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The 18-year-old was in the writing class where a killer opened fire Thursday, killing nine at Umpqua Community College in Oregon's deadliest mass shooting.
McGowan told family members that the gunman didn't specifically target Christians but asked them about faith. The shooter, apparently planning to die during the massacre, told students: "I'll see you soon" or "I'll meet you soon."
The 26-year-old gunman, Christopher Sean Harper-Mercer, told everyone to move toward the center of the room.
"The shooter would call a person: 'You, stand up,'" Salas said, recalling what her son told her. "And then he would ask them if they were a Christian, knew God, or had religion.
And it wasn't like it was stated on TV. It wasn't about that he was just trying to pinpoint Christians, no."
The shooter would tell them it wouldn't hurt.
At one point, Salas said, McGowan heard the shooter tell someone: "You, with the glasses, stand up."
His friend, Lucas Eibel, wore glasses and was among the students killed.
The shooter singled out one person in the room to live, McGowan told his mom. "I want you to be able to tell the cops about me, or something like that," Salas said of the directive.
Gunman in Oregon college shooting executed classmates, saying 'I'll see you soon' | OregonLive.com