UPDATE 4- DOUGLAS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE - UMPQUA COMMUNITY COLLEGE SHOOTING
News Release from Oregon State Police
Posted on FlashAlert: October 2nd, 2015 11:30 AM
Update 4:
News Briefing on behalf of Douglas County Sheriff's Office:
Talking Points
Sheriff John Hanlin
10/2/15
10:30 am briefing
Good morning.
This morning I want to start with the victims and the families. We have teams of investigators and victim specialists working with each of the families ... helping to facilitate the next of kin notifications, provide counseling services, and ensure that each and every one of them receives the highest level of support.
These families are living through this nightmare in the most personal way possible. I would ask that the media respect their privacy and let them grieve in their own way. As notifications happen, we hope to share their names and a little bit more about them in future press conferences.
On to issues related to the campus:
If your car is still parked on the Umpqua Campus, you need to meet at the fairgrounds between 3 and 6 pm. At that time, busses will take you back to campus to retrieve your car. You should bring photo ID.
If you are picking up a car and do not have ID because it was left inside of a building, please check with an officer on the scene as you arrive for further instructions. If you left items on campus but are NOT picking up a vehicle, do not come to the fairgrounds. This only for people retrieving vehicles.
There are mental health counselors stationed at the fairgrounds as well... including counselor's being provided by the Community Health Alliance. Students and staff in need of assistance are encouraged to seek out that help.
Also, in talking with the Umpqua Community College partners this morning... our current understanding is that they hope to re-open campus early next week. Please stay tuned for more information on that.
We expect that the medical examiner will release the name of the shooter later today. Again, 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 glorify his horrific actions... and eventually this will only serve to inspire future shooters.
At this time I would like to introduced ATF Assistant Special Agent in Charge Celinez Nunez.
I do want to give you some new information about the weapons we have recovered.
We have recovered a total of 13 weapons that are connected to the shooter and/or the shooter's residence:
At the school, we recovered six weapons including:
* 5 pistols
* 1 rifle
At the apartment, we recovered seven weapons including:
* 2 pistols
* 4 rifles
* 1 shotgun
A flak jacket was recovered lying next to one of the rifles inside the school. That flak jacket had steel plates held five magazines. Investigators also recovered a significant amount of ammunition at the apartment.
(Sheriff Hanlin)
I want to remind everyone that we have the toll free number set up to collect tips from those in the community. If you have any information about the incident or if you have video or photos relevant to the incident, please call 1-800-CALL-FBI. Choose option 7.
I want to remind everyone that we have a number of mental health resources available beyond those at the fairgrounds. Anyone who is feeling anxious about this incident, please contact one of the many counselors available. You can find a listing of resources on our press releases.
Finally, we understand that the public is being very generous in terms of dropping off donations. However, many of those donations are showing up at the Roseburg Oregon State Police Office. They instead need to be dropped off at the Salvation Army Warehouse located at 3330 NE Stephens.
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Previously Released:
The following will be held at City of Roseburg Public Safety Center on 700 SE Douglas Ave. to update information regarding the Umpqua Community College Shooting:
10 a.m. - Media news briefing.
11:30 a.m. - Governor Media availability
Active shooter incidents are among the most complicated emergencies that first responders will encounter. Local, state and federal partners have been working diligently to effectively respond to this tragic incident. They require the combined efforts of fire, Emergency Medical Services, law enforcement agencies and other partners.
Here are some resources for effective ways to cope with a traumatic event and talking to children about high profile acts of violence:
Trauma Intervention Program: http://tipnw.org/VictimResources/EffectiveWaysofCopingAfteraTraumaticEvent.pdf
National Association of School Psychologists: http://www.nasponline.org/resources/crisis_safety/talkingviolence.pdf
American Academy of Pediatrics: http://www.healthychildren.org/English/family-life/Media/Pages/Talking-To-Children-About-Tragedies-and-Other-News-Events.aspx
For additional information about how to deal with critical incident stress, grief and related issues call (541) 779-4357.
For media inquiries call (541) 492-6802.
Media parking is located at 408 SE Rose St.
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Update 2:
News Briefing on behalf of Douglas County Sheriff's Office:
Talking Points
7:15 pm Briefing
Sheriff John Hanlin
Good evening.
Again, our focus tonight is on the victims and their families. We have paired up deputies and victim specialists with each family as we work through the process of identifying all of the victims.
As we talked about previously - this is considered a mass casualty incident and those protocols mean that we likely will not release any names before tomorrow at the very earliest.
Obviously, notifications of the families is our priority, and we would ask that media respect the victims and their families as they manage these most difficult hours.
Again, any family members who have questions... or those with tips ... are encouraged to call 1-800 CALL FBI - option 7.
