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Police name Oakland university gunman | |
(about 1 hour later) | |
The gunman who killed seven people and injured three others at a California college has been named by police as 43-year-old One Goh. | |
Oakland police chief Howard Jordan said the shooter opened fire in a classroom at Oikos University. | |
The suspect, a former student at the college, surrendered at a supermarket in nearby Alameda city. | |
Oikos University is a private religious institution offering courses in theology, music and nursing. | Oikos University is a private religious institution offering courses in theology, music and nursing. |
Armed officers swarmed the university after Monday's mid-morning attack. | |
'Very bloody scene' | |
Bodies covered with tarpaulin were laid outside, and TV footage showed wounded people emerging from buildings. | |
Mr Goh is believed to be an Oakland resident and was a former student at the university, said police chief Jordan. | |
He told reporters that the gunman had opened fire throughout the building, leaving a "very bloody scene". | |
The Oakland Fire Department was notified of the shooting at about 10:30 local time. | |
Pastor Jong Kim, who founded the school about 10 years ago, told the Oakland Tribune that the shooter was a former nursing student at the college. | Pastor Jong Kim, who founded the school about 10 years ago, told the Oakland Tribune that the shooter was a former nursing student at the college. |
He said he had heard about 30 gunshots in the building, adding: "I stayed in my office." | He said he had heard about 30 gunshots in the building, adding: "I stayed in my office." |
A witness, Brian Snow, told local news station KGO-TV: "One of the people who was inside the building, she was saying there is a crazy guy inside. | A witness, Brian Snow, told local news station KGO-TV: "One of the people who was inside the building, she was saying there is a crazy guy inside. |
"She did say someone got shot in the chest right next to her before she got taken off in an ambulance." | "She did say someone got shot in the chest right next to her before she got taken off in an ambulance." |
A woman who was doing errands nearby, Angie Johnson, told the San Francisco Chronicle she helped a woman with a gunshot wound in her arm. | A woman who was doing errands nearby, Angie Johnson, told the San Francisco Chronicle she helped a woman with a gunshot wound in her arm. |
The woman "had a hole in her right arm the size of a silver dollar with blood coming down", Ms Johnson told the newspaper. | The woman "had a hole in her right arm the size of a silver dollar with blood coming down", Ms Johnson told the newspaper. |
Ms Johnson also said that, according to the woman, the gunman had stood up during a nursing class, shot one student in the chest at point blank range and then began firing at the rest of the room. | Ms Johnson also said that, according to the woman, the gunman had stood up during a nursing class, shot one student in the chest at point blank range and then began firing at the rest of the room. |
A memorial service is scheduled for 18:00 local time on Tuesday. | |
Reports described the suspect as a Korean man in his 40s, with heavy build and wearing khaki clothes. | Reports described the suspect as a Korean man in his 40s, with heavy build and wearing khaki clothes. |
California Governor Jerry Brown said in a statement the shooting was "shocking and sad". | |
"Our thoughts and prayers go out to the victims, their families and friends and the entire community affected by this senseless act of violence." | |
The shooting comes after an Ohio high school student killed three peers and injured six in February. | The shooting comes after an Ohio high school student killed three peers and injured six in February. |
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