Saturday, May 24, 2014 1:11:21 PM
7 dead in California shooting rampage called 'premeditated mass murder'
Bodies were covered after a mass shooting near the campus of the University of Santa Barbara in Isla Vista, California.
Credit John Palminteri/KEYT-TV, via Associated Press
[ http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/25/us/gunman-kills-6-in-drive-by-shooting-near-uc-santa-barbara.html ]
By Joe Sterling, Joe Sutton and Ray Sanchez, CNN
updated 12:38 PM EDT, Sat May 24, 2014
(CNN) -- A gunman described as mentally disturbed and possibly bent on retribution sprayed bullets from a slow-moving car in a small Southern California college town, killing six people in a rampage called "premeditated mass murder," Santa Barbara County sheriff's deputies said Saturday.
The gunman also died from a gunshot wound after his car crashed Friday night, police said. It was unclear if the fatal head wound was self-inflicted or the result of a firefight with police.
Seven people also were being treated in a hospital for gunshot wounds or traumatic injuries, including at least one who was in surgery, said sheriff's office spokeswoman Kelly Hoover.
"The sheriff's office has obtained and is currently analyzing written and video evidence that suggests this was a premeditated mass murder," Hoover said.
Hoover apparently was referring to a YouTube video titled "Retribution" posted by a young man. In the nearly seven-minute video, the young man rants about women who ignored or rejected him over the past eight years and warns that he will "punish you all for it."
"Tomorrow is the day of retribution, the day in which I will have my revenge," the man says on the video.
The shootings occurred in Isla Vista near the University of California, Santa Barbara, in a crowded area bustling with activity on Memorial Day weekend.
"I don't recall hearing any screaming," witness Robert Johnson told CNN, describing the moment the gunman opened fire on people outside a deli. "It was at that point where I turned and ran in the opposite direction. ... There's a lot of confusion. Even shortly after this whole ordeal had ended, I think a lot of people didn't realize the magnitude of the situation."
The violence began and ended within minutes, from 9:27 p.m. when shots were reported to around 10 minutes later when police discovered the body of the suspected gunman, CNN affiliate KEYT-TV said. Authorities said there were nine separate crime scenes.
"Sheriff's deputies responded and found several victims suffering from gunshot wounds. As sheriff's deputies were attending to the victims and performing first aid, they were also receiving suspect information. Only minutes later, there were additional reports of shots fired in several other areas of Isla Vista," Hoover said.
U.S. law enforcement officials said the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and FBI were assisting local police in the investigation, including trying to trace the handgun used and where the possible suspect obtained it.
Johnson told CNN he was standing on a corner when he heard what he thought were fireworks. Then a black BMW with tinted windows drove by and either slowed down or stopped outside a deli where as many as eight people were eating outside. Someone in the car opened fire.
"It all happened very quickly, but I think this happened to be the largest group on the street," he said. "It think it was just targeted because it was the largest group in the area."
People jumped up and ran, Johnson recalled.
KEYT reporter John Palminteri told CNN that some witnesses reported hearing the gunman talk to some of his victims as he fired. Outside a 7-11 convenience store, he said, workers came out amid the gunfire to pull to safety a girl who had been shot in the leg. Another victim, a bicyclist, apparently sustained massive head injuries after being struck by the gunman's car.
One woman told the station that a driver of a car flashed a gun at her and asked, "Hey, what's up?" before opening fire. She escaped unharmed.
"I heard some pops, but I just assumed they were fireworks," said Daniel Slovinsky, who was eating at a restaurant. "Contrary to what you might expect, there wasn't a whole lot of chaos immediately. I didn't hear any screaming. A few people were running. ... It wasn't really until police started yelling at people to get inside that we realized something big went down. But even then people didn't know what."
KEYT reported that "witnesses described seeing a black BMW speeding through the streets, spraying bullets at people and various targets." Six minutes after the first emergency call, the suspected gunman traded fire with sheriff's deputies, and the vehicle plowed into a parked vehicle, said Hoover, the sheriff's office spokeswoman.
