By Jose Serrano (staff@latinospost.com) | First Posted: Oct 03, 2015 09:58 AM EDT
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The gunman who opened fire on Oregon's Umpqua Community College on Thursday morning reportedly targeted those who identified as Christian.

According to one of the survivor's fathers, the shooter ordered student to stand up based on their religion. "And they would stand up and he said, 'Good, because you're a Christian, you're going to see God in just about one second,'" Anastasia Boylan's father, Stacy, told CNN, relaying her account. "And then he shot and killed them."

Friday morning, those killed were identified. The victims, all from Oregon, were Quinn Glen Cooper, 18; Kim Saltmarsh Dietz, 59; and Lucas Eibel, 18; Lucero Alcaraz, 19, all of Roseburg; Lawrence Levine, 67, Glide; Jason Johnson, 33, of Winston; Sarena Dawn Moore, 44, and Rebecka Ann Carnes, 18, both of Myrtle Creek; and Treven Taylor Anspach, 20, of Sutherlin.

Preliminary clues to the 26-year-old shooter's motives revealed deep anti-religious beliefs and an affection for Nazi culture. He identified as "non-religious" on dating website Spiritual Passions, using the screenname "IRONCROSS45," the Iron Cross symbolizing Germany's military medal dating back to the 19th century.

Worldwide support poured in over the last day. The Greater Douglas United Way and Umpqua Bank set up a GoFundMe page for the victims, and one specifically for survivor Chris Mintz, the heroic military veteran who was shot seven times and suffered two broken legs blocking the gunman from entering a classroom.

Twitter users started a #YesImAChristian hashtag in homage of the slain. Some pray for the victims' families while others awe at how they stood up for their religious beliefs.

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