investigators identified the shooter at ump qua community college, the gunman, 26-year-old chris harper mercerdead, seven injured after mercer opens fire on the campus in roseburg at around 10:38 this morning local time. mercer killed in the gun battle with police. here's what we know right now, three pistols and one long rifle found at the scene according to law enforcement. well over 100 investigators combing the campus as a small community in rural oregon is reeling and an angry president obama says this -- >>

the name is 26-year-old chris harper mercer. 26-year-old chris harper mercer has now been officially confirmed by fox news channel. as we say, the fbi and atf are already on scene. there is word there is a heavy presence now outside of his apartment in roseburg, oregon. some neighbors have been asked about him saying that he got mad at them, angry at them for smoking. we know very little about him except for the fact that they are now going to be looking at his cell phone. his laptop. his social media footprint. of course, we are doing the same thing. and it appears that this chris harper mercer appears to be very heavily involved in weapons. there is a picture of him on a social media site with a weapon. there are also other pictures of weapons. now there are reports that three or four weapons were found at the scene of today's shooting, including handguns and at least one long gun. one law enforcement official told "the new york times" the shooter appears to be an angry young man filled with hate. again, there is no word of his religion or motive. remember, before the shooting, som

with charmin. >>> we're back with our breaking news, the gunman in the oregon is identified as chris harper mercere have learned that chris harper mercer had body armor with him and was heavily armed with a lot of ammunition, indicating that he was in it for a long gun fight. this is according to sources speaking to my colleague evan perez. authorities believe a relatively quick response from law enforcement there on the campus made all the difference in preventing further deaths in this case, don. so it appears that this gunman was prepared to some extent before he went in and opened fire. we know he had four guns on him, three pistols, one long gun. unclear how he obtained them. atf is doing the trace right now. we're learning that he had body armor with him. it's unclear if he was actually wearing the body armor. but we know he had that and a lot of ammunition and these four weapons. don? >> pamela brown working this story. thank you very much. we're going to continue on following this story. ten people injured, seven shot. president obama speaking out, very angry today, speaking out about this

the gunmen is 26-year-old chris harper mercer. his apart. sealed off as police try to figure out a motive to the massacre. william lajeunesse is live with more from roseburg. >> the students came here for a better life not to lose it. yesterday around 10:40 in the morning chris harper mercer walked into a creative writing class and began shooting. he had three hand guns and one rifle. he killed nine other students and injured seven. one student was in a classroom nearby. here's what she had to say. >> the look on their faces was horrifying. i don't know. it is hard to explain. when she looked at us. she said we have to get out now. one said we have to get out now. we began running. >> the campus has around 13,000 students. 3,000 full-time. one security guard who does not carry a gun but he carries mace. the 911 calls came n-deputies responded. two officers unlike columbine immediately confronted the gunman and shot mercer dead. the campus was on lock down. they let the students board a bus where they were reunited with family. >> you will ne

>> chris harper mercer, a lot of people understand why the sheriff would say that. some people wonder why the media would give him any attention. it's our job to report the facts and bring facts to the community about a possible motive. we are hearing from his family. he has many family members in southern california who have come out and say they are devastated. they never saw this come. neighbors are reacting saying he was a quiet guy who kept to himself. but there are law enforcement sources telling abc news they found four weapons at the crime scene ta include three pistols and assault type rifle. obviously, they're going to be looking into how he obtained those weapons and many want to know if he obtained them legally, as well, reena and kendis into his father talking to reporters in torrence, california, late last night. as this community searches pore answers so does the rest of the country. of course, we saw president obama talking very emotionally there last night. what is the feeling like there as the rest of the country responds to yet another shooting? >

fairgrounds where students were reunited with their families, a flag flies at apartment of chris harper mercer looking for clues tonight. the question many have tonight is what mercer was thinking and what brought him to that campus. there are reports in the investigation that may be possible comments made online on our web site called for chan, john monahan, fox 25 news. >>> just we went on air tonight i spoke with the former president of the community college who retired over the summer. he now lives in boston but back in roseburg tonight. holeston told me he was heart broken and couldn't believe the news. >> it doesn't matter if you're in boston or roseburgs when something like this happens, it strikes to the very heart of the community. we have to come to some sort of balance how we balance public safety. during our conversation, holeston got very emotional when talking about the lives lost today. despite the numerous training exercises the college and police organized. >>> and president barak obama addressed the nation expressing grief and sadness in the 15-state of a mass shooting since

