there was an explosion or what the origin of the explosion might be. we know there was quite a panic of people trying to get out. this is the first video we got just about 20 minutes ago. at this moment, authorities have confirmed nothing except that there s a number of fatalities on scene, and a number of injuries. witness reports indicates this might have been a balloon popping, a loud balloon. it caused a stampede. dozens and dozens of emergency vehicles are on scene. sky news confirms multiple fatalities on scene and we don t know how many and a number of people injured in a sort of stampede, as they described it, to get out. when we get more information, we will get it to you. for now, confusion and a number of people have lost their lives. bret: following this story. thank you.
the shooter supposedly shot some students. and i was just in class and i heard a popping noise almost a balloon popping when you have too much air. i knew something wasn t right. and so i get down, and she went to see what was going on. she opened the door and unfortunately the gunman shot her. and i don t know ooze of right now what the situation is right now, but we locked the doors, turned off the lights and just we were all pretty much in panic mode right there. we called 911 and called our parents, off loved ones. live now to sarah sidener. we know the entire apartment block is being sealed off.
right next door to where the scene, where the shooter supposedly shot some students. and i was, you know, just in class. and i heard a popping noise, almost like a balloon popping when you have too much air. so i knew something wasn t right. so i get down. we are all the students in the classroom got down underneath the tables. and a lady went to go see, one of my fellow classmates went to go see what was going on. and she opened the door, and unfortunately the gunman shot her. as of right now i don t know what her situation is right now. but then we locked the doors, turned off the lights. and we were all pretty much in panic mode right there. we called 911 and called our parents, our loved ones. as we learn more about the gunman, the 26-year-old man who was heavily armed, we have heard just a short time ago from his father who spoke to reporters in los angeles.
so then this classmate of mine went out to the door and she stepped outside to go see the next classroom right next door and she when she came back in, the shooter shot her in the arm, the left arm, and the lower abdomen and she collapsed in front of the doorway. so then the doorway is open and her friend over there, we pull she pull the door open, locks it, turned off the light and then she s trying to do cpr on her friend as we re all in panic mode at that point. oh, my god, cassandra. do you know what happened to that classmate that was shot? did she live? last i heard she wasn t but i don t know if that s correct or not. so you hear an incredibly loud noise. you don t know if it s a balloon popping or a desk collapsing, one of your classmates gets up and she herself is shot by the gunman. another classmate locks your door. what happens in your classroom?
thanks, pamela brown. we have a student from umpqua community college. cassandra welding is joining us. thank you, i understand you re an eyewitness and saw what was going on and heard what was going on. yeah. first of all, tell us how you re doing. i m pretty shaken up about the situation that s gone on but i m doing okay so far, you know, with days that go on, i think i ll continue to get better, but it s pretty horrific what happened today at umpqua community college. where were you? did you see? i was actually in the classroom next door to where the scene, where the shooter supposedly shot, you know, some students and i was, you know, just in class and i heard a popping noise almost like a balloon popping when you have too much air so i knew something wasn t right and so i get down, we all all the students in the classroom got down underneath tables and a lady went to go see, one of my fellow