The victims ranged in age from 18 to 67. They were sons and daughters, spouses and parents.
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“He was an fantastic soccer player”, a family statement reads.
Federal investigators recovered six weapons at the college and seven at Mercer’s nearby apartment.
“On his Facebook page, Hanlin shared posts in favour of gun ownership, including one from Sarah Palin, the former Republican vice presidential candidate, that said “Remember when the Colonists stood in line to register their muskets…”…me either”.
Cooper’s family says he was amusing and compassionate and loved dancing and voice acting. “Our lives are shattered beyond fix”.
Ten dead on the Umpqua Community College campus.
One law enforcement official said the shooter had body armor with him and was heavily armed, with a large amount of ammunition – enough for a prolonged gunfight.
Those who call Roseburg home were stunned by the carnage, coming together to grieve and support one another.
The gunman, identified as 26-year-old Chris Harper Mercer, had a 9mm Glock pistol and.40-caliber Smith & Wesson, according to a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives incident report obtained by The Associated Press.
She described Snyder Hall, where Harper-Mercer opened fire, as an old building where writing, speech, literature and communication courses are taught. Far from avoiding social interaction, she said, he frequently shouted at her for smoking on her balcony.
“I only saw him for a split second”, Ungerman said. To the same frustration, many of my fellow students simply had no understanding of how I, a U of O student, could ever live in such a volatile, politically unsound and unsafe place in the Middle East (I studied overseas in Jerusalem for a year during the Pillars of Defense war).
“Some of you guys are alright”.
“Let’s not forget this is happening every single day in forgotten neighborhoods around the country”, he told reporters.
“It’s a very small community”, Guthrie said of the town where he was born and lived until he was 12.
“The feeling of our staff is, ‘This isn’t what I signed up for, yet our teachers, like those in Newtown, would do anything they could to save our kids”. I was overwhelmingly impressed by the university health center who stood by me in my time of need and guided me on a path toward a healthier and more stable student life.
An aunt of an Army veteran hit by several bullets said he tried to stop the gunman from entering the classroom.
The gunman was killed on the scene.
A delegation of journalists, from 20 nations on four continents, arrived at our editorial offices in the early afternoon, around the time it was learned that the Umpqua shooter fit a familiar pattern: a young man in his late teens or 20s. Lucas, his two brothers, Mitchell and Cole, and sister Alexis graduated from high school this year. Authorities say 13 people were killed at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon.UPDATE: 1:37 p.m. “He took a couple more rounds after that”, said Skinner.
He isn’t believed to have a criminal history. Jackson, South Carolina, but was discharged for failing to meet the minimum standards.
Garrett did not say which standards Harper-Mercer failed. Recruits also must score highly enough on a multiple-choice test covering science, math, reading comprehension and other topics.
The White House said President Barack Obama was briefed on the situation by his Homeland Security Adviser Lisa Monaco.
At a news conference Friday, Gov. Kate Brown, U.S. Sens. The night before the attack, the alleged shooter appears to have had a conversation with others online about his intentions, the source said.
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Mendoza reported from Santa Cruz.
