Chris Harper Mercer, 26, has been identified as the alleged gunman in the massive shooting at Umpqua Community College in Oregon on Oct. 1. The revelation comes just hours after the heartbreaking news that he allegedly killed 13 people on the small campus of roughly 3,000 students, and wounded more than 20.
Law enforcement sources revealed to CBS News that the 26-year-old was identified as the gunman involved in the horrifying shooting. Earlier in the afternoon, the shooter was confirmed to have been killed after he exchanged gunfire with the police. “The shooter is deceased,” John Halin, Sheriff of Douglas County said during a press conference.
The massacre started on the college’s campus, in Snyder Hall part of the school’s science building, according to initial reports. Dead and wounded victims were later found in multiple classrooms throughout the campus. Ten victims were transported to Mercy Medical Center in Roseburg, OR and another two succumbed to their injuries and passed away before reaching the hospital. One of those victims included a woman who was shot in the chest, according to Boice, a Douglas County commissioner. Army veteran Chris Mintz, 30, was shot 7 times after trying to stop the attack.
Umpqua, a school with roughly 3,300 full-time students and 16,000 part-time students, is located less than 70 miles south of Eugene, OR. Information about all of the events surrounding the shooting is still being revealed, including the names of the victims and the motivation behind Chris Harper-Mercer’s alleged attack.
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