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The killing spree started at the attacker's apartment, where three men inside were stabbed to death with a [[knife]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Nguyen|first=Daisy|title=7 Dead in Drive-by Shooting Near UC Santa Barbara|url=http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/dead-drive-shooting-uc-santa-barbara-23853689|publisher=ABC News|accessdate=May 24, 2014}}</ref> Shootings then erupted at eight different locations, starting at a [[sorority house]], where two members were killed and a third wounded on the front lawn. The attacker then drove to the Isla Vista Deli Mart, where he fatally shot Christopher Martinez. He then continued firing at pedestrians on the sidewalk, hitting several, including a woman was injured in the leg at a [[7-Eleven]] convenience store, and also struck a bicyclist with his car.<ref name="Sheriff: Calif. gunman killed 3 people at home">[http://news.yahoo.com/sheriff-calif-gunman-killed-3-people-home-005331176.html "Sheriff: Calif. gunman killed 3 people at home"]</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Witness: Gunman Fired Into Deli Crowd in Drive-By Rampage|url=http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Isla-Vista-UC-Santa-Barbara-Mass-Shooting-Rampage-Gunman-Witnesses-260528771.html|publisher=KNBC|accessdate=May 24, 2014|author=Jonathan Lloyd; Jane Yamamoto|date=May 24, 2014}}</ref><ref name="Santa Barbara Shooting Suspect Vowed 'Retribution' in Video">[http://abcnews.go.com/US/killed-mass-murder-shooting-uc-santa-barbara/story?id=23853918 "Santa Barbara Shooting Suspect Vowed 'Retribution' in Video"]</ref><ref name="Seven Dead, Several Hospitalized in Isla Vista Shootings">[http://www.keyt.com/news/shooting-in-isla-vista/26152454 "Seven Dead, Several Hospitalized in Isla Vista Shootings"]</ref> Witnesses described seeing a black [[BMW 3 Series]] [[coupé]]<ref name="7 Dead in "Mass Murder" Drive-By Shootings Near UC Santa Barbara">[http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/shooting-isla-vista-uc-santa-barbara-260505021.html?_osource=SocialFlowTwt_LABrand "7 Dead in "Mass Murder" Drive-By Shootings Near UC Santa Barbara"]</ref> that was speeding, sometimes on the wrong side of the street,<ref name="CNN">{{cite web | url=http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/24/justice/california-shooting-deaths/ | title=Video examined after rampage leaves 7 dead, 13 hurt in Calif. college town | publisher=CNN | date=May 24, 2014 | accessdate=24 May 2014 | author=Sanchez, Ray, Vercammen, Paul, and Sterling Joe}}</ref> and "spraying bullets". The attacker reportedly talked to some of his victims before shooting them.<ref name="7 dead in California shooting rampage called 'premeditated mass murder'">[http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/24/justice/california-shooting-deaths/ "7 dead in California shooting rampage called 'premeditated mass murder'"]</ref>
The killing spree started at the attacker's apartment, where three men inside were stabbed to death with a [[knife]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Nguyen|first=Daisy|title=7 Dead in Drive-by Shooting Near UC Santa Barbara|url=http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/dead-drive-shooting-uc-santa-barbara-23853689|publisher=ABC News|accessdate=May 24, 2014}}</ref> Shootings then erupted at eight different locations, starting at a [[sorority house]], where two members were killed and a third wounded on the front lawn. The attacker then drove to the Isla Vista Deli Mart, where he fatally shot Christopher Martinez. He then continued firing at pedestrians on the sidewalk, hitting several, including a woman that was injured in the leg at a [[7-Eleven]] convenience store, and also struck a bicyclist with his car.<ref name="Sheriff: Calif. gunman killed 3 people at home">[http://news.yahoo.com/sheriff-calif-gunman-killed-3-people-home-005331176.html "Sheriff: Calif. gunman killed 3 people at home"]</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Witness: Gunman Fired Into Deli Crowd in Drive-By Rampage|url=http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Isla-Vista-UC-Santa-Barbara-Mass-Shooting-Rampage-Gunman-Witnesses-260528771.html|publisher=KNBC|accessdate=May 24, 2014|author=Jonathan Lloyd; Jane Yamamoto|date=May 24, 2014}}</ref><ref name="Santa Barbara Shooting Suspect Vowed 'Retribution' in Video">[http://abcnews.go.com/US/killed-mass-murder-shooting-uc-santa-barbara/story?id=23853918 "Santa Barbara Shooting Suspect Vowed 'Retribution' in Video"]</ref><ref name="Seven Dead, Several Hospitalized in Isla Vista Shootings">[http://www.keyt.com/news/shooting-in-isla-vista/26152454 "Seven Dead, Several Hospitalized in Isla Vista Shootings"]</ref> Witnesses described seeing a black [[BMW 3 Series]] [[coupé]]<ref name="7 Dead in "Mass Murder" Drive-By Shootings Near UC Santa Barbara">[http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/shooting-isla-vista-uc-santa-barbara-260505021.html?_osource=SocialFlowTwt_LABrand "7 Dead in "Mass Murder" Drive-By Shootings Near UC Santa Barbara"]</ref> that was speeding, sometimes on the wrong side of the street,<ref name="CNN">{{cite web | url=http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/24/justice/california-shooting-deaths/ | title=Video examined after rampage leaves 7 dead, 13 hurt in Calif. college town | publisher=CNN | date=May 24, 2014 | accessdate=24 May 2014 | author=Sanchez, Ray, Vercammen, Paul, and Sterling Joe}}</ref> and "spraying bullets". The attacker reportedly talked to some of his victims before shooting them.<ref name="7 dead in California shooting rampage called 'premeditated mass murder'">[http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/24/justice/california-shooting-deaths/ "7 dead in California shooting rampage called 'premeditated mass murder'"]</ref>


