The incident occurred at Umpqua Community college in the small rural town of Roseburg, about 180 miles south of Portland, Oregon. They were sons and daughters, spouses and parents.
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His 18-year-old daughter was struck in the back by a bullet-that traveled down her spine. Jeff Merkley tweeting that he was praying for the victims and their families.
Eibel, who was studying chemistry, volunteered at a wildlife center and animal shelter. “It is relevant to our common life together”, the president added.
The gunman also died, although it’s unclear whether he was shot by police or committed suicide.
ATF Special Agent in Charge Celinez Nunez said earlier Friday that investigators recovered six weapons at Umpqua (UHMP’-kwah) Community College in Roseburg and seven others at the gunman’s apartment.
As authorities continue investigating, a war has broken out on a new Wikipedia page for the shooting, which someone tried repeatedly to edit last night to say that the school is a “gun-free zone”.
Harper, a registered nurse who shared an apartment with her son, spoke “openly about her love of guns”, according to one of her patients.
State police also provided the first official confirmation of the shooter’s identity: 26-year-old Christopher Sean Harper-Mercer.
Scroggins said he was grateful his daughter survived Harper-Mercer’s attack.
“She hears the shooter in front say, ‘You, in that orange shirt, stand up!'” Randy Scoggins said. He’s a grown man. He shouldn’t be having a tantrum like a kid. “A neighbor recalls her saying, “‘My son is dealing with a few mental issues, and the roaches are really irritating him”.
His social media profile suggested he was frustrated with organized religion and had studied mass shootings. Five hours after the shooting rampage, a dozen remaining family members were ushered into a room at the fairgrounds, said Nutter, who was also in the room. Another message was reportedly addressed to “fellow robots” and wished readers “an enjoyable Elliot Rodger day”, which referenced the man who shot and killed six people near the Santa Barbara University campus on May 23, 2014.
He may have even posted a warning.
Mercer was heavily armed and had a flak jacket on or nearby during the attack.
A British woman has been named as one of the victims of the Oregon college shooting. Survivors described a classroom of carnage, and one said he ordered students to state their religion before shooting them.
Bonnie Schaan, mother of 16-year-old Cheyeanne Fitzgerald who was shot in the attack, said her daughter told her the shooter chose a male student and handed him an envelope.
Hanlin also told the vice president that as sheriff he would not enforce any gun control laws or executive orders coming from the Obama administration.
If they said they were Christian, he shot them in the head, Willis said, citing the account given by her granddaughter.
The latest activity on the torrent account was a video uploaded on Tuesday, a BBC documentary about the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., in which 26 people – majority children under the age of 10 – lost their lives.
“We locked the doors, turned off the lights, and we were all pretty much in panic mode”, Welding said.
Several years ago, Harper-Mercer moved to Oregon from Torrance, California, with his mother Laurel Harper.
On the same website, Chris Harper-Mercer, using the handle “Lithium_Love”, also expressed sympathy for Vester Flanagan, the disgruntled former television reporter who shot and killed two Virginia journalists on live TV in August.
Reina Webb, 19, said Harper-Mercers mother was friendly and often chatted with neighbors, but her son kept to himself.
Army spokesman Lt. Col. Ben Garrett said Harper-Mercer was in the military for a little over a month at Ft. But by December. 11, 2008, he was discharged for failing to meet the minimum administrative standards. “The next thing we knew, there were three or four more gun shots and everybody just looked at each other – and we knew”.
Obama said at a news conference Friday at the White House that interest groups and Republican politicians know how to organize and raise money.
He said it’s impossible to identify mentally ill people likely to perpetrate mass shootings ahead of time.
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What happened next is something Mr Scroggins wants everyone to remember about his daughter.
