Father of Umpqua college shooting victim: Gunman singled out Christians

[NaturalHigh]

Roseburg, Oregon (CNN)—The gunman who opened fire at Oregon's Umpqua Community College singled out Christians, according to the father of a wounded student.

Before going into spinal surgery, Anastasia Boylan told her father the gunman entered her classroom firing.

"I've been waiting to do this for years," the gunman told the professor teaching the class. He shot him point blank, Boylan recounted.

The gunman, while reloading his handgun, ordered the students to stand up and asked if they were Christians, Boylan told her family.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/02/us/oregon-umpqua-community-college-shooting/index.html

[itcfish]

1. Well He was a Christian

and according to the people he worked with a "Born Again Christian". So maybe he was just plain crazy???

[B2G]

2. Where did you read this?

Link?

[NaturalHigh]

3. "So maybe he was just plain crazy???"

Oh I don't doubt that he was crazy, but he also seemed to be targeting Christians.

[LAGC]

4. 'Good, because you're a Christian, you're going to see God in just about one second,'"

The shooter was probably a Christian himself and actually thought he was sending people to heaven.

He clearly had some mental issues.

What a sick puppy.

[DefenseLawyer]

5. I hate to be a skeptic

but the same kind of story came out of Columbine and the religious right still uses it to show they are martyrs, despite the fact that it wasn't true. While it may very well be true in this case, I'd like to see more confirmation. Whether he did or not, trying to find rationality in the acts of a crazy person is generally a wasted effort.

[oberliner]

6. There are two independent reports of this

Two different survivors of the attack (one via a parent) have indicated that he singled out Christians. While it is certainly possible that this is not true, it is worth noting that there are two independent sources reporting this.

[MindPilot]

7. I was just going to post the same thing.

There is a desperate attempt surrounding all mass shootings--especially those at schools--to pin the problem directly on insufficient public religion.