Police responded to [[9-1-1]] calls received at 9:27 p.m., and [[Sheriffs in the United States|sheriff's deputies]] in the area also immediately responded on foot after hearing gunfire. The attacker spotted a deputy and exchanged gunfire at 9:33 p.m.,<ref name="Seven Dead, Several Hospitalized in Isla Vista Shootings">[http://www.keyt.com/news/shooting-in-isla-vista/26152454 "Seven Dead, Several Hospitalized in Isla Vista Shootings"]</ref> before fleeing in his vehicle, hitting a second bicyclist with his car in the process.<ref name="7 dead in drive-by shooting near UC-Santa Barbara">[http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/05/24/shooting-california-santa-barbara/9532405/ "7 dead in drive-by shooting near UC-Santa Barbara"]</ref><ref name="7 dead in California shooting rampage called 'premeditated mass murder'">[http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/24/justice/california-shooting-deaths/ "7 dead in California shooting rampage called 'premeditated mass murder'"]</ref> He then encountered four more deputies and engaged in a second shootout with them, during which he was wounded.<ref>{{cite web|last=Nguyen|first=Daisy|title=7 Dead in Drive-by Shooting Near UC Santa Barbara|url=http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/dead-drive-shooting-uc-santa-barbara-23853689|publisher=ABC News|accessdate=May 24, 2014}}</ref> The attacker then fled again, slammed into another bicyclist, and then crashed into a parked vehicle. The attacker was found dead in the vehicle with a bullet wound to his head; it was unclear whether the wound was self-inflicted or if he had been shot by police.<ref name=latimes>{{cite news|last=Flores|first=Adolfo|title=7 dead in drive-by shootings near UC Santa Barbara|url=http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-santa-barbara-deadly-shooting-20140524-story.html|accessdate=May 24, 2014|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=May 24, 2014}}</ref> By the time the shooting ended, seven people were dead, including the attacker, and thirteen others were wounded.<ref name=keyt>[http://www.keyt.com/news/shooting-in-isla-vista/26152454 Sheriff Confirms Seven Dead in Isla Vista Shootings], [[KEYT]], May 24, 2014.</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Nguyen|first=Daisy|title=7 Dead in Drive-by Shooting Near UC Santa Barbara|url=http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/dead-drive-shooting-uc-santa-barbara-23853689|publisher=ABC News|accessdate=May 24, 2014}}</ref><ref name="CNN">{{cite web | url=http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/24/justice/california-shooting-deaths/ | title=Video examined after rampage leaves 7 dead, 13 hurt in Calif. college town | publisher=CNN | date=May 24, 2014 | accessdate=24 May 2014 | author=Sanchez, Ray, Vercammen, Paul, and Sterling Joe}}</ref>
Police responded to [[9-1-1]] calls received at 9:27 p.m., and [[Sheriffs in the United States|sheriff's deputies]] in the area also immediately responded on foot after hearing gunfire. The attacker spotted a deputy and exchanged gunfire at 9:33 p.m.,<ref name="Seven Dead, Several Hospitalized in Isla Vista Shootings">[http://www.keyt.com/news/shooting-in-isla-vista/26152454 "Seven Dead, Several Hospitalized in Isla Vista Shootings"]</ref> before fleeing in his vehicle, hitting a second bicyclist with his car in the process.<ref name="7 dead in drive-by shooting near UC-Santa Barbara">[http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/05/24/shooting-california-santa-barbara/9532405/ "7 dead in drive-by shooting near UC-Santa Barbara"]</ref><ref name="7 dead in California shooting rampage called 'premeditated mass murder'">[http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/24/justice/california-shooting-deaths/ "7 dead in California shooting rampage called 'premeditated mass murder'"]</ref> He then encountered four more deputies and engaged in a second shootout with them, during which he was wounded.<ref>{{cite web|last=Nguyen|first=Daisy|title=7 Dead in Drive-by Shooting Near UC Santa Barbara|url=http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/dead-drive-shooting-uc-santa-barbara-23853689|publisher=ABC News|accessdate=May 24, 2014}}</ref> The attacker then fled again, slammed into another bicyclist, and then crashed into a parked vehicle. The attacker was found dead in the vehicle with a bullet wound to his head; it was unclear whether the wound was self-inflicted or if he had been shot by police.<ref name=latimes>{{cite news|last=Flores|first=Adolfo|title=7 dead in drive-by shootings near UC Santa Barbara|url=http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-santa-barbara-deadly-shooting-20140524-story.html|accessdate=May 24, 2014|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=May 24, 2014}}</ref> By the time the shooting ended, seven people were dead, including the attacker, and thirteen others were wounded.<ref name=keyt>[http://www.keyt.com/news/shooting-in-isla-vista/26152454 Sheriff Confirms Seven Dead in Isla Vista Shootings], [[KEYT]], May 24, 2014.</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Nguyen|first=Daisy|title=7 Dead in Drive-by Shooting Near UC Santa Barbara|url=http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/dead-drive-shooting-uc-santa-barbara-23853689|publisher=ABC News|accessdate=May 24, 2014}}</ref><ref name="CNN">{{cite web | url=http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/24/justice/california-shooting-deaths/ | title=Video examined after rampage leaves 7 dead, 13 hurt in Calif. college town | publisher=CNN | date=May 24, 2014 | accessdate=24 May 2014 | author=Sanchez, Ray, Vercammen, Paul, and Sterling Joe}}</ref>

