10 dead, 7 hurt in school shooting in Roseburg

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UPDATE: The sheriff's office released a corrected count Friday, saying 10 people were killed and nine were wounded Thursday.

Ten people were killed, including the gunman, and nine injured in a mass shooting Thursday at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg. The Oregonian/OregonLive has confirmed the shooter is Chris Harper-Mercer, a 26-year-old resident of nearby Winchester. Here are the latest updates:

9:04: "It breaks my heart that this happened in our small town, but it warms my heart to see everyone come together to honor those we lost." -- Message from community member in memorial book at Roseburg vigil

8:43: In Roseburg, an Umpqua Community College faculty member says: "We know this is not going to be our defining moment, we will not be terrified." A mother of six asks that the parents of the shooter be included in people's prayers. "They lost a son today, too."

8:36: In a vigil at Portland City Hall, a mic is open to anyone who wants to speak. People touched by the shooting are asked to go first. Some are from Roseburg.

8:34: Hundreds gathered in Roseburg's Stewart Park for a community vigil.

8:20: Oregon State Police Superintendent Richard Evans says of the sheriff's decision not to name the shooter: "There's a national discussion and police movement not to give attention to a gunman in a mass shooting."

8:15: CBS News quotes unnamed law enforcement sources that four guns -- a combination of pistols and a rifle -- were found at the shooting scene.

7:27: Douglas County Sheriff John Hanlin says tactical teams and bomb squads have cleared all the Umpqua Community College buildings and are going through the vehicles in the parking lot.

7:25: Douglas County Sheriff John Hanlin: "We do know we have at least two heroic officers who went into the building and exchanged gunfire with him." Oregon State Police is handling the officer-involved shooting, he said, and will release information from an investigation in the future.

7:20: Douglas County Sheriff John Hanlin:"We have information that leads us to believe that we know who the shooter is. The official ID will come from the Medical Examiner's office. Let me be very clear: I will not name the shooter. I will not give him the credit he probably sought prior to this horrific and cowardly act. Media will get the name confirmed in time, but you will never hear me mention his name. We encourage media to not use it, we encourage you not to repeat it, not to glorify and create sensationalism for him. He in no way deserves this."

7:16: Law enforcement will begin press conference shortly.

7:08: Officers are now escorting out neighbors at the Winchester apartment complex listed as Harper-Mercer's address.

7:06: At 7 p.m. at least six police units pulled up to the apartment listed as Harper-Mercer's with officers in camouflage. They brought police dogs.

6:52: The Oregonian/OregonLive has confirmed the shooter is Chris Harper-Mercer, a 26-year-old resident of nearby Winchester.

6:39: The Oregonian/OregonLive is on scene at a Winchester apartment complex listed in voting records as Chris Harper-Mercer's address. Sheriff's deputies are also there, and the complex is blocked off by crime tape.

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