President Barack Obama will visit Roseburg on Friday, just over a week after the shooting at Umpqua Community College, the White House confirmed on Monday. Obama will travel to Roseburg, to meet individually with the families of victims.
The helicopter, Marine One, will take Obama to Roseburg from the Eugene Airport, the Register-Guard reported.
Immediately after the shooting happened, on Oct. 1, Obama addressed the nation. He urged citizens to deepen the conversation around gun control.
Obama was already scheduled to travel to the west coast for a four-day trip.
President Barack Obama will visit Roseburg on Friday
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