As many as 13 people were killed and 20 injured Thursday when a lone, 20-year-old gunman opened fire in a classroom at a community college in southern Oregon, according to Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenbaum.
Douglas County Sheriff John Hanlin said the gunman was shot and killed during an exchange of gunfire with officers.
"The shooter is deceased," Hanlin said. Oregon State Police said in a statement there was only one shooter.
"It is a peaceful community," Hanlin said. "Certainly this is a huge shock to the entire community to have this level of crime, an incident occur in our community."
One student, Kortney Moore, 18, told News Review-Today that she was in her writing class in Snyder Hall when a single shot came through a window.
Moore said she saw her teacher get shot in the head, apparently after the gunman came into the classroom. At that point, Moore told the newspaper, the shooter ordered everyone to get on the ground. The shooter then asked people to stand up and state their religion and then started firing, Moore said..
A witness at the scene in Roseburg said the male shooter was shot by police and was acting alone, according The Register-Guard of Eugene. The report could not be immediately confirmed.
As many as 13 people were killed and 20 injured Thursday when a lone, 20-year-old gunman opened fire in a classroom at a community college in southern Oregon, according to Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenbaum.
Douglas County Sheriff John Hanlin said the gunman was shot and killed during an exchange of gunfire with officers.
"The shooter is deceased," Hanlin said. Oregon State Police said in a statement there was only one shooter.
"It is a peaceful community," Hanlin said. "Certainly this is a huge shock to the entire community to have this level of crime, an incident occur in our community."
One student, Kortney Moore, 18, told News Review-Today that she was in her writing class in Snyder Hall when a single shot came through a window.
Moore said she saw her teacher get shot in the head, apparently after the gunman came into the classroom. At that point, Moore told the newspaper, the shooter ordered everyone to get on the ground. The shooter then asked people to stand up and state their religion and then started firing, Moore said..
A witness at the scene in Roseburg said the male shooter was shot by police and was acting alone, according The Register-Guard of Eugene. The report could not be immediately confirmed.
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