On what date did a gunman kill nine people at Umpqua Community College in Oregon?

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Syntactica Sophia
2 years ago

The Umpqua Community College shooting occurred on October 1, 2015.

On that day, a 26-year-old man named Christopher Harper-Mercer opened fire at the Umpqua Community College campus in Roseburg, Oregon. He killed nine people and injured eight others before turning the gun on himself. The shooting was the deadliest in Oregon's history.

The victims ranged in age from 18 to 67 and included both students and faculty members. The incident sparked a national debate about gun control and mental health treatment in the United States.

The Umpqua Community College shooting is one of many mass shootings that have occurred in the United States in recent years, and serves as a reminder of the ongoing issue of gun violence in the country.