The suspected gunman was found dead from an apparent gunshot wound, she said, adding that it wasn't clear whether the death was self-inflicted or whether deputies killed the suspected gunman. A semiautomatic handgun was recovered, she said.
It appears the suspect acted alone, Hoover said.
Santa Barbara Sheriff Bill Brown called the suspect "severely mentally disturbed," according to KEYT.
Authorities searching for a motive were looking into a video posted on social media that contains a man's tirade against women who supposedly rebuffed him, Brown told the station. Hoover said the suspect has been preliminarily identified but his name won't be released until "a positive identification is made."
The identities of the victims won't be released until the next of kin are notified, she said.
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Related
Worst U.S. mass shootings
http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/16/us/20-deadliest-mass-shootings-in-u-s-history-fast-facts/
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© 2014 Cable News Network. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/24/justice/california-shooting-deaths/ [with embedded video report, and (over 10,000) comments]
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Elliot Rodger's Retribution
Published on May 23, 2014 by Elliot Rodger [ http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgsBey7KX53-0qm-FSGTOyQ , http://www.youtube.com/user/ElliotRodger/videos ]
Elliot Rodger's Retribution
description from substitute noted below:
ORIGINAL VIDEO TEXT:
Elliot Rodger's Retribution
REFERENCES:
ELLIOT RODGER'S ORIGINAL YOUTUBE PROFILE: http://www.youtube.com/user/ElliotRodger/feed
ELLIOT RODGER'S PROFILE IN PICTURE FORM:
http://i.imgur.com/ziF79Si.png
ELLIOT RODGER'S VIDEOS: http://www.youtube.com/user/ElliotRodger/videos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbv5Vpa-B-0 [the original; with (over 4,000) comments (and now removed by YouTube)]] [also at e.g. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E18_W1UlFYA (now the one above, identical to the original), http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnRbuAfBuFs , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isqYSG0FdQY , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIEOzJri8k8 , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neJh-AE2Z_o , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGZr-no_g1E , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBK9HPwCzUE , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OPUroqSQu0 , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIDGsz_8k_E , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQUW3Km01BM , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmFpTJKT29s , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtTC97H1wCU ]
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Elliot Rodger, Lonely Vlog, Life is so unfair
Published on May 23, 2014 by Elliot Rodger
I take my usual walk at the golf course, while I explain how unfair my life has been.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4CressilIo [with comments]
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My reaction to seeing a young couple at the beach, Envy
Published on May 23, 2014 by Elliot Rodger
I express my emotions about seeing a young couple kissing at the beach. Envy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qe7ikxzqe0 [with comments]
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Balcony Vlog, reminiscing about childhood
Published on May 23, 2014 by Elliot Rodger
No description available.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFmrUl2-1jg [with comments]
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Life is so unfair because girls dont want me
Published on May 23, 2014 by Elliot Rodger
No description available.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KP62TE1prs [with comments]
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Why do girls hate me so much?
Published on May 23, 2014 by Elliot Rodger
Girls have never seemed to have any interest in me, and I want to know why. I'm such a perfect, beautiful, fabulous guy. I should never have had any problems with girls, but I do, and I find that ridiculous.
This video is a reupload. I had to take the last one down because it gained too much negative attention. I'll keep uploading it until I get at least one honest answer from an actual girl.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBvaVWdJRQM [with comments]
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Dancing in the car, Elliot Rodger style
Published on May 22, 2014 by Elliot Rodger
Dancing in the car, Elliot Rodger style
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFqn8gTmEQw [with comments]
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The most scenic road in Santa Barbara
Published on May 22, 2014 by Elliot Rodger
The most scenic road in Santa Barbara, with my favorite Phil Collins song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69N0-tJOkT8 [with comments]
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Elliot Rodger's Adventures, driving to the beach
Published on May 22, 2014 by Elliot Rodger
No description available.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0iLHGRaYRI [with comments]
--
I'm Awesome
Published on May 20, 2014 by Elliot Rodger
I'm awesome. Yeah, you better believe it.
Fuck you haters.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIwOKHZ_Bkc [with comments]
--
(linked in):
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=96759329 (the related 'see also' linkings for that one at
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=96759860 ) and preceding and following
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=102392347 and preceding and following
Bodies were covered after a mass shooting near the campus of the University of Santa Barbara in Isla Vista, California.
