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Oregon community college on lockdown over reports of shooting At least seven killed in shooting at Oregon community college, police say
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Multiple people have been shot after an attack at a community college in south-western Oregon, emergency officials say. At least seven people were killed and 20 more injured in a shooting at a community college in south-western Oregon, emergency officials said.
In a tweet on Thursday, the local fire district advised people to stay away from Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, which is about 180 miles south of Portland. State police Lt Bill Fugate told KATU-TV that seven to 10 people were dead and at least 20 others were injured. The number was revised down from earlier casualty reports.
Appearing on MSNBC, Ray Shouffler of the Douglas County fire department said the suspected shooter had been “neutralized”. The fire district said on Twitter that “multiple casualties” had been transported from the scene. CNN reported that a local hospital is expecting an “unknown number” of patients.
Appearing on MSNBC, Ray Shouffler of the Douglas County fire department said a suspected shooter had been “neutralized”.
The Douglas County sheriff’s office said in a Facebook statement that the first 911 calls were received at 10.38am PT and that police from multiple jurisdictions had responded.
The fire department on Twitter advised people to stay away from Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, which is about 180 miles south of Portland. Students and faculty members were being bussed to the being bused to the Douglas County Fairgrounds.
The Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is on the scene. An agency spokesperson said ATF agents came in from Portland and Eugene, Oregon. The ATF’s K9 unit and an assistant special agent from Seattle have also been dispatched to the scene.
Ron Wyden, a senator from Oregon, said on Twitter that “Oregonians everywhere want Roseburg to know we’re praying for them”.
Oregonians everywhere want Roseburg to know we're praying for them.
Umpqua Community College has about 3,000 students. Its website was down Thursday, and a phone message left at the school by the Associated Press wasn’t immediately returned.Umpqua Community College has about 3,000 students. Its website was down Thursday, and a phone message left at the school by the Associated Press wasn’t immediately returned.