Oregon horror: Gunman storms into college, kills 12 students after asking their religion

[caption id=“attachment_2452526” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  A gunman opened fire inside a classroom at a rural Oregon community college Thursday, killing nine people before dying in a shootout with police, authorities said. Obama, with some anger in his voice, said the nation has become numb to such shootings and the response has become routine. AFP/ AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2452530” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  Police officers search Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon, after a shooting on Thursday. Local media have quoted Oregon State Police Lieutenant Bill Fugate as saying between seven and 10 people were killed and at least 20 injured. A 20-year-old shooter has been confirmed dead after a shoot-out with police, officials said. AFP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2452532” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  Bystanders console each other on a road leading to the Umpqua Community College campus in Roseburg, Oregon on Thursday. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2452534” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  This photo shows an aerial view of Umpqua Community College, in Roseburg, Oregon. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2452536” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  A police car blocks a road in Roseburg, Oregon, after the 20-year-old gunman went on a shooting rampage. Huddled together in the locked classroom, the students and teacher heard a footsteps outside and a man’s voice call out to them, “Come on out, come on out,” Miles said. They remained quiet and didn’t open the door. AFP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2452538” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  Authorities move a victim after the gunman opened fire at Umpqua Community College. The sheriff has been vocal in opposing state and federal gun-control legislation. In 2013, Hanlin sent a letter to Vice President Joe Biden after the shooting at a Newtown, Connecticut, elementary school, declaring that he and his deputies would refuse to enforce new gun-control restrictions “offending the constitutional rights of my citizens.” AFP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2452540” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  Students, staff and faculty are evacuated from Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon, after the fatal shooting. Roseburg is in Douglas County, a politically conservative region west of the Cascade Range where people like to hunt and fish and pursue other outdoor activities. Many of the students in local schools go on to attend the college of 3,000 students. AFP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2452542” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  Friends and family wait for students at the local fairgrounds after the shooting at Umpqua Community College. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2452544” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  Hours after the attack, a frustrated President Barack Obama spoke to reporters at the White House, saying the U.S. is becoming numb to mass shootings and that the shooters have “sickness” in their minds. Repeating his support for tighter gun-control measures, the president said thoughts and prayers are no longer enough in such situations because they do nothing to stop similar attacks from happening a few weeks or months later. He challenged voters wanting to confront the problem to vote for elected officials who will act. AFP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2452546” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  A bullet casing is marked at the scene of a deadly shooting at the Umpqua Community College. AP[/caption]