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Oregon shooter described as shy and skittish

The man killed by police on Thursday after he fatally shot nine people at a community college in southern Oregon was a nervy 26-year-old who lived close to the campus and described himself as shy, according to neighbors, media and online reports.

 
Oregon gunman reportedly targeted Christians

The gunman who opened fire at Oregon’s Umpqua Community College singled out Christians, according to the father of a wounded student.

U.S. military plane crashes in Afghanistan, kills 11

A U.S. military transport plane crashed at an airfield in Afghanistan shortly after midnight on Friday, killing all 11 people on board, the U.S. military said, adding there were no reports of enemy fire at the time.

Major shootings in the United States

The fatal shootings at an Oregon community college on Thursday were the latest of many deadly rampages in the United States. Below are some of the worst shooting incidents in recent years, ranked by the number of dead, including the shooter:

Angry Obama responds to Oregon college shooting — VIDEO

President Barack Obama on Thursday angrily said America had made a “political choice” to allow mass shootings like the one in Oregon to occur and blasted the National Rifle Association lobby group for blocking reform of U.S. gun laws.

No death penalty decision as trial delayed in church massacre

The federal trial for the man charged in the deaths of nine people at a South Carolina church was delayed on Thursday, as U.S. prosecutors told a judge they have not decided whether to seek the death penalty against the accused gunman.

Oklahoma tries to halt 3 executions amid drug mix-up

The Oklahoma attorney general on Thursday sought an indefinite stay of three upcoming executions including that of Richard Glossip, whose planned execution a day earlier was stopped at the last minute because of a mix-up with lethal injection drugs.

 
Suspect in Ariz. highway shootings pleads not guilty

A man charged with carrying out several recent shootings along a major highway in Arizona pleaded not guilty on Thursday to 15 felonies including drive-by shooting and aggravated assault, a court spokesman said.