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Chris Harper-Mercer: Shooter who killed 10 'was Nazi fanatic who supported the IRA'
By Tom Parfitt
PUBLISHED: 02:43, Fri, Oct 2, 2015 | UPDATED: 02:54, Fri, Oct 2, 2015
In disturbing images posted online, Harper-Mercer posed with guns and shared newspaper front pages proclaiming the British army "could not defeat IRA", an Express.co.uk investigation has found.
On his dating profile on the website Spiritual Passions, he wrote that he "doesn't like organised religion".
His username on the dating site was ironcross45 – a possible reference to the Iron Cross, a German military symbol reintroduced by the Nazis.
A user with the same name spent almost £100 on a Nazi SS officers' cap over two years ago.
In a preview posted online, the user wrote: "I have received my order. The customer service is the very best, they are fast and very great to work with.
"I highly recommend this company they are a great pleasure to work with. there attention to detail is awesome.
"i will continue to make purchases from this company. i am very impressed with there products/service and highly recommend them. thanks Steve"
It is not known whether Harper-Mercer attended Umpqua Community College in Oregon, where the shooting took place.
He was armed with three handguns and an AR-15-style long gun, and was killed after a shootout with police on the scene yesterday, according to reports.
He added that he is “Not Religious, Not Religious, but Spiritual", and described himself as a “lover, conservative, professional, intellectual, introvert".
Under his interests he listed the “internet, killing zombies, movies, music, reading".
Harper Mercer also said he was “mixed race”, did not drink and was a “conservative, Republican".