outside one of the doors. >> reporter: officers say they exchanged gunfire with 26-year-old chris harper mercer in one of the buildings. he is now dead. the students and officers shaken. >> let me be very clear. i will not name the shooter. i will not give him the credit he probably sought. >> reporter: law enforcement sources tell abc news four firearms were recovered at the scene, three pistols and an assault-type rifle. they've also hinted he may have left messages behind. >> obviously it's been a devastating day, devastating for me and my family. shocked, shocked is all i can say, okay. >> what was the motive? what led him to this school? who was the target, et cetera. all of those things they'll want to pull together. ♪ >> reporter: and as the victims' families and friends gathered overnight at a vigil, a frustrated president obama addressed the nation for the 15th time following a mass shooting. >> the united states of america is the one advanced nation on earth in which we do not have sufficient commonsense gun safety laws even in the face of repeated mass killings. >> reporter: and the

investigators say the shooter is 26-year-old chris harper mercer. he died in a shoot-out with police at the school. nine other people were killed at the college 180 miles south of portland. several others were wounded. the father of a wounded student says her daughter told him the gunman asked who was christian and then shot them. >>> hurricane joaquin was this morning now as a category 4 storm but it could grow stronger heading up the eastern seaboard. the residents in massachusetts are bracing just in case the storm impacts us. it is expected to reach cuba, republic. luckily it looks like it will be trending out eastward. >>> an arrest in a decades old cold case. >> the victim, a tufts grad. >> reporter: in the summer of 1992, she was on top of the world. lena bruce had just become the first black woman to graduate with a degree in electrical engineering at tufts university. >> had she been allowed to grow into a successful woman, there's no telling what she could have accomplished. >> reporter: that july, shes what bound, sexually assaulted, and

authorities don't know where chris harper mercer started shooting but one student said mercer demanded his victims state their religion. mercer with was killed in a shoot-out with police. >>> joaquin pounded the bahamas. later today, it's expected to head north and east away from the coast, but a weather system preceded joaquin is drenching the and seaboard with flood producing rains and flash flood warnings from charleston to washington. >>> a plane crashed as it was trying to land at a base in afghanistan. eleven people were killed, including six american airmen. a u.s. official says it doesn't appear that hostile fire brought down the plane. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," the latest on the deadly campus shooting and more on the reaction from the white house. plus a special shirt to help protect young football players from injuries in the midsection and vladimir duthiers takes us inside chick-fil-a's boldest expansion empire right here in new york city. >> reporter: it sounds so simple but, clearly, if it were that simple, there would be thousands of peopl

the gunman identified in the last hour as 26-year-old chris harper mercer. at least 10 people are dead, including the gunman, and at least 7 people are hurt. >> our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their family. we holding the community of douglas county in our hearts today. >> reporter: the shooting taking college in roseburg, oregon. photos from the newspaper, the news review, revealed the chaotic scene as parents rushed to the scene. >> i don't know where she's at, i don't know if she's on the buses. i don't know if she's wound have had. i have no idea. >> the shooting fears have happened across at least two buildings including the science building. the first 911 calls came in at 10:38 local time. >> and upon arriving there, they located the shooter in one of the buildings. officers engaged that suspect, there was an exchange of gunfire. >> reporter: rescue crews say they felt helpless. very little is known about the 26-year-old shooter, and there is no known motive at this time. roseburg oregon is a small close knit rural community, a commun

the killer chris harper mercer died in a shootout with police. he asked his victims for their religion. hundreds near the campus of umpqua last night. >>> 47-year-old man is recovering after a shooting and philadelphia police say his own son is the gunman here. this happened around midnight in the city's olney section. the son was not there when the police showed up to the house, the victim is in critical, but stable condition. police are trying to figure out what led up to the shooting. >>> police suspect speed caused a deadly wreck in claymont, delaware, overnight. the driver was thrown from a car after crossing a barrier on philadelphia pike after exiting i-495. the car mitt hit a pole which pulverized the vehicle. debris was scattered across the road. the man was in his 50s. >>> k-9 units scoured for clues outside a home in newark this morning. police are looking for three masked men armed with weapons. nobody inside the home was hurt. >> there's a track on hurricane joaquin just into "action news." david murphy is here to break it down, it's

