Oregon Gunman Identified as Chris Harper Mercer

ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) — A government official says the man who opened fire at an Oregon community college was 26-year-old Chris Harper Mercer.

The official wasn’t authorized to speak publicly and provided the name on condition of anonymity.

Mercer allegedly killed nine people at Umpqua Community College on Thursday before he died during an exchange of gunfire with officers. Douglas County Sheriff John Hanlin says seven others were injured.

One survivor says the gunman demanded his victims state their religion before he started shooting.

The college is in Roseburg, about 180 miles south of Portland.