We have information that leads us to believe 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 credit for this horrific act of cowardice. Media will get the name confirmed in time... but you will never hear us use it.
We would encourage media and the community to avoid using it, repeating it, or engaging in any glorification and sensationalization of him. He in no way deserves it. Focus your attention on the victims and their families and helping them to recover.
We do know that we have at least two heroic officers who responded into the building within minutes and exchanged gunfire with shooter.
OSP is handling that aspect of the investigation and will release any information about that officer-involved shooting at some point in the future.
Tactical teams and bomb technicians have cleared all of the buildings on campus, and officers are now working to clear the hundreds of vehicles still parked on campus.
Evidence teams from FBI and OSP are working to process the crime scene.
Again, I want to thank the hundreds of law enforcement officers, mental health counselors, victim specialists and others from all over the state who have responded.
We continue to use the #UCCSHOOTING on our Twitter: @DouglasCoSO
Further written updates will be posted to our website and to FlashAlertEugene.net
Previously Released:
News Briefing on behalf of Douglas County Sheriff's Office:
Talking Points
10/1/15 - 4 pm briefing
Douglas County Sheriff Hanlin and Cpl. Hutson
We are still very early in this event and still trying to confirm a great deal of information. I want to say first and foremost our focus is on the victims and their families. Everything we do at this point is for them.
At this time we are reporting 10 deaths and 7 who were injured. All of the injured were initially transported to Mercy Medical Center in Roseburg. Three of the most critically injured were flown to other hospitals. We know there are conflicting reports about the numbers, and I can tell you this is the best information we have at this time.
The FBI has established a toll free number for tips and families. That number is 1-800-225-5324 (800-CALL FBI) Choose option 7. Again it is 1-800-CALL FBI.
This event has been deemed a mass casualty event which brings specific protocols into play. That includes a specific process by which the state medical examiner's office will manage identification. Because of these protocols and the need to notify each family, we don't anticipate releasing names for 24 - 48 hours.
The law enforcement investigation into the shooter and his motivation is on-going. We are not ready at this time to make any comments on him.
Reunification continues at the Douglas County fairgrounds. Family of students should gather there. There are counselors at the fairgrounds providing assistance to those folks.
We continue to use the #UCCSHOOTING on our Twitter: @DouglasCoSO
Further written updates will be posted to our website and to FlashAlertEugene.net
We do have a number of agencies that have responded with many different kinds of specialty resources. At a future briefing we can walk through some of what those are.
We anticipate having another briefing in the early evening. We will let you know when we have set that time through social media and FlashAlert
News Briefing on behalf of Douglas County Sheriff's Office:
Talking Points
Sheriff John Hanlin
10/2/15
10:30 am briefing
Good morning.
This morning I want to start with the victims and the families. We have teams of investigators and victim specialists working with each of the families ... helping to facilitate the next of kin notifications, provide counseling services, and ensure that each and every one of them receives the highest level of support.
These families are living through this nightmare in the most personal way possible. I would ask that the media respect their privacy and let them grieve in their own way. As notifications happen, we hope to share their names and a little bit more about them in future press conferences.
On to issues related to the campus:
If your car is still parked on the Umpqua Campus, you need to meet at the fairgrounds between 3 and 6 pm. At that time, busses will take you back to campus to retrieve your car. You should bring photo ID.
If you are picking up a car and do not have ID because it was left inside of a building, please check with an officer on the scene as you arrive for further instructions. If you left items on campus but are NOT picking up a vehicle, do not come to the fairgrounds. This only for people retrieving vehicles.
There are mental health counselors stationed at the fairgrounds as well... including counselor's being provided by the Community Health Alliance. Students and staff in need of assistance are encouraged to seek out that help.
Also, in talking with the Umpqua Community College partners this morning... our current understanding is that they hope to re-open campus early next week. Please stay tuned for more information on that.
We expect that the medical examiner will release the name of the shooter later today. Again, 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 glorify his horrific actions... and eventually this will only serve to inspire future shooters.
At this time I would like to introduced ATF Assistant Special Agent in Charge Celinez Nunez.
I do want to give you some new information about the weapons we have recovered.
We have recovered a total of 13 weapons that are connected to the shooter and/or the shooter's residence:
At the school, we recovered six weapons including:
* 5 pistols
* 1 rifle
At the apartment, we recovered seven weapons including:
* 2 pistols
* 4 rifles
* 1 shotgun
A flak jacket was recovered lying next to one of the rifles inside the school. That flak jacket had steel plates held five magazines. Investigators also recovered a significant amount of ammunition at the apartment.
(Sheriff Hanlin)
I want to remind everyone that we have the toll free number set up to collect tips from those in the community. If you have any information about the incident or if you have video or photos relevant to the incident, please call 1-800-CALL-FBI. Choose option 7.
