Mercer killed at least nine people and wounded seven Thursday at the college in southwest Oregon.
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Authorities said investigators were examining social media postings thought to belong to the shooter.
A spokesman for the Douglas County Sheriff’s office said officers were at the scene and are investigating, according to NBC News.
Andrea Zielinski, spokeswoman for Douglas County Sheriff’s office, says there’s “no more threat”.
Rita Cavin, interim president of Umpqua Community College.
The adult-learning college has a few 3,300 students and the average age of students is about 38, according to its website.
Details on the incident have not been immediately available, but reports suggest it happened just after 10:30 a.m. PST Thursday morning in the community of Roseburg. Shelly Stefanich, spokeswoman for Mercy Medical Center in Roseburg, said that the hospital was the only one in town and most likely to receive patients, but could not say how many were being treated there.
She was headed south on Interstate 5 and about halfway to Rogue Community College when she pulled off at the next exit. At the president’s request, he’ll continue to receive updates throughout the day.
Law enforcement officials said he lived in the Roseburg area, and they said one witness said that he asked about peoples’ religions before he began firing. He said a year ago, one of the biggest debates on campus was whether the school should have armed security officers.
“You don’t even think that’s somebody shooting a gun”, Rennie said, but “I kept envisioning someone is going to come around the corner and and shoot the windows out”.
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Gov. Kate Brown was among hundreds who attended a vigil in Roseburg for the victims of the Umpqua Community College shooting Thursday evening. In recent years, officials have tried to promote the region as a tourist destination for vineyards and outdoor activities.
