10 Confirmed Dead In Shooting at Oregon's Umpqua Community College

CNN and other sources report that an attacker, now in custody, shot and killed a reported ten people, and wounded another 20, at Oregon's Umpqua Community College, about three hours south of Portland, and described by CNN as "technically a gun-free zone." Students are being evacuated to a nearby fairgrounds, and local authorities advise anyone to avoid the area of the college. Wikipedia editors are also quickly compiling information about the attack. More news on the attack is still breaking; expect updates here.

Comments

Re:Gun-free zone?

[tripleevenfall]

It means no one will bring guns there, because there are signs saying it's against the rules.

Sit back and watch

[RyoShin]

This being the internet, and specifically Slashdot, I look forward to a well-mannered, reasonable discussion about the event and surrounding possibilities with absolutely no moderator bias intervention, political fervor, or anyone being referred to as a "fuckwad".

Re:Gun-free zone?

[Dominare]

I love when someone's sig so perfectly matches the content of their post.

Re:Gun-free zone?

[MachineShedFred]

And someone looking to shoot at people is not going to be deterred by a Class-C felony weapons charge.

"You know, I was going to shoot 25 people and get gunned down by police / incarcerated for the rest of my life, but that 15-day jail sentence for the weapons charge is just too much of a risk to take."