Shooting on campus in Oregon: at least 13 dead – BBC Russian

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Image caption The college is located in a small town in Oregon

At least 13 people were killed and 20 wounded in the shooting, which was opened by an unknown on the college campus Umpqua Community College in the city of Roseburg, Ore.

Police said the gunman was killed during a shootout.

The first of the shooting said the local fire department, recommending to people on your page in the “Twitter” to stay away from the crime scene.

The gunman, who, according to some reports, a little over 20 years, opened fire at 10:30 local time (18:30 GMT).

The Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum Oregon said in an interview to NBC, that At least 20 people were injured and 13 were killed, though police have not yet confirmed this information.

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Image caption The students say they can not believe that it happened in their college

From the talks of police on the radio it was clear that the gunman was a male, and that in one of the classes of the college between him and the police started firing.

Then, the radio could be heard as one of the Police said that the gunman fell, and mentions several gunshot wounds, after which he called several ambulances.

It is known that in the hands of the shooter was a big gun, a long-barreled weapons.

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Image caption Injured taken to the hospital

The White House announced that President Barack Obama informed about the incident.

In an interview with CNN en Head Douglas County Fire Department Ray Schaufler said that “several classes are some of the wounded” and that 11 people had taken to the local hospital. Two of them died in the hospital.

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Image caption The police searched all coming out of college students

In the Umpqua Community College learning about three thousand students. At the same Roseburg live just over 20 thousand people. The city is located about 300 miles south of Portland, Oregon’s largest city.

College Campus is located 9.5 kilometers from the city. The college itself – not quite a traditional institution: the average age of his students – 38 years. The college was founded in the 60s in order to help the people of the district to acquire knowledge for a particular activity or prepare them to enter into a regular college.

Police Sergeant Roseburg Aaron Dunbar told CNN en that immediately After the shooting the college administration has closed the doors of the building.

Medical Center Mercy in Roseburg said in his “Twitter” that they received nine victims.

The students were on campus, are taken by bus to the nearest fair territory.