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A male suspect in his early 20s has reportedly shot and killed at least 15 people and injured 20 at a community college in Roseburg, Oregon, police confirmed Thursday.

“Law enforcement was on scene and had the shooter neutralized,” Douglas County Fire Marshal Ray Shoufler told CNN.

Officials said the first call to police came in at 10:37 a.m. PST.

The school, Umpqua Community College, has 3,300 full-time students and 16,000 part-time students, NBC News reported. It was established in 1964 and is located roughly 180 miles south of Portland.

“I turned around. I heard active shooter and I didn’t need to be told twice,” student Larry Howell told NBC News. “Everybody is reaching out to one another and checking on everyone, we don’t know which one of our colleagues are down. We heard on the scanners that two of them didn’t make it on their way to the hospital.”

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Police respond to a shooting at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon, Oct. 1, 2015. (Image: KATU-2 screenshot)

Police respond to a shooting at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon, Oct. 1, 2015. (Image: KATU-2 screenshot)

Umpqua Community College is a gun-free zone.

“Possession, use, or threatened use of firearms (including but not limited to BB guns, air guns, water pistols, and paint guns) ammunition, explosives, dangerous chemicals, or any other objects as weapons on college property, except as expressly authorized by law or college regulations, is prohibited,” CBS Seattle reported.

“It’s extremely concerning and sad,” said Endi Hartigan, spokeswoman for the Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission, the network reported.

Students, faculty, and staff have been transferred to the Douglas County Fairgrounds located nearby, the sheriff’s office said.

The White House confirmed President Obama was briefed on the shooting.