I want to remind everyone that we have a number of mental health resources available beyond those at the fairgrounds. Anyone who is feeling anxious about this incident, please contact one of the many counselors available. You can find a listing of resources on our press releases.
Finally, we understand that the public is being very generous in terms of dropping off donations. However, many of those donations are showing up at the Roseburg Oregon State Police Office. They instead need to be dropped off at the Salvation Army Warehouse located at 3330 NE Stephens.
###
Previously Released:
The following will be held at City of Roseburg Public Safety Center on 700 SE Douglas Ave. to update information regarding the Umpqua Community College Shooting:
10 a.m. - Media news briefing.
11:30 a.m. - Governor Media availability
Active shooter incidents are among the most complicated emergencies that first responders will encounter. Local, state and federal partners have been working diligently to effectively respond to this tragic incident. They require the combined efforts of fire, Emergency Medical Services, law enforcement agencies and other partners.
Here are some resources for effective ways to cope with a traumatic event and talking to children about high profile acts of violence:
Trauma Intervention Program: http://tipnw.org/VictimResources/EffectiveWaysofCopingAfteraTraumaticEvent.pdf
National Association of School Psychologists: http://www.nasponline.org/resources/crisis_safety/talkingviolence.pdf
American Academy of Pediatrics: http://www.healthychildren.org/English/family-life/Media/Pages/Talking-To-Children-About-Tragedies-and-Other-News-Events.aspx
For additional information about how to deal with critical incident stress, grief and related issues call (541) 779-4357.
For media inquiries call (541) 492-6802.
Media parking is located at 408 SE Rose St.
###
Update 2:
News Briefing on behalf of Douglas County Sheriff's Office:
Talking Points
7:15 pm Briefing
Sheriff John Hanlin
Good evening.
Again, our focus tonight is on the victims and their families. We have paired up deputies and victim specialists with each family as we work through the process of identifying all of the victims.
As we talked about previously - this is considered a mass casualty incident and those protocols mean that we likely will not release any names before tomorrow at the very earliest.
Obviously, notifications of the families is our priority, and we would ask that media respect the victims and their families as they manage these most difficult hours.
Again, any family members who have questions... or those with tips ... are encouraged to call 1-800 CALL FBI - option 7.
We have information that leads us to believe 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 credit for this horrific act of cowardice. Media will get the name confirmed in time... but you will never hear us use it.
We would encourage media and the community to avoid using it, repeating it, or engaging in any glorification and sensationalization of him. He in no way deserves it. Focus your attention on the victims and their families and helping them to recover.
We do know that we have at least two heroic officers who responded into the building within minutes and exchanged gunfire with shooter.
OSP is handling that aspect of the investigation and will release any information about that officer-involved shooting at some point in the future.
Tactical teams and bomb technicians have cleared all of the buildings on campus, and officers are now working to clear the hundreds of vehicles still parked on campus.
Evidence teams from FBI and OSP are working to process the crime scene.
Again, I want to thank the hundreds of law enforcement officers, mental health counselors, victim specialists and others from all over the state who have responded.
We continue to use the #UCCSHOOTING on our Twitter: @DouglasCoSO
Further written updates will be posted to our website and to FlashAlertEugene.net
Previously Released:
News Briefing on behalf of Douglas County Sheriff's Office:
Talking Points
10/1/15 - 4 pm briefing
Douglas County Sheriff Hanlin and Cpl. Hutson
We are still very early in this event and still trying to confirm a great deal of information. I want to say first and foremost our focus is on the victims and their families. Everything we do at this point is for them.
At this time we are reporting 10 deaths and 7 who were injured. All of the injured were initially transported to Mercy Medical Center in Roseburg. Three of the most critically injured were flown to other hospitals. We know there are conflicting reports about the numbers, and I can tell you this is the best information we have at this time.
The FBI has established a toll free number for tips and families. That number is 1-800-225-5324 (800-CALL FBI) Choose option 7. Again it is 1-800-CALL FBI.
This event has been deemed a mass casualty event which brings specific protocols into play. That includes a specific process by which the state medical examiner's office will manage identification. Because of these protocols and the need to notify each family, we don't anticipate releasing names for 24 - 48 hours.
The law enforcement investigation into the shooter and his motivation is on-going. We are not ready at this time to make any comments on him.
Reunification continues at the Douglas County fairgrounds. Family of students should gather there. There are counselors at the fairgrounds providing assistance to those folks.
We continue to use the #UCCSHOOTING on our Twitter: @DouglasCoSO
Further written updates will be posted to our website and to FlashAlertEugene.net
We do have a number of agencies that have responded with many different kinds of specialty resources. At a future briefing we can walk through some of what those are.
We anticipate having another briefing in the early evening. We will let you know when we have set that time through social media and FlashAlert
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