He heard the gunshost so he told the people in his classroom to just be calm.
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“We responded to a report of a shooting at the local community college and it’s a developing situation”, Officer Dwes Hutson, of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, said. He declined to say whether that number included the gunman.
US President Barack Obama has made another impassioned plea for more gun regulation in the U.S. after 10 people were killed in a mass shooting at a college in Oregon. They called on all Portlanders to support those affected by the shootings in “this impossibly hard time”.
“It’s a very somber day”, Huntley said.
Authorities say the man who opened fire on an Oregon community college campus is dead.
State, local and national officials all expressed shock.
The Oregon governor says the shooter was a 20-year-old man.
Welding said, “I heard a popping noise, nearly like a balloon popping”. About 20 people were in the classroom.
She saw her teacher get shot in the head.
“Then we locked the doors, turned off the lights and … we were all pretty much in panic mode and called 911 (emergency services) and our parents and (said) “I love yous” because we didn’t know what would happen, if those were our last words”. And they’re like, ‘She got shot. Ms Gordon described the moment her friend was shot.
Twitter user Bohdi said her grandmother was at the scene.
Authorities told media that the shooter has been pronounced dead, it is not yet confirmed how he died. “It was horrific. My whole body was shaking”.
This is a breaking news story and more information will be added as it develops. Harper-Mercer reportedly expressed disdain for organized religion on social media sites.
One student said the gunman asked people about their religion before spraying more bullets.
“The shooter was lining people up and asking if they were christian”, tweeted Bodhi Looney, who said her grandmother was in the room as the shooting unfolded.
“The law enforcement investigation into the shooter and his motivations is continuing”, Douglas County Sheriff John Hanlin told reporters at a news conference.
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“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”.
