2015 Umpqua Community College shooting
Mass shooting in Oregon, U.S.
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Key Takeaways
- A shooting occurred on October 1, 2015, at the Umpqua Community College campus near Roseburg, Oregon, United States.
- Roseburg police detectives responded to the incident and engaged Harper-Mercer in a brief shootout.
- The school shooting is the deadliest in Oregon's history, surpassing the 1998 Thurston High School shooting.
- PDT, the first 9-1-1 call was made from Snyder Hall on the school campus reporting gunfire.
- Harper-Mercer, who was a student in the writing class, entered the hallway and fired a warning shot.
A shooting occurred on October 1, 2015, at the Umpqua Community College campus near Roseburg, Oregon, United States. Chris Harper-Mercer, a 26-year-old student who was enrolled at the school, fatally shot an assistant professor and eight students in a classroom, and injured eight others. Roseburg police detectives responded to the incident and engaged Harper-Mercer in a brief shootout. After being wounded, he committed suicide by shooting himself in the head. The school shooting is the deadliest in Oregon's history, surpassing the 1998 Thurston High School shooting.
Shooting
At 10:38 a.m. PDT, the first 9-1-1 call was made from Snyder Hall on the school campus reporting gunfire. Students reported that the shooting began in Classroom 15, where English and writing classes are conducted.
Harper-Mercer, who was a student in the writing class, entered the hallway and fired a warning shot. Some witnesses said he then forced fellow students to the center of the classroom. Before he opened fire on the other students, he deliberately spared one student's life so that the student could deliver a package from him to the police. He forced this student to sit at the back of the classroom and watch as he continued shooting with two handguns (a Glock 19 and a Taurus PT24/7).
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