Oregon shooting: Gunman was student in class where he killed 9

(CNN) When Chris Mintz heard gunfire at Oregon's Umpqua Community College on Thursday, his thoughts were not of himself. Instead, he thought first of protecting others. Then he thought of his 6-year-old son, Tyrik. Nine people were killed when a gunman 

Chris Harper-Mercer, 26, brutally shot and killed 9 innocent people at Umpqua Community College in Oregon on Oct. 1, but the Army veteran tried valiantly to stop the gunman from murdering anyone else. Mintz was 

A student gets a hug after a fatal shooting at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon, on Oct. 1, 2015. (Credit: KIAH). A gunman was dead Thursday after he opened fire at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, 

UPDATE 8:00 p.m. ET: Sheriff John Hanlin said the "most accurate" information available pointed to 10 fatalities, not 13 as previously stated by the Oregon attorney general.

Chris Harper-Mercer, 26, brutally shot and killed 9 innocent people at Umpqua Community College in Oregon on Oct. 1, but the Army veteran tried valiantly to stop the gunman from murdering anyone else. Mintz was