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Judi Lynn

(160,211 posts)
Fri Oct 2, 2015, 04:57 AM Oct 2015

Oregon college shooting: father of gunman Chris Harper Mercer 'shocked' and 'devastated' after nine

Source: Evening Standard

Oregon college shooting: father of gunman Chris Harper Mercer 'shocked' and 'devastated' after nine shot dead
Rachel Blundy |
Friday 2 October 2015 09:43 BST|

The father of a gunman who shot dead nine people at a US college before he was killed in a shoot-out with police has said he is "shocked" and "devastated" by the killings.

Ian Mercer, father of shooter Chris Harper Mercer, today said he was still coming to terms with the news of the murders at Umpqua Community College in Oregon.

. . .

Today it emerged that the killer, who was born in the UK but was moved to the US as a young boy, had warned of his plot to gun down students in a post on website 4chan.

He is said to have used multiple weapons as he stormed on the school while lessons were taking place.

Read more: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/oregon-college-shooting-father-of-gunman-chris-harper-mercer-shocked-and-devastated-after-nine-shot-a3071066.html

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Oregon college shooting: father of gunman Chris Harper Mercer 'shocked' and 'devastated' after nine (Original Post) Judi Lynn Oct 2015 OP
When I heard the father speak on TV it did sound like he was British davidpdx Oct 2015 #1
Hardly Their Fault ProfessorGAC Oct 2015 #2
I read that he went target shooting with his mum Skittles Oct 2015 #12
Maybe, I Suppose ProfessorGAC Oct 2015 #14
uh huh Skittles Oct 2015 #17
So? ProfessorGAC Oct 2015 #19
yes, a gun humping parent is not culpable Skittles Oct 2015 #20
Sorta like Adam Lanza? moondust Oct 2015 #15
a LOT like Adam Lanza Skittles Oct 2015 #16
Was he on perscription medication? Geronimoe Oct 2015 #3
What were the odds it'd be a three-namer doing the slaughtering? nt valerief Oct 2015 #4
That's a 'media-ism' or whatever you want to call it. Oneironaut Oct 2015 #5
Actually he's hyphenated. Used mom and pops last names.... bettyellen Oct 2015 #7
Ahhhh. Ok. Oneironaut Oct 2015 #8
Nope, but I know what you mean about middle names too. Hyphenated is kind of new... bettyellen Oct 2015 #11
4chan members who egged him on ought to be charged as an accessory to murder. Gregorian Oct 2015 #6
Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2015 #9
you forget that the source is a British paper, with British readers. msanthrope Oct 2015 #10
Wow, the Santa Barbara killer had a similar history flamingdem Oct 2015 #13
The 4chan connection has been debunked...nt Jesus Malverde Oct 2015 #18
Link? n/t FSogol Oct 2015 #21
false flag Rose77 Oct 2015 #22
yeah right rockfordfile Oct 2015 #23

davidpdx

(22,000 posts)
1. When I heard the father speak on TV it did sound like he was British
Fri Oct 2, 2015, 09:06 AM
Oct 2015

Geez the media needs to leave them alone. I'm sure they are shocked and suffering as much as the victims of the shootings.

ProfessorGAC

(64,413 posts)
2. Hardly Their Fault
Fri Oct 2, 2015, 09:50 AM
Oct 2015

I agree they need to be left alone. They don't have any better answers than the rest of us.

Skittles

(152,964 posts)
12. I read that he went target shooting with his mum
Fri Oct 2, 2015, 10:28 PM
Oct 2015

I'm not saying his family should be harassed but perhaps normalizing a gun culture with him wasn't such a grand idea

ProfessorGAC

(64,413 posts)
14. Maybe, I Suppose
Sat Oct 3, 2015, 12:02 AM
Oct 2015

But, target shooting with your kid doesn't really make them culpable, does it? You don't really think that, do you Skittles?

BTW: I'm no gun guy. Don't own one. Shot one on a police range and on a military firing line. Both one time each. One time pistols, the other time rifle. Other than that, i don't defend gun ownership, especially to the fetish stage.

But, i don't think these parents are anything other than another set of greiving parents. Their unhinged kid is dead too.

ProfessorGAC

(64,413 posts)
19. So?
Mon Oct 5, 2015, 02:55 AM
Oct 2015

That a cite supporting an opinion. How does that make them culpable for the actions for their 26 year old son.

moondust

(19,917 posts)
15. Sorta like Adam Lanza?
Sat Oct 3, 2015, 01:18 AM
Oct 2015

Neighbor of shooter and mother says he has seen both entering apartment carrying gun cases.

Oneironaut

(5,461 posts)
5. That's a 'media-ism' or whatever you want to call it.
Fri Oct 2, 2015, 11:21 AM
Oct 2015

Whenever there's a shooter, they always use their complete name. I don't know if it's to avoid confusing the shooter's name with other names, or just something that became part of the present news culture?

 

bettyellen

(47,209 posts)
7. Actually he's hyphenated. Used mom and pops last names....
Fri Oct 2, 2015, 12:07 PM
Oct 2015

I guess that is a lot more common these days.

 

bettyellen

(47,209 posts)
11. Nope, but I know what you mean about middle names too. Hyphenated is kind of new...
Fri Oct 2, 2015, 01:02 PM
Oct 2015

for spree killers. Yikes.

Response to Judi Lynn (Original post)

 

msanthrope

(37,549 posts)
10. you forget that the source is a British paper, with British readers.
Fri Oct 2, 2015, 12:57 PM
Oct 2015

Their officers generally are not armed. Police in this country could benefit from a few lessons.

flamingdem

(39,303 posts)
13. Wow, the Santa Barbara killer had a similar history
Fri Oct 2, 2015, 10:38 PM
Oct 2015

with a British father and early years in England, strange.

 

Rose77

(57 posts)
22. false flag
Mon Oct 5, 2015, 10:54 AM
Oct 2015




''There are reports of multiple alphabet agencies such as the FBI and ATF in the area as the shooting occurred. "

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