Credit John Palminteri/KEYT-TV, via Associated Press
[ http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/25/us/gunman-kills-6-in-drive-by-shooting-near-uc-santa-barbara.html ]
By Joe Sterling, Joe Sutton and Ray Sanchez, CNN
updated 12:38 PM EDT, Sat May 24, 2014
(CNN) -- A gunman described as mentally disturbed and possibly bent on retribution sprayed bullets from a slow-moving car in a small Southern California college town, killing six people in a rampage called "premeditated mass murder," Santa Barbara County sheriff's deputies said Saturday.
The gunman also died from a gunshot wound after his car crashed Friday night, police said. It was unclear if the fatal head wound was self-inflicted or the result of a firefight with police.
Seven people also were being treated in a hospital for gunshot wounds or traumatic injuries, including at least one who was in surgery, said sheriff's office spokeswoman Kelly Hoover.
"The sheriff's office has obtained and is currently analyzing written and video evidence that suggests this was a premeditated mass murder," Hoover said.
Hoover apparently was referring to a YouTube video titled "Retribution" posted by a young man. In the nearly seven-minute video, the young man rants about women who ignored or rejected him over the past eight years and warns that he will "punish you all for it."
"Tomorrow is the day of retribution, the day in which I will have my revenge," the man says on the video.
The shootings occurred in Isla Vista near the University of California, Santa Barbara, in a crowded area bustling with activity on Memorial Day weekend.
"I don't recall hearing any screaming," witness Robert Johnson told CNN, describing the moment the gunman opened fire on people outside a deli. "It was at that point where I turned and ran in the opposite direction. ... There's a lot of confusion. Even shortly after this whole ordeal had ended, I think a lot of people didn't realize the magnitude of the situation."
The violence began and ended within minutes, from 9:27 p.m. when shots were reported to around 10 minutes later when police discovered the body of the suspected gunman, CNN affiliate KEYT-TV said. Authorities said there were nine separate crime scenes.
"Sheriff's deputies responded and found several victims suffering from gunshot wounds. As sheriff's deputies were attending to the victims and performing first aid, they were also receiving suspect information. Only minutes later, there were additional reports of shots fired in several other areas of Isla Vista," Hoover said.
U.S. law enforcement officials said the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and FBI were assisting local police in the investigation, including trying to trace the handgun used and where the possible suspect obtained it.
Johnson told CNN he was standing on a corner when he heard what he thought were fireworks. Then a black BMW with tinted windows drove by and either slowed down or stopped outside a deli where as many as eight people were eating outside. Someone in the car opened fire.
"It all happened very quickly, but I think this happened to be the largest group on the street," he said. "It think it was just targeted because it was the largest group in the area."
People jumped up and ran, Johnson recalled.
KEYT reporter John Palminteri told CNN that some witnesses reported hearing the gunman talk to some of his victims as he fired. Outside a 7-11 convenience store, he said, workers came out amid the gunfire to pull to safety a girl who had been shot in the leg. Another victim, a bicyclist, apparently sustained massive head injuries after being struck by the gunman's car.
One woman told the station that a driver of a car flashed a gun at her and asked, "Hey, what's up?" before opening fire. She escaped unharmed.
"I heard some pops, but I just assumed they were fireworks," said Daniel Slovinsky, who was eating at a restaurant. "Contrary to what you might expect, there wasn't a whole lot of chaos immediately. I didn't hear any screaming. A few people were running. ... It wasn't really until police started yelling at people to get inside that we realized something big went down. But even then people didn't know what."
KEYT reported that "witnesses described seeing a black BMW speeding through the streets, spraying bullets at people and various targets." Six minutes after the first emergency call, the suspected gunman traded fire with sheriff's deputies, and the vehicle plowed into a parked vehicle, said Hoover, the sheriff's office spokeswoman.
The suspected gunman was found dead from an apparent gunshot wound, she said, adding that it wasn't clear whether the death was self-inflicted or whether deputies killed the suspected gunman. A semiautomatic handgun was recovered, she said.
