Fifteen dead, 20 wounded in shooting at Oregon college: media

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

At least 15 people were killed and another 20 wounded at a shooting on Thursday at a community college in Roseburg, Oregon, media reported.

The Portland Oregonian newspaper and CNN reported that a suspect had been taken into custody, citing Douglas County officials. That suspect was not identified.

CNN reported that one of the wounded was a female who had been shot in the chest. There was no immediate information on condition of the other wounded victims.

A spokeswoman for the Douglas County Sheriff's department confirmed to Reuters that there was a shooting at the Umpqua Community College campus in Roseburg. The spokeswoman had no further details.

"Active shooter scene is code 4. Multiple casualties all pt's transported," the Douglas County Fire Department said in a tweet. Multiple ambulances were reported to be on scene.

The Portland Oregonian newspaper reported that officers responded at around 10:40 a.m. PDT to reports of a shooting at the college. The Oregonian said police scanner traffic indicated that the shooter was "down."

Shelly Stefanich, spokeswoman for Mercy Medical Center in Roseburg, said that the hospital was the only one in town and most likely to receive patients, but could not say how many were being treated there.

Local media reported that authorities were combing through the campus.

The paper said agents from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were en route to Roseburg, a city of about 20,000 people some 260 miles (418 km) south of Portland.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/01/us-usa-shooting-oregon-idUSKCN0RV5EP20151001?utm_source=twitter

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

Good Lord....

[Teddy B 17,252]

Craziness

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

Prayers going out to the survivors and their families. That's just insane...

[Sousuke 1,214]

This was posted on another forum.

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:OZGEjT1ilSUJ:https://archive.moe/r9k/post/22785729/+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us

I think it was the attacker talking yesterday about what he was to do today.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

This was posted on another forum.

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:OZGEjT1ilSUJ:https://archive.moe/r9k/post/22785729/+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us

I think it was the attacker talking yesterday about what he was to do today.

That's insane. Looks like he gave warning....

[Sousuke 1,214]

That's insane. Looks like he gave warning....

If you go to the current version, you will see people congratulating him etc. Sometimes the internet scares me because it shows how evil people can be.

[decocker 7,198]

I think it was the attacker talking yesterday about what he was to do today.

and all the anonymous "suggestions"

[lostinblue 1,989]

If you go to the current version, you will see people congratulating him etc. Sometimes the internet scares me because it shows how evil people can be.

For some folks it is just another video game

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Madness! Those poor people.

[lostinblue 1,989]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3256735/Don-t-school-tomorrow-northwest-Disturbing-warning-message-appears-4Chan-night-shooting-Oregon-college.html

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

For some folks it is just another video game

They were talking about killing people. Just surprised when that person went and actually did it.

Truly sick folks in the world....

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

For some folks it is just another video game

I think you may be on to something there. This wasn't the "norm" when Pacman ruled the video game world. Or Space Invaders, even. But now we have all the 3rd person shooters, and kids think that is what life is all about.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

I think you may be on to something there. This wasn't the "norm" when Pacman ruled the video game world. Or Space Invaders, even. But now we have all the 3rd person shooters, and kids think that is what life is all about.

He's not onto anything. There is zero proof linking playing violent videogames to serious violent behaviour. Zero. Zip. Zilcho.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

I think you may be on to something there. This wasn't the "norm" when Pacman ruled the video game world. Or Space Invaders, even. But now we have all the 3rd person shooters, and kids think that is what life is all about.

Or a society that has made owning a gun the pinnacle of being an American or even a man. We have glorified going out in a blaze of glory.

The shooter said he felt insignificant and wanted to be known. The way mass shootings are treated here, he's about to get what he wanted. What's sad is, nothing will change and the cycle is only going to repeat itself.