sources say as 26-year-old chris harper mercer. witnesses say he singled out christians in a classroom then gunned them down one by one. mercer is among the ten people killed. seven others were wounded. >>> well, schools all across the country hold drills for exactly these kinds of events. we recently saw one in colorado, the teacher locks the door, the students huddle. they all know the routine. there have been at least ten fatal shootings on u.s. campuses just this year alone and many more close calls. >>> well, 20 years ago tomorrow los angeles jury stunned many court watchers finding o.j. simpson not guilty for the murders of his ex-wife nicole and her friend ron goldman. >> that still hunts ron's sister who says she remembers thinking that her pounding heart would pop right out of her chest and when she finally heard the words not guilty, goldman says she was distraught. >> i couldn't believe it. i felt shock and despair and betrayal and judge ito told everybody to quiet down and tried to get control of the courtroom and we ju

several people were killed others wounded when a gunman identified by authorities as 26-year-old chris harper mercer opened fire in a classroom. the incident sent the small

>> i hope i make it. gunman as 26-year-old chris harper-mercer. they say he was killed in a shootout with police. sean: one survivor says the funman demanded the victims state their religion before he started shooting. nikole killion is in the washington bureau to tell us about the president's reaction to the tragedy. reporter: president obama got visually angry during his statement about the oregon shooting, saying our thoughts and prayers are not enough. campus chaos. >> i've never been more terrified for my life. ever. reporter: an oregon community class shattered after a gunman went on a rampage during the first week of school. >> it was just rapid fire. you could hear the people -- you could hear them moving and crying. reporter: the shooter was identified as 26-year-old chris harper-mercer. witnesses claim he demanded to know student's religion before he shot them. a devastating day. reporter: the victims were remembered late thursday while president obama cry another case of senseless violence. president obama: somehow this has been routine

is to blame for what happened, but if chris had not been able to get a hold of 13 guns, it would not have happened. amy: that is ian mercer, father of chris harper mercer. could talk, if you to that and also that chris harper-mercer had cited the man who killed your daughter, alison, as an example that he was a nobody who then was on the lips of the world because of the people he killed. isamy, part of the problem we have a lot of bad parenting out there. unfortunately, you can't legislate bad parenting. you can't do anything about it. it you can do things like universal background checks and closing gun loopholes to at least help prevent these things, to mitigate some of this bad parenting. i want to know, certainly, he gets it, and from what i understand he does she never saw his son much, they lived apart on a but i want to know what his mother was doing and as we read these revelations that she -- she had an arsenal herself and was clearly involved in this young man's life. frankly, she should be an accessory to murder. account of her having all the weapons and bragging about it. she had to know something was up. listen, my son has asperger'

chris helper mercer wanted -- chris harper mercer wanted to know the religion of his victims. >> you could hear the people, you could hear them moving and crying and our professor, the look on her face was horrifying, she said we need to get out. >> why, why, why. hannah did get out. we'll have a live report from abc news in the next half-hour. >> 6:07. a driver is being tested for dui after slam into a pedestrian and then taking off. police believe the crash happened after midnight at b and west moreland streets in west kensington. witnesses say the driver sped away from the scene moments after the crash. police located the car and the driver on the 300 block of allegheny avenue. the victim is in seer 0 -- serious condition. >>> this is in from new castle delaware, this is business fire that broke out in a nightclub on old capitol trail. delaware state fire marshal is investigating the cause of the blaze. >> 6:07 iphones have been out for a few years, there's another update coming, you would think the price would come down, but he this don't look like they will get cheaper. >> repor

