Seven other people were injured, and the shooter is dead, Douglas County Sheriff John Hanlin told reporters. Earlier estimates had put the number of people hurt much higher.
Multiple law enforcement officials familiar with the investigation identified the gunman as 26-year-old Chris Harper Mercer. Investigators have interviewed members of his family and friends, they said.
Cassandra Welding is a student at the Roseburg campus and was in class when the shooting started.
"I heard a popping noise, almost like a balloon popping," she told CNN's Wolf Blitzer. "I knew something wasn't right and so I get down."
She said all of the students in her classroom dropped to the ground. They huddled together behind backpacks and chairs, underneath tables.
"We locked the doors, turned off the lights, and we were all pretty much in panic mode," Welding said.
"We called 911 and called our parents, our loved ones ... We didn't know what was going to happen, if those were our last words or not."
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Baku-APA. At least 15 people were killed and another 20 wounded at a shooting on Thursday at a community college in Roseburg, Oregon, APA reports quoting CNN.
Preliminary information indicated 15 people were killed and more than 20 were injured, Oregon State Police spokesman Bill Fugate told CNN.
TV station KATU later reported 15 people were killed, according to state police.
The reports indicate that the shooter has been detained, Fugate also told CNN.
The Douglas County Fire District No. 2 first tweeted about the shooting around 10:45 a.m.
The fire department later stated there were multiple casualties.
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