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Roseburg Looks For Answers In Wake Of Mass Shooting

Jon Rosman
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OPB

There's still no known motive for the gunman who opened fire at a community college Thursday in southern Oregon. The city of Roseburg was rocked by news that ten people died in a shooting at nearby Umpqua  Community College. The school's interim president, Rita Cavin  spoke Thursday evening at a candlelight vigil in a local park. She says she hopes people will respond to the shooting with words of peace.

Rita Cavin: "Anger caused this and we can't have anger around us right this minute. We need love and compassion and healing, and it's going to take a long time."

Police have told reporters the shooter was 26-year-old Chris Harper Mercer. Police say he died in a gunfight with responding officers. Oregon Governor Kate Brown has ordered the state's flags to half-staff until sundown Friday.

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