As we try to unravel the conflicting reports of lethal shootings at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon, here’s some reflective music: a Kyrie from a choir in the Republic of Georgia.

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UPDATE: The best information we have is that 7 to 10 people are dead and another 20 injured. Several reports suggest the shooter is in custody, perhaps wounded.

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Ed Kilgore is a political columnist for New York and managing editor at the Democratic Strategist website. He was a contributing writer at the Washington Monthly from January 2012 until November 2015, and was the principal contributor to the Political Animal blog.