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| Oakland college gunman identified by police | |
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| 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. | 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 had opened fire in a classroom at Oikos University. | |
| The suspect, a former student at the college, surrendered at a supermarket in nearby Alameda city. | 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. Five people were pronounced dead at the scene while two others died in hospital. | |
| 'Very bloody scene' | 'Very bloody scene' |
| Bodies covered with tarpaulin were laid outside, and TV footage showed wounded people emerging from buildings. | 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, Mr Jordan said during Monday evening's press conference. | |
| He estimated it would take a few days "to put the pieces together", adding: "We do not have a motive." | |
| The gunman had opened fire throughout the building, leaving a "very bloody scene", he told reporters. | |
| "Officers found several victims throughout the classroom, throughout the building," he said. | |
| "There were several people hiding in locked buildings, locked doors behind desks, as you can imagine, very frightened, very scared. | |
| "Some of them were injured so we had to rescue them out. We had to force our way into a number of rooms." | |
| The Oakland Fire Department was notified of the shooting at about 10:30 local time. | 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." |
| 'Shot in chest' | |
| 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. |
| Reports had described the suspect as a Korean man in his 40s, with heavy build and wearing khaki clothes. | |
| A memorial service is scheduled for 18:00 local time on Tuesday. | A memorial service is scheduled for 18:00 local time on Tuesday. |
| California Governor Jerry Brown said in a statement the shooting was "shocking and sad". | 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." | "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 opened fire on fellow students in February, killing three and injuring six. | |
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