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  • Chris Mintz describes role in Umpqua shooting: 'There's somebody shooting, you need to leave!' (OR)

    10/17/2015 11:42:35 AM PDT · by jazusamo · 12 replies
    The Oregonian ^ | October 16, 2015 | Andrew Theen
    Pics of Chris Mintz at link. Chris Mintz, one of the survivors of the Umpqua Community College shooting, released a lengthy statement on his Facebook page Friday evening explaining his role that day. The post is Mintz's first significant public comment on the Oct. 1 rampage that left a teacher and eight students dead and another nine people wounded, including Mintz. Mintz, an Army veteran who made national headlines and collected more than $800,000 in donations to a GoFundMe campaign after his miraculous survival, said he was shot five times and described his injuries. In several media reports, including The...