Oregon College Gunman Dead In Police Shootout
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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) - Ten people were killed and seven others hurt after a shooting at an Oregon Community College.
Just after 10:30 a.m. Thursday, police responded to calls that said there was an active shooter at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, about 175 miles south of Portland.
According to sources, the 26-year-old shooter has been identified as Chris Harper Mercer. He was also killed after exchanging gunfire with police.
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Sources told CBS News that Harper was asking students to state their religion before he began shooting.
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