A gunman opened fire on Thursday at a community college in Oregon, killing 13 people and wounding some 20 others before he was shot to death by officers, in the latest mass killing to rock a U.S. school, state and county officials said.
There were conflicting reports on the number of dead and wounded in the shooting rampage at Umpqua Community College at 11 pm (IST).
The state’s attorney general told the local NBC affiliate that 13 people had been slain, 20 wounded and the shooter was killed.
Douglas County Sheriff John Hanlin said the gunman was slain in an exchange of gunfire with police officers in a campus building.
Governor Kate Brown said the suspect was 20-year-old man but he was not identified further by authorities.
CNN reported that among the wounded was a female who had been shot in the chest. The Oregonian said that at least six patients were critically injured in the shooting, citing an official with Life Flight.
President Barack Obama was briefed on the shooting by Lisa Monaco, his homeland security adviser, a White House official said.
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