{"id":29550,"date":"2015-10-02T19:59:47","date_gmt":"2015-10-02T19:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2015\/10\/02\/army-oregon-gunman-failed-basic-training-in-2008\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T02:41:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:41:33","slug":"army-oregon-gunman-failed-basic-training-in-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2015\/10\/02\/army-oregon-gunman-failed-basic-training-in-2008\/","title":{"rendered":"Army: Oregon gunman failed basic training in 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ng-scope\" ng-if=\"item.imageUrl || item.thumbnail\" ng-src=\"http:\/\/cdn.tegna-tv.com\/-mm-\/959010abe8ceb103328a0333e4121af1e2d42a8e\/c=64-0-448-384&amp;r=300\/local\/-\/media\/2015\/10\/02\/GGM\/ArmyTimes\/635793960616982228-APTOPIX-Oregon-School-Lill.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn.tegna-tv.com\/-mm-\/959010abe8ceb103328a0333e4121af1e2d42a8e\/c=64-0-448-384&amp;r=300\/local\/-\/media\/2015\/10\/02\/GGM\/ArmyTimes\/635793960616982228-APTOPIX-Oregon-School-Lill.jpg\"\/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/nation\/2015\/10\/01\/officials-active-shooter-oregon-college\/73153610\/\">nine people and injured seven more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chris Harper-Mercer, 26, was in the Army for a little more than\u00a0a month at Fort Jackson \u2014 from Nov. 5 to Dec. 11,\u00a02008\u00a0\u2014 spokesman\u00a0Lt. 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