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2014 Isla Vista massacre
LocationIsla Vista, California
DateMay 23, 2014 (2014-05-23)
9:27 p.m.–9:33 p.m.[1] (PDT)
Attack type
Spree shooting, drive-by shooting, shootout, stabbing, femicide
WeaponsSemiautomatic handgun[2][3][4]
Knife[5]
Deaths7 (including the perpetrator)
Injured13 (8 by gunfire, 4 by blunt trauma, 1 unclear)[6]
PerpetratorsElliot Rodger[1][2]

On May 23, 2014, a spree killing occurred in Isla Vista, California, starting with a stabbing attack at an apartment, followed by a series of drive-by shootings near the campus of University of California, Santa Barbara. Seven people were killed, including the attacker, and thirteen others were wounded.[7] The attacker was identified as 22-year-old Elliot Rodger, who was a student at Santa Barbara City College.

Details

The killing spree started at the attacker's apartment, where three men inside were stabbed to death with a knife.[8] Shootings then erupted at eight different locations, starting at a sorority house, where two members were killed and a third wounded on the front lawn. The attacker then drove to the Isla Vista Deli Mart, where he fatally shot Christopher Martinez. He then continued firing at pedestrians on the sidewalk, hitting several, including a woman that was injured in the leg at a 7-Eleven convenience store, and also struck a bicyclist with his car.[5][9][10][11] Witnesses described seeing a black BMW 3 Series coupéCite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page). that was speeding, sometimes on the wrong side of the street,[6] and "spraying bullets". The attacker reportedly talked to some of his victims before shooting them.[4]

Police responded to 9-1-1 calls received at 9:27 p.m., and sheriff's deputies in the area also immediately responded on foot after hearing gunfire. The attacker spotted a deputy and exchanged gunfire at 9:33 p.m.,[11] before fleeing in his vehicle, hitting a second bicyclist with his car in the process.[3][4] He then encountered four more deputies and engaged in a second shootout with them, during which he was wounded.[12] The attacker then fled again, slammed into another bicyclist, and then crashed into a parked vehicle. The attacker was found dead in the vehicle with a bullet wound to his head; it was unclear whether the wound was self-inflicted or if he had been shot by police.[13] By the time the shooting ended, seven people were dead, including the attacker, and thirteen others were wounded.[14][15][6]

Aftermath

Police were initially investigating nine separate crime scenes, but the number was later increased to twelve.[16] A search on the attacker's car recovered three semiautomatic handguns and 400 unspent rounds of ammunition.[17] Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown said that there was video and written evidence suggesting the crime was premeditated.[2] On May 24, the three stabbing victims were found and moved out of the attacker's apartment.[5] A typed 140-page manifesto titled "My Twisted World" was also received by KEYT-TV.[18]

Victims

The victims identified are Katherine Cooper, 22, and Veronika Weiss, 19, both students at UC Santa Barbara, who were killed inside the sorority house. Christopher Martinez, 20, was killed at the deli.[19]

Perpetrator

The perpetrator was identified as 22-year-old Elliot Rodger by family members.[1][10] He was born in London, England, but moved to the United States when he was five years old. His father was filmmaker Peter Rodger, whose credits include working as an assistant director for The Hunger Games. His stepmother was actress Soumaya Akaaboune.[1]Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page).