suspect identified as 26-year-old chris harper mercer. he died in a shootout with police. witnesses say the gunman demanded victims state their religion to single out the christians. and president obama speaking at the white house, following this rampage, calling again for changes in the nation's gun laws. >> this is a political choice that we make. to allow this to happen every few months in america. we collectively are answerable to those families. who lose their loved ones. because of our inaction. lauren: horrific. so sad. we will have a live report from roseburg, oregon, in just a few minutes. stay tuned for that. nicole: we have a fox business weather alert. hurricane joaquin pounding the bahamas with torrential rain and powerful winds. national weather center the category 4 storm could grow stronger before moving up the east coast. meteorologist maria molina in the weather center with more. good friday morning to you. >> good friday morning to you as well. maximum sustained winds right now at 130 miles an hour. joaquin continues to lash the bahamas with torrential r

law enforcement authorities tell nbc news that he is a 26-year-old man, chris harper mercer. now, you may recall that the governor earlier had said he was 20. there was some confusion about the age. but now we're told that his name is chris harper mercer and that he's 26. and they say he was not a student, and they're working now to try to figure out what his connection was to the college and why he chose it as a target. they don't have a good answer for that tonight. one official says that authorities have found documents in which mercer expressed a philosophy of hate. they also told us about the weapons. they say he was armed with four weapons during the shooting spree. three handguns and an ar-15 style assault weapon, not necessarily actually an ar-15 but that kind of a weapon, what is popularly known as an assault weapon. >> pete, do we know in terms of those weapons, if those wrt weapons recovered from the scene, does that tell us anything about which weapons were actually used to kill all these people and commit the crime? do we know anything about that yet? >> reporter:

he's been identified as chris harper mercer. police say he was among ten people killed.et off panic across the rural campus as students ran for their lives. president obama visibly angry. he lashed out at the gun lobby and said the nation's response to mass shootings has become routine. >> and president obama meantime had been briefed at the white house. in fact, he watched live coverage from the oval office as the tragic events unfolded on that campus. >> he shared not only words of comfort but also a tough call again for tougher gun laws. >> somehow this has become routine. the reporting is routine. my response here at this podium ends up being routine. the conversation in the aftermath of it, we've become numb to this. we talked about this after columbine and blacksburg, after tucson, after newtown, after aurora, after charleston. it cannot be this easy for somebody who wants to inflict harm on other people to get his or her hands on a gun. and what's become routine of course, is the response of those who oppose any kind of common sense gun legislation. when americans

law enforcement authorities tell nbc news that he is a 26-year-old man, chris harper mercer. now, you may recall that the governor earlier had said he was 20. there was some confusion about the age. but now we're told that his name is chris harper mercer and that he's 26. and they say he was not a student, and they're working now to try to figure out what his connection was to the college and why he chose it as a target. they don't have a good answer for that tonight. one official says that authorities have found documents in which mercer expressed a philosophy of hate. they also told us about the weapons. they say he was armed with four weapons during the shooting spree. three handguns and an ar-15 style assault weapon, not necessarily actually an ar-15 but that kind of a weapon, what is popularly known as an assault weapon. >> pete, do we know in terms of those weapons, if those were the weapons recovered from the scene, does that tell us anything about which weapons were actually used to kill all these people and commit the crime? do we know anything about that yet? >> repo

this is the photo of chris harper mercer.an see what appears to be the end of a rifle. investigators are trying to establish a motive. witnesses say religion was a factor. the father of a survivor said that his daughter told him the shooter targeted christians. >> are you a christian? he would ask. if you are a christian, stand up and they would stand up and he said good, because you are a christian, you are going to see god in a bout one second and he shot and killed them. >> this is a devastating day, for me can my family and i ask, i know you are here to do your job, i ask you respect our privacy. >> suspect is confirmed dead. the father is cooperating with the investigation. coming up at 6:00, we will hear from a witness who was on campus at the time of shooting and what she went through. >> thank you. the county sheriff where the shooting happen has been outspoken against gun criminal. the sheriff hanlin sent an open letter to vice president biden said legislation was not the answer and would not support gun restrictions

