At least 10 people were killed and 20 more injured in a shooting at a
community college in south-western Oregon today. The shooter - male -
went into multiple class rooms as classes started at Umpqua Community
College and opened fire, killing students.
Police first received a call about an active shooter in a classroom in
the college just after 10:30 a.m. local time. They arrived and exchanged
gunfire with the shooter and later said he'd been 'neutralized. While
some sources are saying the shooter is currently in custody. The
college, which in a remote location, was put on lock-down and the
students and staff were evacuated.
The suspect is said to be in his late 20s and yesterday, he was online
talking to others about what he was going to do. Investigators are
currently looking at his social media posting. He was familiar with the
building according to law enforcement and knew where he was going.
Umpqua is a two-year school with roughly 3,300 full-time students and 16,000 part-time students
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