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Veteran Charged Oregon Shooter, Was Shot 5 Times

Chris Mintz, 30, now in stable condition after surgery

(Newser) - A sheriff is refusing to speak the name of Oregon school shooter Chris Harper Mercer, but this name does deserve to be spoken: Chris Mintz. Family members say the 30-year-old Army veteran and second-year student at Umpqua Community College charged Mercer in an attempt to protect others, was shot at...

An Emotional Obama Responds to Today's School Shooting

He's now made 15 statements on mass shootings since taking office

(Newser) - A visibly frustrated President Barack Obama said Thursday that thoughts and prayers are no longer enough as Americans respond to another deadly school shooting , and he challenged voters wanting to deal with the problem to vote for elected officials who will do something. Obama addressed the nation from the White...

Suspected School Shooter: 'This Is the Only Time I'll Be in the News'

20-year-old male exchanged gunfire with police, authorities say

(Newser) - The gunman in Thursday's shooting at an Oregon community college was a 20-year-old male, Gov. Kate Brown said at a press conference broadcast by KOIN . Police and the superintendent of the state also said the gunman exchanged gunfire with police and that he is dead, though it was not...

Stories of Horror From Today's School Shooting

Shooter apparently asked students to state religion before firing

(Newser) - Horrific stories are trickling out from inside Thursday's mass shooting at an Oregon community college:
  • Student Kendra Gordon tells Fox News she was in a classroom next to on where the gunman was shooting. "I was sitting in class when we had first heard the shot. And we
...

10 Dead in Shooting at Oregon College

 10 Dead in Shooting 
 at Oregon College 
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Oct 1, 2015 3:24 PM CDT

10 Dead in Shooting at Oregon College

Many more injured at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg

(Newser) - A shooting at a community college in Oregon has left at least 10 people dead, reports KOIN . At least another 7 people were injured, some of them critically. (Reports varied throughout the day on how many were killed and injured.) "We arrived to find multiple patients in multiple...

School Shooter's Dad Guilty on Gun Charges

Son's murder of 4 classmates wasn't mentioned in court

(Newser) - A father in Washington state could be spending up to 10 years in prison for buying the gun his 15-year-old son used to kill himself and four classmates. Raymond Fryberg, father of Jaylen Fryberg , was found guilty on Tuesday on federal charges of illegally possessing six firearms, including the Beretta...

Inside the Mystery of the Delta State Shooting

Shannon Lamb's motive remains unclear, though there were hints of trouble

(Newser) - Shannon Lamb's motive for fatally shooting his girlfriend and a university colleague remains largely a mystery: The Mississippi university instructor had no criminal record, he was a well-liked teacher, and police said there was no history of domestic violence between him and Amy Prentiss. Victim and fellow Delta State...

Suspect in Prof's Killing Dead by Own Hand

Shannon Lamb shot himself as cops closed in

(Newser) - A Delta State University professor has killed himself after two alleged murders and a huge manhunt , police in Mississippi say. Officials say Shannon Lamb, who's believed to have killed his girlfriend before shooting a colleague dead in his office at the university yesterday, took off on foot after police...

Fellow Teacher Suspected in Prof's Killing

Professor Ethan Schmidt named as victim in Delta State shooting

(Newser) - Whoever killed a Mississippi professor in his office today is still on the loose—but authorities have named the victim and a suspect. Per a county coroner, history professor Ethan Schmidt was shot dead in the head today at Delta State University in Cleveland, Miss., the Clarion-Ledger reports. Authorities say...

Professor Dead in Shooting at Mississippi's Delta State

School on lockdown, active shooter said to be on the loose

(Newser) - A Mississippi campus is on lockdown after a shooting this morning left one professor dead and a shooter on the loose, the Clarion-Ledger reports. "Delta State University has confirmed one fatality. Campus remains under lockdown. Please stay inside and away from windows," reads a tweet posted shortly after...

School Shooter Texted Family Before Opening Fire

'I need my crew with me too'

(Newser) - Jaylen Fryberg sent a text message to his family before opening fire in a high school cafeteria last year—but it didn't explain why the popular 15-year-old was killing four friends and himself, and after an investigation that runs 1,400 pages long, authorities still aren't sure why...

Student Shot to Death at College in Georgia

Man is killed at Savannah State

(Newser) - Another campus shooting is making headlines this morning, this one out of Savannah State University in Georgia. Police say a junior at the school identified as Christopher Starks died after being shot at the student union last night, reports WSB-TV . Nobody else was injured, and it's not clear what...

Teacher Saves Life of School Shooter

Cops say Brady Olson tackled armed teen as officer prepared to shoot

(Newser) - A troubled 16-year-old boy who may have been planning "suicide by cop" is alive today thanks to a teacher who says he "reacted in a way that any other teacher would react" to the sound of gunfire. Police say that after the teen fired two shots inside North...

Teacher Sues School Over 'Gunman' Who 'Killed' Her

Linda McLean suffered PTSD after the surprise 'active shooter' drill

(Newser) - Teacher Linda McLean says she hasn't been able to work since the terrifying Friday two years ago when a man wearing goggles burst into her classroom, pointed a pistol in her face, pulled the trigger, and told her, "You're dead." But she wasn't shot: The...

Crossbow-Wielding Boy in Spain Kills Teacher: Reports

4 others reported injured; details still hazy

(Newser) - A teen armed with a crossbow killed a teacher this morning in a rare attack in Spain, according to reports. The teen, who has been arrested, is said to be 13 years old, reports the BBC , which notes that the age of criminal responsibility in Spain is 14. It's...

NC College Shooting Suspect Nabbed in Fla.

Kenneth Stancil found sleeping on beach

(Newser) - After an 18-hour manhunt, a suspect in the shooting of an employee at a North Carolina college is now in custody. Authorities say Kenneth Morgan Stancil III, 20, carried a long gun into Wayne Community College in Goldsboro yesterday before 8am and fired a single shot, killing print shop director...

1 Dead in NC College Shooting
 1 Dead in NC College Shooting 
Apr 13, 2015 9:18 AM CDT

1 Dead in NC College Shooting

Cops hunting for shooter at Wayne Community College

(Newser) - One person is dead, police are hunting for a shooter, and a North Carolina college is on lockdown after a shooting this morning, report WRAL and Fox News . "This is not a drill. The entire campus is under lockdown," read a message posted on the Wayne Community College'...

Inside, a Basketball Game; Outside, a Shooting

2 teens shot outside Frederick High School in Maryland

(Newser) - Two teens were shot outside a basketball game at Frederick High School in Maryland last night, and as of this morning police were still looking for the shooter or shooters, who are believed to have escaped on foot. "Gunshots going off around a gym packed with kids," is...

Newtown Votes to Destroy Lanza Home

School shooter's home will become open space

(Newser) - The Newtown, Conn., home that one neighbor describes as "a constant reminder of the evil that resided there" is going to be destroyed. Officials in the town have voted to tear down the home where Adam Lanza lived and leave the land as open space, reports the Hartford Courant...

Alabama School May Arm Kids—With Canned Goods

Administrators emphasize it's a very small part of keeping students safe

(Newser) - With school threats, shootings, and lockdowns in the news at a dizzying pace, educators are naturally looking at ways to keep kids safe. But while those measures typically include security guards or metal detectors, one Alabama middle school is raising more than a few eyebrows by asking parents to arm...

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