students ran for cover yesterday as the shooter, now identified as 26-year-old chris harper mercer opened fire at umpqua community college. law enforcement sources telling abc news four firearms recovered from the scene. mercer was killed during a shootout with police. seven others were wounded. three of them remain in critical condition this morning. frank, out to you. frank: in the wake of the oregon rampage, campus police here at umass boston and other colleges and universities in the area are reviewing their security procedures. >> it could be any of these people on campus. could be a visitor, faculty, staff, student. we have to prepare for that. frank: here they train for active shooter scenarios like the one at umpqua community college. they also work with students, staff, and the city police. 250,000 students in boston area schools. police say all of them should review their campus security plans. one tactic at umass boston, reviewing social media. we've seen often would be shooters telegraph their plans online. here at umass boston, frank holland, wcvb newscenter 5. erika: breakin

mary: phil we know chris harper mercer flunked out of army basic training back in 2008, for failing to meet minimum standards. we also know he was more heavily armed than first thought. the gunman' s apartment complex today guarded by police. residents remain on edge. >> it was scary. it is different when you find out he lives next door to you. reporter: seven weapons were recovered here at the shooter' s of art meant. six guns at the place where the shooting took place. families of the victims are keeping vigils. >> they are living through a way possible. reporter: the governor expressing pride in the community. pulled together to comfort each crisis. >> the suspected shooter identified as chris harper mercer seen here. thursday morning he opened fire. >> we have multiple gunshot wounds. >> killing and wounding 70 people. >> he is in a classroom. reporter: today tales of heroism. chris mintz charge straight at the gunman. he is out of surgery recovering from seven gunshot wounds. chrisman' s told the gunman it was his son' s birthday. but mercer continued to shoot him anyway. at least

the 26-year-old identified as chris harper mercer is seen here in his myspace photo. he allegedly opened fire late thursday morning. police officers facing off with the gunman. >> exchanging shots with him. he's in a classroom. >> reporter: the shooter declared dead. his father last night spoke to reporters. >> obviously it's been a devastating day. shocked is all i can say. >> reporter: as for the gunman, abc7 news has learned he was armed with three pistols and an assault rifle. abc news, roseburg, oregon. >>> we are learning new information about the survivors from the shooting. one army veteran took seven bullets as he shouted for his classmates to run. >> reporter: these days, chris mintz is a father and a student. when he heard those shots fired, his military training kicked in. today, he's recovering from seven gunshot wounds. witnesses say he charged straight at the shooter shouting at classmates to run. >> he ran to the library and hit all the alarms. he actually ran back towards the building where the shooting was. >> reporter: that's where family in mintz b

like denial, did this really actually just happen. >> the shooter was chris harper mercer. they found guns a hate filled note. >> i continue to believe that those media and community member whose publicize his name will only glorify his horrific actions. >> they are going through his apartment. they want to know what drove him to such dreadful violence. >> this will not change until the politics changes and the behavior of elected officials changes. and so the main thing i'm going to do is i'm going to talk about this on a regular basis. and i will politicize it. >> they join others where mass shootings took place and were left scared. >>> in australia the fatal shooting of a police employee by a teenager is being described as an act of terrorism. the 16-year-old gunned down a worker in sydney. the boy of ira iraqi, kurdish dissent, was shot dead by police. >> it is a shocking crime. it was a cold, blooded murder, targeting the new south wales police service. it was doubling shocking because it was perpetrated by a 15-year-old boy. and it underlines the importance of famili

gunfire rang out on the campus of umpqua community college where officials say 26-year-old chris harper mercer stormed into a classroom with several guns and opened fire want one of the victims recovering after being shot in the back told her father the suspect demanded each person in the classroom religion. >> are you a christian he would ask them, and if you're a christian stand up, and they would stand up, and he said good, because you're a christian you're going to see god in just about 1 second, and then he shot and killed them. nine people were killed, several other wounded before police arrived. the gunman died during a shootout with responding officers. investigators taped off a nearby apartment complex searching mercer's apartment for any clues to a motive. had his father who lives in california says it was a devastating day for his family. >> shocked, shocked can say. >> president obama became emotional yesterday saying the aftermath of a mass shooting like this has become routine in the u.s. and it's time to do something to change that. >> our thoughts and prayers are not enough. it

