ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) — People in this southern Oregon timber town sought solace in church services following last week’s deadly shooting rampage — including one congregation where the pastor’s daughter survived because the gunman mistakenly believed she was dead. More than 100 people gathered to hear pastor Randy Scroggins speak at New Beginnings Church of […]
UPDATE: A government official says the man who opened fire at an Oregon community college was 26-year-old Chris Harper Mercer (pictured, below) The official wasn’t authorized to speak publicly and provided the name on condition of anonymity. Mercer killed nine people at Umpqua (UHMP’-kwah) Community College before he died during an exchange of gunfire with […]
