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| Oregon college shooting: gunman identified as Chris Harper Mercer – as it happened | Oregon college shooting: gunman identified as Chris Harper Mercer – as it happened |
| (30 days later) | |
| 6.15am BST | 6.15am BST |
| 06:15 | 06:15 |
| Final summary | Final summary |
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| at 6.27am BST | at 6.27am BST |
| 5.54am BST | 5.54am BST |
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| Hundreds of mourners gathered in Stewart Park, Roseberg, for a candlelit vigil mourning the victims on Thursday evening. | Hundreds of mourners gathered in Stewart Park, Roseberg, for a candlelit vigil mourning the victims on Thursday evening. |
| 5.14am BST | 5.14am BST |
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| Jason Wilson has filed a report from the neighbourhood of Chris Harper-Mercer. | Jason Wilson has filed a report from the neighbourhood of Chris Harper-Mercer. |
| Steven Fisher, who lives in a neighbouring block, positively identified the man in the picture as his neighbour. | Steven Fisher, who lives in a neighbouring block, positively identified the man in the picture as his neighbour. |
| “Yeah I’d see him in the back yard, sometimes with a couple of kids,” said Fisher. | “Yeah I’d see him in the back yard, sometimes with a couple of kids,” said Fisher. |
| Fisher was referring to a large, open space shared by three blocks, each containing six apartments. He didn’t know what the relationship between the man and the children was, and didn’t know the man by name. | Fisher was referring to a large, open space shared by three blocks, each containing six apartments. He didn’t know what the relationship between the man and the children was, and didn’t know the man by name. |
| “I stay to myself when I come home from work,” he said. | “I stay to myself when I come home from work,” he said. |
| Other residents of the block said they did not recognize the man. | Other residents of the block said they did not recognize the man. |
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| Stacey Boylan, father of 18-year-old Anastasia Boylan who was injured in the attack, has told CNN his daughter survived by “playing dead”. | Stacey Boylan, father of 18-year-old Anastasia Boylan who was injured in the attack, has told CNN his daughter survived by “playing dead”. |
| He came in and there was gunfire immediately and he scattered the room. From what I understood what she said was he shot the professor point blank, one shot killed him. | He came in and there was gunfire immediately and he scattered the room. From what I understood what she said was he shot the professor point blank, one shot killed him. |
| Others had been injured and then this man had enough time – I don’t know how much time elapsed – he was able to stand there and start asking people one by one what their religion was. ‘Are you a Christian?’ he would ask them, and ‘if you are a Christian then stand up’ and they would stand up. He’d say ‘because you are a Christian you’re going to see God in about one second’ and then he shot and killed them. And he kept going down the line doing this to people. | Others had been injured and then this man had enough time – I don’t know how much time elapsed – he was able to stand there and start asking people one by one what their religion was. ‘Are you a Christian?’ he would ask them, and ‘if you are a Christian then stand up’ and they would stand up. He’d say ‘because you are a Christian you’re going to see God in about one second’ and then he shot and killed them. And he kept going down the line doing this to people. |
| How much time do you need? | How much time do you need? |
| She said he had a handgun. It wasn’t a big rifle or an assault rifle. This was a single handgun and he had enough ammunition and enough time to drop the magazine out of it, put another one in and continue his thing. How does he have that much time at a facility? | She said he had a handgun. It wasn’t a big rifle or an assault rifle. This was a single handgun and he had enough ammunition and enough time to drop the magazine out of it, put another one in and continue his thing. How does he have that much time at a facility? |
| I don’t understand that. How he could have that much time to kill that many people.” | I don’t understand that. How he could have that much time to kill that many people.” |
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| at 5.50am BST | at 5.50am BST |
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| The college campus had as strong a gun policy as the state laws allowed, according to the US gun violence prevention group, Everytown for gun safety. | The college campus had as strong a gun policy as the state laws allowed, according to the US gun violence prevention group, Everytown for gun safety. |
| It says Oregon law dictates colleges cannot completely prohibit the carrying of guns on campuses. | It says Oregon law dictates colleges cannot completely prohibit the carrying of guns on campuses. |
| “At the time of the shooting, Umpqua Community College had as strong a policy as Oregon law permits, which necessarily fell short of a full prohibition,” said Everytown’s communications director, Erika Soto Lamb. | “At the time of the shooting, Umpqua Community College had as strong a policy as Oregon law permits, which necessarily fell short of a full prohibition,” said Everytown’s communications director, Erika Soto Lamb. |
| “The college’s policy acknowledged that some campus carry activity was ‘expressly authorized by law’ and beyond the school’s control.” | “The college’s policy acknowledged that some campus carry activity was ‘expressly authorized by law’ and beyond the school’s control.” |
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| Associated Press has spoken with a neighbour of Chris Harper-Mercer. | Associated Press has spoken with a neighbour of Chris Harper-Mercer. |
| Bronte Hart, who lived below the man believed to have killed nine people, said Harper-Mercer “seemed really unfriendly”. | Bronte Hart, who lived below the man believed to have killed nine people, said Harper-Mercer “seemed really unfriendly”. |