alison: a short time ago, the gunman was identified as chris harper mercer. investigators are searching every car on campus. leon: jay korff has the latest. jay: panic and fear at oregon's umpqua community college in roseburg, when a gunman killed 10 people and injured several others. >> i don't know she is wounded somewhere. i have no idea. took place inings multiple classrooms, sending students running for cover. >> i was only about 20 minutes from the class and heard a loud bang. jay: the gunman, chris harper mercer, was approached and exchanged gunfire and was killed. >> we are holding thick humidity of douglas county in our hearts today. for president obama called commonsense gun control legislation, insisting the nation is making a political choice by allowing mass shootings every few months in america. have the newsa: organizations tally up the number of americans killed in the last decade and the number of americans killed by gun violence. post those side-by-side on news reports. 3,003 peopled, lost their lives between 2011 and now because of jihadist

the police identified chris harper mercer as the shooter in the massacre. he was discharged from the army in 2008 for failing to meet the minimum standards to serve. a rifle and a flak jacket was does covered with ammunition. more was found at the shooter's home. sabrina, you talked to people who knew the suspect? >> well, we actually have been here for the last couple of hours because a steady stream of students and families have been arriving here at the fairgrounds. they've been bussed to the school campus where they can retrieve their cars and their personal belongings. they left everything there yesterday after the lockdown was lifted. in the meantime we're learning more about the heavily armed shooter. he has been identified as 26-year-old chris harper mercer, and for the first time we're hearing about the victims. >> the investigators in roseberg continue to pour through evidence at this apartment complex trying to find clues as to why a gunman would unleash violence at a community college that left nine dead. >> of those we have in custody, six were

of the victims at the happens of this man you can see on scream, identified as 26-year-old chris harper mercer. investigators searched his apartment he shared with his mom while many others gathered for the candlelight vigil. this morning, a woman who was inside of the library during the shooting spoke to cnn of the horrifying experience and why she stayed hidden under a desk for an hour. >> honestly, i have three kids to think about and i did not know where the shooter was, i did not want to be a running target if he was out of where we were. >> investigators are looking into the gunman's motive, witnesses say he asked victims to state their religion and if they were a christian he shot them point back. >> official are we having the on-line from file and his posts about previous mass shootings. >> the shooting has, again, re-ignited the debate over gun control. president obama spoke of it yesterday with frustrate and anger. the words do not it is well with members of the n.r.a. say stricter gun control laws are not the answer. >> we need more guns, they will argue. fewer law for gun safety. d

they have identified the gunman at #26-year-old chris harper mers -- 26-year-old chris harper mercer. he was shot to death by police. he was armed with six weapons when he walked into umpqua campus and opened fire. one witness asked -- one witness said he asked students their religion before shooting them. the sheriff wouldn't even say the gunman's name. >> we expect that the medical examiner will release the name of the shooter sometime later today. again, if you will not hear anyone from this law enforcement operation use his name. i continue to believe that those media and community members who publicize his name will only glor faechl his horrific -- glorify his horrific actions. >> it happened during the first week of classes. the students include a number of military veterans and several are called heros for leading their fellow students to safety when they heard gunfire. students in the classroom next door to the shooting say their teacher went to see what had happened. >> she knocks on it and said hey, is everyone okay in there? and as soon as she said that it was rapid fire ov

it's happening. >> the shooter has been named as chris harper mercer. at the scene we find six guns, plenty of ammunition, and a hate-filled note. the local sheriff refuses to hear the name. >> i continue to believe media that publicise his name will glorify his horrific actions. >> police are going through the 26-year-old's social media history, online posts and apartments and want to know what drove him to violence. it caused the president to come and have a look at gun laws. >> this will not change until politics changes, and politics of officials changes. so the main thing i'm going to do is talk about this. on a regular basis. and i will politicize it. >> it now joins tuscon, sandy hook and others where mass shootings took place, and were left scarred >>> in australia, the fatal shooting of a police employee by a teenager is being treated as an act of terrorism. the 15-year-old gunned down a civilian worker outside a police station in sydney. the boy, of iraqi kurdish decent was shot by police. prime minister malcolm turnbull urged unity. >> it is

