Post by Nictoshek on Oct 1, 2015 12:30:42 GMT -7
Shooter at Oregon community college; multiple fatalities, injuries reported
POSTED 11:06 AM, OCTOBER 1, 2015, BY Q13 FOX NEWS STAFF AND CNN WIRE, UPDATED AT 12:04PM, OCTOBER 1, 2015
ROSEBURG, Oregon — Preliminary information indicates seven to 10 people were killed and more than 20 others injured in a shooting at Oregon’s Umpqua Community College on Thursday morning, Oregon State Police spokesman Bill Fugate told CNN.
CNN reported that the shooter, a man, has been “neutralized.” It was not immediately clear whether the shooter was injured.
Ray Shoufler, Douglas County Fire Marshal, told CNN the shooting occurred in a classroom in the science building.
Multiple ambulances were seen bringing patients to Mercy Medical Center in the area, NR Today reports.
Roseburg is a city of about 22,000 people located about 70 miles south of Eugene, Oregon, and some 180 miles south of Portland.
The college is located on the North Umpqua River and serves Roseburg and the greater Douglas County area. There are eighteen buildings on campus.
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