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Sheriff Says 10 Dead In Oregon College Shooting

A sheriff says 10 people were killed in a shooting at an Oregon community college. Douglas County Sheriff John Hanlin says 10 dead and another seven injured is the "best, most accurate information we have at this time.”

Earlier, Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum said 13 people were killed in the rampage at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg.

It's unclear what led to the discrepancy. Hanlin has said the gunman died after a shootout with police. He didn't clarify whether the shooter was included in the 10 fatalities. Hanlin says three people who were critically injured in the shooting have been transferred to hospitals in the Eugene area.

Hannah Miles, a 19-year-old freshman at Umpqua Community College, says she was in a writing class when her teacher got a call from security saying the school was on lockdown. She says she heard gunshots from a neighboring classroom Thursday, and her teacher and fellow students huddled together in their locked classroom.

She says they heard footsteps outside, and a man's voice call out to them, "Come on out, come on out." They remained quiet and didn't open the door.

Miles says police soon arrived. And after students were convinced they were indeed officers, they opened the door. Miles says seeing the officers was "like a huge burden had been lifted.”

Speaking from the White House briefing room, President Barack Obama addressed the shooting by saying the U.S. is becoming numb to mass shootings and says their perpetrators have "sickness" in their minds.

He says thoughts and prayers are no longer enough in these situations because they don't do anything to stop similar acts from happening in the next week or a few months later.

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