Update: Details are trickling in about the latest mass shooting [9] in the US and at least some reports indicate that the tragedy might have been tied to religion.
Here’s a bit of color from The Oregonian [10]:
The shooter at Umpqua Community College on Thursday asked people to state their religion and then started firing, one student said.
Kortney Moore, an 18-year-old, told the News Review she was sitting in her writing class when a bullet blasted through the window. She saw her teacher shot in the head then noticed that the shooter was in the classroom.
Moore said the shooter told people to get on the ground. He then asked people to stand up and state their religion but started firing anywhere. She was on the ground next to people who'd been shot.
And here's USA Today [11]:
One student, Kortney Moore, 18, told News Review-Today that she was in her writing class in Snyder Hall when a single shot came through a window.
Moore said she saw her teacher get shot in the head, apparently after the gunman came into the classroom. At that point, Moore told the newspaper, the shooter ordered everyone to get on the ground. The shooter then asked people to stand up and state their religion and then started firing, Moore said..
A witness at the scene in Roseburg said the male shooter was shot by police and was acting alone, according The Register-Guard of Eugene. The report could not be immediately confirmed.
Finally, here's The New York Times [12]:
A 20-year-old man went on a shooting rampage at a community college in Roseburg, Ore., on Thursday, killing multiple victims and injuring at least 20. Officials said the gunman died after an exchange of gunfire with the police.
Accounts of how many people were dead varied, with officials in the office of the Oregon attorney general, Ellen F. Rosenblum, putting the number at 13.
“We are just heartbroken here in Oregon that an act of this magnitude has occurred in our state,” Ms. Rosenblum told MSNBC. She cautioned that the situation was still developing.
A student, Brady Winder, 23, who moved to Roseburg from Portland three weeks ago, said he was in a room in Snyder Hall adjacent to where at least one shooting took place.
“I heard at least nine shots,” he said.
“There’s a door connecting our classroom to that classroom, and my teacher was going to knock on the door,” Mr. Winder said. “But she called out, `Is everybody O.K.?’ and then we heard a bunch more shots. We all froze for about half a second.”
“We heard people screaming next door,” he said. “And then everybody took off. People were hopping over desks, knocking things over.”
Update: the shooter has been killed following a firefight with sheriff deputies:
LATEST: Gunman in Umpqua Community College shooting killed in firefight with sheriff's deputies https://t.co/YBlzoOIuuc [13] #UCCShooting [14]
— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 1, 2015 [15]
BREAKING: Oregon Gov. Kate Brown says gunman in mass shooting at college was 20-year-old male.
— The Associated Press (@AP) October 1, 2015 [16]
MORE: Shooter in #UCCShooting [14] was 20-year-old male, says Oregon governor https://t.co/YOBbW312BS [17] - @CBSNLive [18] pic.twitter.com/24QaiPYkwr [19]
— CBS News (@CBSNews) October 1, 2015 [20]
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Moments ago, following a lull in reports of US mass killings, the newswires lit up with reports of the latest "active shooter" incident this time on the campus of Umpqua Community College in Oregon, where according to KATU 2 News, 14 people were killed and at least 20 injured in what is still a developing situation.
The Oregonian reports [21]:
A shooter has been reported at Umpqua Community College, according to the Douglas County Fire District's Twitter account. It's unclear how many wounded or if the shooting is still ongoing at the Roseburg campus. Sgt. Dwes Hutson, a Douglas County Sheriff's Office spokesman, says officers responded around 10:40 a.m. to reports of a shooting at the College. Huston could not confirm if anyone was injured.
The LA Times adds [22]that the injured include a woman who was shot in the chest, said Chris Boice, a Douglas County commissioner. The shooting began within the last 30 minutes at Umpqua Community College.
The good news: the shooter is "down and in custody," Boice said.
MORE: Sheriff's office tells CBS News threat is over at Umpqua Community College https://t.co/PwXThs4WO2 [23] pic.twitter.com/JMorBEU6DQ [24]
— CBS News (@CBSNews) October 1, 2015 [25]
More details:
Oregon State Police confirm 15 dead in #UCCShooting [14]. #LiveOnK2 [26]
— KATU News (@KATUNews) October 1, 2015 [27]
#BREAKING [28]: UPDATE: Oregon State Police say 15 confirmed dead in mass shooting at Oregon's Umpqua Community College in Roseburg. -- @KATUNews [29]
— Tim Williams (@realtimwilliams) October 1, 2015 [30]
#BREAKING [28]: Oregon State Police say at least 10 killed people, 20 others injured in shooting at Oregon's Umpqua Community College in Roseburg
— Tim Williams (@realtimwilliams) October 1, 2015 [31]
Police: Preliminary reports indicate 10 killed, 20 others injured in shooting at Oregon's Umpqua Community College. https://t.co/k2gnvMc29u [32]
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) October 1, 2015 [33]
Active shooter reported at Umpqua Community College. One person reported shot.
— Ian Campbell (@MrCampbell17) October 1, 2015 [34]
Shots fired on UCC campus. Lock down and do not come to campus until further notice.
— John Blackwood (@jblackwooducc) October 1, 2015 [35]
Scanner reporting approx 20 are wounded #UCCShooting [14]
— Ian Campbell (@MrCampbell17) October 1, 2015 [36]
Multiple ambulances driving very fast AWAY from #UCCShooting [14]
— Ian Campbell (@MrCampbell17) October 1, 2015 [37]
Authorities still unsure of whether the suspect has been apprehended at #UCCShooting [14]
— Ian Campbell (@MrCampbell17) October 1, 2015 [38]
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And then this:
A student tweets about shooting at her Oregon community college, and TV producers ask if she can call them right now pic.twitter.com/41Tn9Mc5Tf [39]
— Matthew Haag (@matthewhaag) October 1, 2015 [40]