A gunman went on a drive-by shooting rampage in a Santa Barbara student enclave and at least seven people were killed, including the attacker, authorities said.
Investigators believe a 22-year-old named Elliot Rodger driving a black BMW acted alone in the shootings around 9:30pm Friday night in Isla Vista near the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown confirmed at a news conference early Saturday that that seven people were killed, including the gunman, and seven wounded.
Brown said the suspect exchanged gunfire with deputies and then drove off and crashed into a parked car.
'We have obtained and are currently analyzing both written and videotaped evidence that suggests this atrocity was a premeditated mass murder,' Brown said.
Rodger was the son of Peter Rodger, assistant director of the Hollywood film franchise The Hunger Games.
An attorney for Peter Rodger has confirmed to KCAL that Elliot Rodger was 'involved' in the shooting.
Authorities are examining a video posted on social media by the shooter in which he rants about women who supposedly rejected his advances.
The video is called Elliot Rodger's Retribution.
Rodger, a Santa Barbara City College Student and Isla Vista resident, according to his social media accounts unleashed a tirade about his 'loneliness, rejection, and unfulfilled desires,' and blames women for preferring 'obnoxious brutes' to him, 'the supreme gentlemen.'
Less Prone
Sick, superficial and greedy society drives some out of their minds.
May 24, 2014
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Father of SB shooting victim pins blame on ‘craven, irresponsible p...
Addressing the media, the heartbroken father of one of the victims of Eliott Rodgers’ shooting rampage in Santa Barbara blamed “craven, irresponsible politicians and the NRA” for being complicit in his son’s death.
Richard Martinez, father of 20-year-old Chris Martinez, said he was speaking for the family and told the assembled reporters, “Our son, Christopher Martinez, and six others are dead. Our family has a message for every family out there: You don’t think it will happen to your child until it does.”
“Why did Chris die,” Martinez continued, his voice rising. “Chris died because of craven, irresponsible politicians and the NRA. They talk about gun rights. What about Chris’s right to live?”
May 25, 2014
truth
Santa Barbara Shooter Psy Op the First “Men’s Rights” False Flag
Image: Drudge Report.
Sandy Hook, Part II. Rated PG-13
By: Jay
In a tizzy of media fury, the latest supposed mass gunman/internet weirdo serial killer has emerged with a new angle: “Men’s rights” and “misogyny.” However, the latest installment also follows the classic pattern of the recent psy ops of Cho at Virginia Tech, Anders Breivik, Jared Loughner, James Holmes and Adam Lanza. It is in this pattern that we see the evident fraud manifest and this pattern, I will argue, is the key to identifying when
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http://jaysanalysis.com/2014/05/25/santa-barbara-shooter-psy-op-the...
May 25, 2014
Ragnarok
Classifying him as a man is too generous.
A $40,000 BMW, $300 Armani sunglasses, flying first class and a private Katy Perry concert: Inside the privileged life of Hunger Games director's son before he became the 'virgin killer'
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May 26, 2014
Tara
Something just doesn't seem to ring true with this 'story'. Elliot Rodgers many ramblings on you tube are very suspect and appear to be scripted. What 22 year old talks and goes on the way he does??? It just doesn't seem to be genuine.
And with his supposed mental issues (which it seems were many), how did he so easily obtain guns? It was reported that he was seeing two different therapists at school.
And at a press conference soon after the tragedy, Martinez, a grieving father of one of the victims was quick to point the finger at politicians and the NRA. Where have we heard this before???
Something is very askew with this mass shooting incident.
May 26, 2014
Tara
May 26, 2014
Tara
May 26, 2014
Tara
May 26, 2014
Tara
I agree Ra but there's so much more to this story than meets the eye!
May 26, 2014
Tara
And what about this statement? "Three more of the victims were named on Sunday night - Cheng Yuan Hong, 20, George Chen, 19, and Weihan Wang, 20, were stabbed in Rodger's apartment." So there was a knife involved too? But the media is focusing solely on the shootings. I don't hear any talks about banning knives, yet!
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-27579128
May 26, 2014
space wabbit
WHAT SSRI Drugs was this kid on?
May 27, 2014
truth
May 29, 2014