nbc's pete williams has been digging into his past. >> law enforcement officials say chris harper mercer wrote a long hate-filled document found at the scene of the shooting. according to those who have seen it, said he would be welcomed in hell and embraced by the devil. and lamented that he was in a bad way, that the world was against him and he had no life, no girlfriend. and he showed a detailed interest in other mass shootings and wrote on a blog on the recent shooting about a tv reporter and photographer saying of that gunman, so many people like him are all alone and unknown yet when they spill a little blood, the whole world knows who they are. that may be the reason the oregon sheriff refuses to talk about it. >> i continue to believe that the media and community members who publicize his name will only glorify his horrific actions and eventually this will only serve to inspire future shooters. >> mercer's parents divorced in 2006. his father ian in los angeles said the killings are devastating. >> shocked. shocked is all i can say. >> reporter: mercer attended this southern cal

the douglas county sheriff's department says chris harper mercer shot himself when confronted by officers on thursday. we're learning more about his arsenal. authorities found an additional handgun in the apartment he shared with his mother bringing the guns to 14. nine others died, family members of the victims are trying to cope with the losses. some issued statements to authorities. >> don't know how we'll move forward. >> nine lives were cut short. victims families, n brks krrbc reports from oregon how residents are holding up today. >> reporter: it's been a damp and dreary day in rose buburg we seen hugs and people helping each other cope and deal in the state of oregon. last night a vigil at the local walmart store. this is where two victims were. one of the victims was killed in a shooting, another who was fighting for his life. police continue working the case and collecting evidence. they are interviewing family members and neighbors of the suspect hoping to get a better idea as to why this happens. detectives say the shooter chris harper mercer wrote a long hateful document foun

he opened the door and said come out with your hands up. >> reporter: 26-year-old chris harper mercer was armed with four weapons including an assault type rifle. >> he's exchanging shots with him. he's in a classroom it's going to be the southeast side of -- >> mercer did not give up and died in a shootout with police. >> the suspect is down. we have got multiple gunshot wounds. we're going to need multiple ambulances on scene. >> reporter: witnesses also said mercer asked students their religion before shooting them. tonight, attention turning back to washington and what lawmakers will or won't do about gun violence. >> it the slaughtering of over 20 children back this 2012 couldn't get congress to act, i don't know what will. now we're starting to get conditioned to this just being part of your daily american life. i hope that we act before we really, you know, start to see daily mass shootings. >> while he's frustrated, congress hasn't taken action to pass stricter gun laws, he says there will be a moment of silence on the house floor for the victims. >>> police tonight searching

. >> cbs news reports his name is chris harper mercer. danielle nottingham is live with the latest. good morning, danielle. >> reporter: good morning kathryn and chris. small rural community in shock. students scribed a terrifying scene of hearing gunshot after gunshot. still, there's no explanation for the attack. hundreds of mourners filled roseburg stewart park well past midnight holding candles and saying prayers for the victims of thursday's mass shooting at umpqua community college. >> we need love and compassion and healing. at ucc. >> reporter: self people were killed, others woundd when the gunman identified by authorities as chris harper mercer opened fire in a classroom. sources tell cbs news the suspect who died in a gun battle with police had four guns, including a rifle and body armor. authorities have searched the campus and are calling on the name but focus on those who lost their lives instead. attend the community college. officials say the campus will be closed until monday. live in roseburg, oregon, danielle nottingham, wbz news. chris and kathryn, back to you. >>

investigators say 26-year-old chris harper mercer committed the crime using three handguns and an assaultle. his myspace profile holds him holding a rifle, the barrel pointed up. he re is mercer's father. >> just shocked at what happened today. i've just been talking to the police and the fbi. obviously, it's gun a devastating day. devastating for me and my family. >> reporter: mercer left a social footprint on a torrance website where a blog, writing about a police shooting, mercer said last month, killing an officer that never did anything to you is not the answer. in august, he weighed in on the shooting of two television journalists in roanoke, virginia, saying of that gunman, a man who was known by no one is now known by everyone. seems the more people you kill, the more you're in the limelight. mercer had strong ties to california. he used to live with his mother in this apartment in torrance in unit number 9 before the pair moved to oregon. former neighbors said mercer was quiet and enjoyed shooting for sport. >> he actually did say that he used to go shooting at some range. i don'