{"id":156684,"date":"2015-10-02T11:44:50","date_gmt":"2015-10-02T11:44:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=156684"},"modified":"2015-10-02T11:44:50","modified_gmt":"2015-10-02T11:44:50","slug":"9-killed-in-us-college-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/10\/9-killed-in-us-college-shooting\/","title":{"rendered":"9 killed in US college shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"
Nine people have been killed and seven injured in a shooting at a college in the US state of Oregon, say police.<\/p>\n
The gunman, 26, opened fire at Umpqua Community College on Thursday morning and was killed in a police shootout.<\/p>\n
There were conflicting reports on casualties but Douglas County Sheriff John Hanlin said 10 dead, including the gunman, was “the best” figure.<\/p>\n
Police have not identified the attacker but unnamed officers have told US media his name is Chris Harper Mercer.<\/p>\n
Mr Hanlin said he would not confirm the name, adding: “I will not give him the credit he probably sought prior to this horrific and cowardly act.”<\/p>\n
Warning<\/strong> \nThe gunman was reportedly born in the UK and moved to the US as a young boy.<\/p>\n