There are reports of a shooting at an Oregon Junior College with multiple deaths.
cr*p, sounds like 15 dead :(
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At least 15 students are dead as a result of a campus shooting at Umpqua Community College in Douglas County, Oregon, report Oregon police.
Douglas County Commissioner Chris Boice told CNN this is no longer an active shooting situation and the shooter is in custody.
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2015/10/01/campus-shooting-at-community-college-in-oregon-n2059849
Meanwhile, the next shooter is taking note of the coming media attention, and nodding to himself.
(It's news and ought to be reported, but... :-\ )
QuoteUpdate II: It appears police have revised the fatality numbers.
UPDATE: Oregon state police now say 7-10 fatalities, 20+ injured #LiveOnK2 https://t.co/2xfYTpyCST
— KATU News (@KATUNews) October 1, 2015
I wonder if someone heard "seven-to-ten fatalities" and thought they were hearing "seventeen"...
Quote from: JasonPratt on October 01, 2015, 02:10:57 PM
Meanwhile, the next shooter is taking note of the coming media attention, and nodding to himself.
(It's news and ought to be reported, but... :-\ )
Yup.
Here comes the non-stop 24 hour newsfest for the next week. Thus encouraging the next mentally disturbed angsty killers to covet their own stretch of infamy by doing the same.
---nvm---Thoughts and prayers for the victims and their families :(
Quote from: steve58 on October 01, 2015, 04:06:13 PM
---nvm---Thoughts and prayers for the victims and their families :(
+ 1 Thoughts and prayers to those affected.
Quote from: mirth on October 01, 2015, 04:24:00 PM
Quote from: steve58 on October 01, 2015, 04:06:13 PM
---nvm---Thoughts and prayers for the victims and their families :(
+ 1 Thoughts and prayers to those affected.
+2
From MSN.com
QuoteKortney Moore, 18, was in Snyder Hall when the shooter asked people to name their religion and then began firing, she told the paper.
Name their religion eh...
...RIP to the victims.
Yes indeed. Any indication yet what the 'right' and 'wrong' answers were?
No matter what that is f'd up and disgusting.
Such a shame.
Police briefing right now. They are not releasing any info on shooter at this time. Most likely another briefing later tonight.
Per the sheriff, 10 dead.
Quote from: Staggerwing on October 01, 2015, 06:06:45 PM
Yes indeed. Any indication yet what the 'right' and 'wrong' answers were?
Yes there was.
Ten dead and seven injured according to the latest report (http://ktla.com/2015/10/01/active-shooter-reported-at-oregon-college/) I could find.
Shooter identified as Chris Harper-Mercer.
Doing some quick searches, nothing abnormal is popping up.
http://morguepenpals.yolasite.com/north-america.php
http://spiritualpassions.com/seeme/ironcross45.html
The guy was looking for love. His photo bucket was full of Minecraft pictures. I was hoping that would be more revealing.
At this point, there is no indication this guy was a Muslim fanatic. He listed religious views as: Pagan, Wiccan, Not Religious, but Spiritual. Why he would ask about religion?
I think pretty much at this point, he's just your garden variety loser.
Apparently the dickads on 4Chan were encouraging the bastard when he leaked his plan last night
http://gawker.com/feds-investigating-4chan-thread-after-mass-shooting-at-1734149910
Sick fucks goading a sick fuck to act.
Since it's paid for anyway, all that NSA surveillance would be well served in facilitating a very public shaming of these smug little enabling anon assholes.
Quote from: Staggerwing on October 01, 2015, 09:42:30 PM
Sick fucks goading a sick fuck to act.
Since it's paid for anyway, all that NSA surveillance would be well served in facilitating a very public shaming of these smug little enabling anon assholes.
They ought to be indited as accomplices.
Another senseless tragedy. God comfort the victims and their families.
Quote from: LongBlade on October 01, 2015, 11:30:43 PM
Quote from: Staggerwing on October 01, 2015, 09:42:30 PM
Sick fucks goading a sick fuck to act.
Since it's paid for anyway, all that NSA surveillance would be well served in facilitating a very public shaming of these smug little enabling anon assholes.
They ought to be indited as accomplices.
Yes.
@Bison +1
More info: Unless you knew the guy and had a sense of his style there wasn't much to predict his telegraph:
http://dailycaller.com/2015/10/01/did-shooter-tip-off-community-college-shooting-on-4chan/
there are now other reports starting to surface that the guy on 4Chan might not have been the shooter after all. Someone with his screen name has been in contact with local media, but unknown if it's someone using the shooter's account, or they are actually different people
Such a tragedy.
A hero emerges from this tragedy:
http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/02/us/oregon-school-shooting-hero/index.html (http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/02/us/oregon-school-shooting-hero/index.html)
Once a soldier, always a soldier.
Quote from: Airborne Rifles on October 02, 2015, 11:52:06 AM
A hero emerges from this tragedy:
http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/02/us/oregon-school-shooting-hero/index.html (http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/02/us/oregon-school-shooting-hero/index.html)
Once a soldier, always a soldier.
Damn. They're saying he was shot 7 times.
https://gma.yahoo.com/hero-umpqua-community-college-student-chris-mintz-speaks-154937626--abc-news-topstories.html#
Wow. Mintz is indeed a hero.
Quote from: Swatter on October 01, 2015, 08:59:43 PM
Shooter identified as Chris Harper-Mercer.
Doing some quick searches, nothing abnormal is popping up.
http://morguepenpals.yolasite.com/north-america.php
http://spiritualpassions.com/seeme/ironcross45.html
The guy was looking for love. His photo bucket was full of Minecraft pictures. I was hoping that would be more revealing.
At this point, there is no indication this guy was a Muslim fanatic. He listed religious views as: Pagan, Wiccan, Not Religious, but Spiritual. Why he would ask about religion?
I think pretty much at this point, he's just your garden variety loser.
I'm not prepared to rule out an radical islamic link. Apparently, the shooter has a myspace account with at least one contact who appears to be associated with or a supporter of Islamic terrorists.
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/10/02/oregon-shooter-linked-to-man-praising-islamic-terrorism-kill-the-jews/ (http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/10/02/oregon-shooter-linked-to-man-praising-islamic-terrorism-kill-the-jews/)
I'm not going to trust anything this administration and media states about his motives.
Jarhead, you may be right. There's more to this story that we don't know. But there are some hints coming out.
QuoteThe New York Post identified the dating site as SpiritualPassions.com and reported that Mercer used the screen name "Ironcross45," a possible reference to a WWII decoration awarded to Nazi soldiers.
source: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/10/02/witnesses-say-oregon-gunman-targeted-christians-in-community-college-shooting/?intcmp=hpbt3
Forget the shooter, this is the guy that matters:
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/world/hero+army+veteran+expected+survive+after+being+shot+least/11412331/story.html (http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/world/hero+army+veteran+expected+survive+after+being+shot+least/11412331/story.html)
Yeah that's one brave man.
A true hero.