Umpqua Community College shooting
On October 1st, 2015, a 26 year old student, Christopher Harper-Mercer, fatally shot nine people and injured nine others at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon. Students reported that the shooting was in his English and writing classroom, where instead of bringing his books to class that day, he brought his firearm. One survivor, Tracy Heu, stated to CNN news that “he came in and shot towards the back of the wall while telling everybody to go to the center of the room. He then started to ask people about their religion and if they believed in god. When they replied yes, he said “good you’re going to see him soon” then shot them.” She explained how the deadly mass shooting terrified her making her think that she was going to die as well, but there was so much blood on the floor and she was already covered in it, she decided to act as if she was dead and the shooter thought she was. She was one of the lucky three that survived that day. This is horrific event that will never be forgotten. Students all over are …show more content…
Army in 2008, but was discharged after five weeks for his failure to meet the "minimum administrative standards" of basic training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. In 2009, he graduated from Switzer Learning Center, a school for teenagers with learning disabilities or emotional issues. This is a why many people believe he had mental health issues. Also the day of the shootings, Harper-Mercer reportedly gave a survivor several papers containing numerous writings showing he had studied mass killings, including the 2014 killing spree at Isla Vista, California. The papers, some writings on a USB flash drive, expressed his sexual frustration as a virgin, animosity toward black men, and a lack of fulfillment in his isolated life. In these papers, Harper-Mercer said "Other people think I'm crazy, but I'm not. I'm the sane one," and that he would be "welcomed in Hell and embraced by the
On October 1st, 2015, a 26 year old student, Christopher Harper-Mercer, fatally shot nine people and injured nine others at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon. Students reported that the shooting was in his English and writing classroom, where instead of bringing his books to class that day, he brought his firearm. One survivor, Tracy Heu, stated to CNN news that “he came in and shot towards the back of the wall while telling everybody to go to the center of the room. He then started to ask people about their religion and if they believed in god. When they replied yes, he said “good you’re going to see him soon” then shot them.” She explained how the deadly mass shooting terrified her making her think that she was going to die as well, but there was so much blood on the floor and she was already covered in it, she decided to act as if she was dead and the shooter thought she was. She was one of the lucky three that survived that day. This is horrific event that will never be forgotten. Students all over are …show more content…
Army in 2008, but was discharged after five weeks for his failure to meet the "minimum administrative standards" of basic training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. In 2009, he graduated from Switzer Learning Center, a school for teenagers with learning disabilities or emotional issues. This is a why many people believe he had mental health issues. Also the day of the shootings, Harper-Mercer reportedly gave a survivor several papers containing numerous writings showing he had studied mass killings, including the 2014 killing spree at Isla Vista, California. The papers, some writings on a USB flash drive, expressed his sexual frustration as a virgin, animosity toward black men, and a lack of fulfillment in his isolated life. In these papers, Harper-Mercer said "Other people think I'm crazy, but I'm not. I'm the sane one," and that he would be "welcomed in Hell and embraced by the