Gunman supported IRA on websites

The family of US school gunman Chris Harper-Mercer have described their shock after the 26-year-old killed at least nine people before being fatally shot.

The killer, who is said to have moved to America from the UK as a child and whose social media profiles featured content supporting the IRA, apparently demanded to know his victims’ religious beliefs before opening fire at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon, yesterday.