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'''Christopher Harper- Mercer''' (July 26<sup>th</sup>, 1989 - October 1<sup>st</sup>, 2015) was an American mass murderer who perpetrated the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umpqua_Community_College_shooting Umpqua Community State College] [[School Shooting|school shooting]]. He shot and killed nine people, before killing himself. The shooting is the deadliest in the history of the state of Oregon. | '''Christopher Harper- Mercer''' (July 26<sup>th</sup>, 1989 - October 1<sup>st</sup>, 2015) was an American mass murderer who perpetrated the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umpqua_Community_College_shooting Umpqua Community State College] [[School Shooting|school shooting]]. He shot and killed nine people, before killing himself. The shooting is the deadliest in the history of the state of Oregon. | ||
== | ==Biography== | ||
===Before the shooting=== | |||
Harper-Mercer was enrolled in the introductory composition class where he shot his victims. He was born in Torrance, California to Ian Mercer and Laurel Margaret Harper, and lived with his mother during the separation and divorce of his parents, who agreed to shared legal custody. Harper-Mercer continued to live with his mother and remained with her when she moved to Oregon for work. His father had not seen him for about two years following his son's move out of state. | Harper-Mercer was enrolled in the introductory composition class where he shot his victims. He was born in Torrance, California to Ian Mercer and Laurel Margaret Harper, and lived with his mother during the separation and divorce of his parents, who agreed to shared legal custody. Harper-Mercer continued to live with his mother and remained with her when she moved to Oregon for work. His father had not seen him for about two years following his son's move out of state. | ||
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Harper-Mercer had been placed on scholastic probation at Umpqua Community College for falling below a C average. A letter dated September 1 warned him that he could be suspended if he did not raise his grades. A UCC tuition bill due on October 6 noted that Harper-Mercer owed $2,021. | Harper-Mercer had been placed on scholastic probation at Umpqua Community College for falling below a C average. A letter dated September 1 warned him that he could be suspended if he did not raise his grades. A UCC tuition bill due on October 6 noted that Harper-Mercer owed $2,021. | ||
On the day of the shooting, Harper-Mercer gave a survivor numerous writings showing he had studied mass killings, including the 2014 killing spree at Isla Vista, California perpetrated by [[Elliot Rodger]]. These expressed his sexual frustration as a virgin, animosity toward black men, and a lack of fulfillment in his isolated life. In them, he said "Other people think I'm crazy, but I'm not. I'm the sane one," and that he would be "welcomed in Hell and embraced by Satan." He also reportedly admired [[Vester Lee Flanagan]], the perpetrator of the WDBJ shooting, for the fame received, and wrote that: "A man who was known by no one, is now known by everyone. His face splashed across every screen, his name across the lips of every person on the planet, all in the course of one day." Other mass shooters he reportedly admired included [[Eric Harris]] and [[Dylan Klebold]], [[Seung-Hui Cho]], and [[Adam Lanza]] | On the day of the shooting, Harper-Mercer gave a survivor numerous writings showing he had studied mass killings, including the 2014 killing spree at Isla Vista, California perpetrated by [[Elliot Rodger]]. These expressed his sexual frustration as a virgin, animosity toward black men, and a lack of fulfillment in his isolated life. In them, he said "Other people think I'm crazy, but I'm not. I'm the sane one," and that he would be "welcomed in Hell and embraced by Satan." He also reportedly admired [[Vester Lee Flanagan]], the perpetrator of the WDBJ shooting, for the fame received, and wrote that: "A man who was known by no one, is now known by everyone. His face splashed across every screen, his name across the lips of every person on the planet, all in the course of one day." Other mass shooters he reportedly admired included [[Eric Harris]] and [[Dylan Klebold]], [[Seung-Hui Cho]], and [[Adam Lanza]]. | ||
==The | ===The shooting=== | ||
At 10:38 a.m. PDT, the first 9-1-1 call was made from Snyder Hall on the school campus reporting gunfire. Students reported that the shooting began in Classroom 15, where English and writing classes are conducted. | At 10:38 a.m. PDT, the first 9-1-1 call was made from Snyder Hall on the school campus reporting gunfire. Students reported that the shooting began in Classroom 15, where English and writing classes are conducted. | ||
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Harper-Mercer's motive for the shooting is unclear. According to the ADL, "The issue most often raised about the shootings is whether they constitute an anti-Christian or anti-religious [[hate crime]]." By some accounts, the shooter asked his victims about their religion before killing them, but others point out that his rage was not limited to religious matters and stress his mental health history. The report that the shooter asked victims about their religion before killing them comes from a survivor, as well as family members of the victims, but no online evidence of anti-Christian rhetoric was found. | Harper-Mercer's motive for the shooting is unclear. According to the ADL, "The issue most often raised about the shootings is whether they constitute an anti-Christian or anti-religious [[hate crime]]." By some accounts, the shooter asked his victims about their religion before killing them, but others point out that his rage was not limited to religious matters and stress his mental health history. The report that the shooter asked victims about their religion before killing them comes from a survivor, as well as family members of the victims, but no online evidence of anti-Christian rhetoric was found. | ||
== Victims: == | == Victims: == | ||
'''Lucero Alcaraz, 19''' | *'''Lucero Alcaraz, 19''' | ||
*'''Treven Taylor Anspach, 20''' | |||
'''Treven Taylor Anspach, 20''' | *'''Rebecka Anne Carnes, 18''' | ||
*'''Quinn Glen Cooper, 18''' | |||
'''Rebecka Anne Carnes, 18''' | *'''Kim Saltmarsh Dietz, 59''' | ||
*'''Lucas Eibel, 18''' | |||
'''Quinn Glen Cooper, 18''' | *'''Jason Dale Johnson, 33''' | ||
*'''Lawrence Levine, 67''' | |||
'''Kim Saltmarsh Dietz, 59''' | *'''Sarena Dawn Moore, 44''' | ||
'''Lucas Eibel, 18''' | |||
'''Jason Dale Johnson, 33''' | |||
'''Lawrence Levine, 67 | |||
'''Sarena Dawn Moore, 44''' | |||
[[Category:Modern Villains]] | [[Category:Modern Villains]] | ||
[[Category:School Shooters]] | [[Category:School Shooters]] | ||
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[[Category:From Nobody to Nightmare]] | [[Category:From Nobody to Nightmare]] | ||
[[Category:Republican Party villains]] | [[Category:Republican Party villains]] | ||
[[Category:Delusional]] | |||