{"id":51873,"date":"2015-10-02T13:50:57","date_gmt":"2015-10-02T17:50:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/?p=51873"},"modified":"2015-10-02T13:51:22","modified_gmt":"2015-10-02T17:51:22","slug":"oregon-college-gunman-was-kicked-out-of-the-army-in-2008-as-it-emerges-seven-more-weapons-were-found-at-his-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/oregon-college-gunman-was-kicked-out-of-the-army-in-2008-as-it-emerges-seven-more-weapons-were-found-at-his-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Oregon College Gunman Was Kicked Out Of The Army In 2008 As It Emerges Seven More Weapons Were Found At His Home"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Oregon college gunman who had killed nine people yesterday was discharged from a U.S. Army training center during 2008.<\/p>\n

Chris Harper-Mercer, who died in a shoot-out with police after the massacre at Umpqua Community College, was kicked out of the Army while training at Fort Jackson.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Pentagon said Mercer was discharged after just five weeks of training in late 2008 because after ‘failing to meet the minimum administrative standards to serve in the U.S. Army’.<\/p>\n

The revelation came as it emerged that investigators found seven weapons at Harper-Mercer’s home overnight, as well as six at the school – more than previously thought.<\/span><\/p>\n

He was already known to be carrying a rifle, three pistols and body armor during the slaying in Roseburg.<\/p>\n

Of the six guns found at the school Mercer, 26, was known to be carrying an assault rifle, three pistols and two as yet unidentified weapons.<\/p>\n

This included a 9mm Glock pistol and a\u00a0.40-caliber Smith & Wesson, which were both traced back to the deranged shooter.<\/p>\n

He also had a .40-caliber Taurus pistol listed as being owned by someone in Portland and a .556-caliber Del-Ton, as well as five more ammo magazines, according to an official firearms report.<\/p>\n