It appears the suspect acted alone, Hoover said.
Santa Barbara Sheriff Bill Brown called the suspect "severely mentally disturbed," according to KEYT.
Authorities searching for a motive were looking into a video posted on social media that contains a man's tirade against women who supposedly rebuffed him, Brown told the station. Hoover said the suspect has been preliminarily identified but his name won't be released until "a positive identification is made."
The identities of the victims won't be released until the next of kin are notified, she said.
*
Related
Worst U.S. mass shootings
http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/16/us/20-deadliest-mass-shootings-in-u-s-history-fast-facts/
*
© 2014 Cable News Network. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/24/justice/california-shooting-deaths/ [with embedded video report, and (over 10,000) comments]
--
Elliot Rodger's Retribution
Published on May 23, 2014 by Elliot Rodger [ http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgsBey7KX53-0qm-FSGTOyQ , http://www.youtube.com/user/ElliotRodger/videos ]
Elliot Rodger's Retribution
description from substitute noted below:
ORIGINAL VIDEO TEXT:
Elliot Rodger's Retribution
REFERENCES:
ELLIOT RODGER'S ORIGINAL YOUTUBE PROFILE: http://www.youtube.com/user/ElliotRodger/feed
ELLIOT RODGER'S PROFILE IN PICTURE FORM:
http://i.imgur.com/ziF79Si.png
ELLIOT RODGER'S VIDEOS: http://www.youtube.com/user/ElliotRodger/videos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbv5Vpa-B-0 [the original; with (over 4,000) comments (and now removed by YouTube)]] [also at e.g. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E18_W1UlFYA (now the one above, identical to the original), http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnRbuAfBuFs , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isqYSG0FdQY , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIEOzJri8k8 , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neJh-AE2Z_o , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGZr-no_g1E , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBK9HPwCzUE , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OPUroqSQu0 , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIDGsz_8k_E , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQUW3Km01BM , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmFpTJKT29s , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtTC97H1wCU ]
--
Elliot Rodger, Lonely Vlog, Life is so unfair
Published on May 23, 2014 by Elliot Rodger
I take my usual walk at the golf course, while I explain how unfair my life has been.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4CressilIo [with comments]
--
My reaction to seeing a young couple at the beach, Envy
Published on May 23, 2014 by Elliot Rodger
I express my emotions about seeing a young couple kissing at the beach. Envy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qe7ikxzqe0 [with comments]
--
Balcony Vlog, reminiscing about childhood
Published on May 23, 2014 by Elliot Rodger
No description available.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFmrUl2-1jg [with comments]
--
Life is so unfair because girls dont want me
Published on May 23, 2014 by Elliot Rodger
No description available.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KP62TE1prs [with comments]
--
Why do girls hate me so much?
Published on May 23, 2014 by Elliot Rodger
Girls have never seemed to have any interest in me, and I want to know why. I'm such a perfect, beautiful, fabulous guy. I should never have had any problems with girls, but I do, and I find that ridiculous.
This video is a reupload. I had to take the last one down because it gained too much negative attention. I'll keep uploading it until I get at least one honest answer from an actual girl.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBvaVWdJRQM [with comments]
--
Dancing in the car, Elliot Rodger style
Published on May 22, 2014 by Elliot Rodger
Dancing in the car, Elliot Rodger style
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFqn8gTmEQw [with comments]
--
The most scenic road in Santa Barbara
Published on May 22, 2014 by Elliot Rodger
The most scenic road in Santa Barbara, with my favorite Phil Collins song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69N0-tJOkT8 [with comments]
--
Elliot Rodger's Adventures, driving to the beach
Published on May 22, 2014 by Elliot Rodger
No description available.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0iLHGRaYRI [with comments]
--
I'm Awesome
Published on May 20, 2014 by Elliot Rodger
I'm awesome. Yeah, you better believe it.
Fuck you haters.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIwOKHZ_Bkc [with comments]
--
(linked in):
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=96759329 (the related 'see also' linkings for that one at
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=96759860 ) and preceding and following
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=102392347 and preceding and following
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