| Hart says Mercer would “sit by himself in the dark in the balcony with this little light” and that a woman she believed to be Mercer’s mother also lived upstairs and was “crying her eyes out” Thursday. | Hart says Mercer would “sit by himself in the dark in the balcony with this little light” and that a woman she believed to be Mercer’s mother also lived upstairs and was “crying her eyes out” Thursday. |
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| at 4.40am BST | at 4.40am BST |
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| Jason Wilson is in Oregon and has filed the below dispatch. | Jason Wilson is in Oregon and has filed the below dispatch. |
| The suspect’s apparent home was an apartment in a small, nondescript block, located at the end of a cul de sac in a leafy outer suburb of Roseburg, with pleasant views of nearby hills. | The suspect’s apparent home was an apartment in a small, nondescript block, located at the end of a cul de sac in a leafy outer suburb of Roseburg, with pleasant views of nearby hills. |
| Police sealed the building earlier this afternoon. In the early evening, carloads of investigators were still arriving, choking up the small carpark at the front of the building. There were state and local uniforms, plain clothes police, and dogs. Those patrolling the tape were tight-lipped about what was happening inside. | Police sealed the building earlier this afternoon. In the early evening, carloads of investigators were still arriving, choking up the small carpark at the front of the building. There were state and local uniforms, plain clothes police, and dogs. Those patrolling the tape were tight-lipped about what was happening inside. |
| None of the neighbours milling around appeared to have interacted with Chris Harper-Mercer, but they were surprised something like this could happen in their quiet neighbourhood. “Maybe in Portland,” offered Kiona, who was standing on the opposite kerb, “But here, in Roseburg?” | None of the neighbours milling around appeared to have interacted with Chris Harper-Mercer, but they were surprised something like this could happen in their quiet neighbourhood. “Maybe in Portland,” offered Kiona, who was standing on the opposite kerb, “But here, in Roseburg?” |
| The prevailing emotion in this community still seems to be disbelief. | The prevailing emotion in this community still seems to be disbelief. |
| Police have sealed off a house in Winchester, an outer suburb of Roseburg. pic.twitter.com/wYhBwDGMJ7 | Police have sealed off a house in Winchester, an outer suburb of Roseburg. pic.twitter.com/wYhBwDGMJ7 |
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| Hundreds of people are attending a candlelit vigil for the victims of the shooting. The vigil is at Stewart Park, Roseberg. | Hundreds of people are attending a candlelit vigil for the victims of the shooting. The vigil is at Stewart Park, Roseberg. |
| A few hundred already gathered at the #UCCShooting vigil. pic.twitter.com/RGg3XAE2le | A few hundred already gathered at the #UCCShooting vigil. pic.twitter.com/RGg3XAE2le |
| Hundreds of people are showing support at the candlelight vigil at Stewart Park. #liveonkval pic.twitter.com/Fq6S9EBQUz | Hundreds of people are showing support at the candlelight vigil at Stewart Park. #liveonkval pic.twitter.com/Fq6S9EBQUz |
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| Profiles on social media, dating and other online sites are emerging with apparent connections to Chris Harper-Mercer. Screen shots of a conversation on the 4chan message board are being investigated by federal police, to see if they are in fact linked to the gunman. | Profiles on social media, dating and other online sites are emerging with apparent connections to Chris Harper-Mercer. Screen shots of a conversation on the 4chan message board are being investigated by federal police, to see if they are in fact linked to the gunman. |
| One post in the conversation states: “don’t go to school tomorrow if you are in the northwest.” | One post in the conversation states: “don’t go to school tomorrow if you are in the northwest.” |
| The conversation is under investigation and not confirmed to be linked – a similar online posting around the time of the Sandy Hook shooting was later found to be unconnected. | The conversation is under investigation and not confirmed to be linked – a similar online posting around the time of the Sandy Hook shooting was later found to be unconnected. |
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| Alek Skarlatos, the 22-year-old US soldier who was instrumental in preventing a shooting on a Paris train in August, is a former student of the Umpqua community college. | Alek Skarlatos, the 22-year-old US soldier who was instrumental in preventing a shooting on a Paris train in August, is a former student of the Umpqua community college. |
| Skarlatos told People magazine he was enrolled prior to his Afghanistan deployment in 2014. | Skarlatos told People magazine he was enrolled prior to his Afghanistan deployment in 2014. |
| “While I was fortunate enough to be in the right place at the right time in August aboard a train bound for Paris, I only wish that the same could be said for today,” he said in a statement. “I wish that I could have been there today to assist.” | “While I was fortunate enough to be in the right place at the right time in August aboard a train bound for Paris, I only wish that the same could be said for today,” he said in a statement. “I wish that I could have been there today to assist.” |
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| at 3.49am BST | at 3.49am BST |
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| Police are currently at an apartment in Winchester, Oregon. Police tape has cordoned off the area, which is about 3km from campus. | Police are currently at an apartment in Winchester, Oregon. Police tape has cordoned off the area, which is about 3km from campus. |
| Police are searching an apartment in Winchester Oregon, belived to be connected to the #UCCShooting #liveonkomo pic.twitter.com/RyCC3SXcFz | Police are searching an apartment in Winchester Oregon, belived to be connected to the #UCCShooting #liveonkomo pic.twitter.com/RyCC3SXcFz |
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| at 3.43am BST | at 3.43am BST |