College Tragedies in Oregon

Shooting in Umpqua Community College Oregon killed 9 students and teachers.

 On October 1st, Umpqua Community College faced one of their most terrible moments maybe even in history. There was a shooting performed by student Chris-Harper Mercer. The motives for this shooting are unknown and according to CNN the shooters parents are still trying to put the pieces together. The gunman is said to have suffered of mental issues. The gunman’s type of death is undefined since people do not know if a cop shot him or he committed suicide after the shooting. There were about 19 wounded people all who suffered of gunshots in the head, limbs and abdomen. Student Cassandra Welding confessed that her class was in panic mode. Students were all hiding behind furniture and calling 911 and their loved ones. They even turned of the lights and locked the door so nobody would know they were there. People all around the world know about these shootings and are praying for the people wounded in this tragedy.