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UPDATE (12:10pm): The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office says the initial call about the shooting at Umpqua Community College came in to police at 10:38 a.m. Police from multiple jurisdictions responded to the 9-1-1 call. Students and faculty members are being bused to the Douglas County Fairgrounds to be picked up by family and friends.
Original Story:
An active shooter situation is taking place at Umpqua Community College (UCC) in Oregon and preliminary reports indicate 15 people are dead.
The college is currently on lockdown as police swarm the area. Reports indicate that there may be as many as 20 people injured. The campus is in a rural location about 180 kilometres south of Portland in Roseburg. There are conflicting reports as to whether or not the shooter has been detained or killed in the situation.
Details are still coming in and we will update the situation as soon as information is released.
Our thoughts are with the students, faculty, and families of Umpqua Community College. #UCCShooting
— Texas Democrats (@TXDemParty) October 1, 2015 Thoughts are with the people of Roseburg as we learn of multiple casualties after a mass shooting at Umpqua Community College. #UCCShooting
— Portland Police (@PortlandPolice) October 1, 2015 We send our thoughts and prayers to Umpqua Community College. What a heartbreaking situation. #UCCShooting
— MSU Student Assoc. (@MSU_SA) October 1, 2015 Active shooter scene is code 4. Multiple casualties all pt's transported. Media requests are being handled by Douglas County Major Crimes
— Fire Dist No.2 (@DCFD2) October 1, 2015 BREAKING: ATF special agents on the scene of #UCCShooting tragedy.
— ATF HQ (@ATFHQ) October 1, 2015 Omg there's someone shooting on campus.
— Kayla Marie (@KP_KaylaMarie) October 1, 2015Local Community Advertising