p.m. ET](CNN ) -- Ten people were killed when a gunman opened fire at Oregon's Umpqua Community College on Thursday, forcing the nation to face yet another mass shooting.Seven other people were injured, and the shooter is dead, Douglas County Sheriff John Hanlin told reporters. Earlier estimates had put the number of people hurt much higher.Multiple law enforcement officials familiar with the investigation identified the gunman as 26-year-old Chris Harper Mercer. Investigators have interviewed members of his family and friends, they said."I will not name the shooter," Hanlin said. "I will not give him the credit he probably sought."
Friday, 2 October 2015
Oregon shooting: Gunman dead after college rampage
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