According to the Rodger family's attorney, Rodger saw multiple therapists and was a student at Santa Barbara City College. The lawyer also said that Rodger was diagnosed with "highly functional Asperger syndrome" as a child[20] and was allegedly bullied.[10] He had a YouTube account, which included a video in his account titled Elliot Rodger's Retribution, posted the day of the attack, in which Rodger complained of being rejected by women[2] and described details of an attack similar to the shooting spree; police said they were investigating the video.[21][22] Rodger also had a Facebook account and a blog titled Elliot Rodger's Official Blog, both of which contained posts expressing loneliness and rejection.[3] On an online forum, Eliot Rodgers made several racist posts regarding black, Indian and Asiatic peoples, stating that seeing people of these ethnic groups with white people "makes you want to quit life".[23][24] A week prior to the shooting, his parents reported him to police after being concerned about his behavior and seeing his YouTube videos.[10] During the past year, police had investigate Rodger three separate times, including one incident where he claimed he was beaten, but investigators presumed he was the aggressor.[25]

In Rodger's YouTube video Elliot Rodger's Retribution, where he laid out his motivations and plans,[6] he said,

"Tomorrow is the day of retribution, the day in which I will have my revenge. ...You girls have never been attracted to me. I don't know why you girls aren't attracted to me, but I will punish you all for it."[6]

In his 140-page manifesto titled "My Twisted World", he outlined some of his plans:

"On the day before the Day of Retribution, I will start the First Phase of my vengeance: Silently killing as many people as I can around Isla Vista by luring them into my apartment through some form of trickery."[26]

Reactions

California Governor Jerry Brown offered condolences to the families of victims and stated that he was "saddened to learn of this senseless tragedy". University of California President Janet Napolitano also said in a statement while at Laney College, "This is almost the kind of event that's impossible to prevent and almost impossible to predict." UCSB officials stated that they were "shocked and saddened" that several of their students were among the victims.[27]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Sherwell, Philip (May 24, 2014). "California drive-by shooting: 'Son of Hunger Games assistant director' Elliot Rodger suspected of killing six". The Telegraph. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d "California drive-by gunman kills six in Santa Barbara". BBC. May 24, 2014. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c "7 dead in drive-by shooting near UC-Santa Barbara"
  4. ^ a b c "7 dead in California shooting rampage called 'premeditated mass murder'"
  5. ^ a b c "Sheriff: Calif. gunman killed 3 people at home"
  6. ^ a b c d e Sanchez, Ray, Vercammen, Paul, and Sterling Joe (May 24, 2014). "Video examined after rampage leaves 7 dead, 13 hurt in Calif. college town". CNN. Retrieved May 24, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) Cite error: The named reference "CNN" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  7. ^ Nguyen, Daisy. "7 Dead in Drive-by Shooting Near UC Santa Barbara". ABC News. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
  8. ^ Nguyen, Daisy. "7 Dead in Drive-by Shooting Near UC Santa Barbara". ABC News. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
  9. ^ Jonathan Lloyd; Jane Yamamoto (May 24, 2014). "Witness: Gunman Fired Into Deli Crowd in Drive-By Rampage". KNBC. Retrieved May 24, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ a b c d "Santa Barbara Shooting Suspect Vowed 'Retribution' in Video"
  11. ^ a b "Seven Dead, Several Hospitalized in Isla Vista Shootings"
  12. ^ Nguyen, Daisy. "7 Dead in Drive-by Shooting Near UC Santa Barbara". ABC News. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
  13. ^ Flores, Adolfo (May 24, 2014). "7 dead in drive-by shootings near UC Santa Barbara". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
  14. ^ Sheriff Confirms Seven Dead in Isla Vista Shootings, KEYT, May 24, 2014.
  15. ^ Nguyen, Daisy. "7 Dead in Drive-by Shooting Near UC Santa Barbara". ABC News. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
  16. ^ "Attorney: Hollywood director suspects son in Santa Barbara shooting rampage"
  17. ^ Nguyen, Daisy. "7 Dead in Drive-by Shooting Near UC Santa Barbara". ABC News. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
  18. ^ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/24/elliott-rodger-santa-barbara_n_5386712.html
  19. ^ Leopold, Todd. Father of rampage victim: 'When will this insanity stop?', CNN, May 24, 2014.
  20. ^ Rankin, David (May 24, 2014). "Drive-by shooter was 'receiving psychiatric treatment', family confirms". The Times (UK). Retrieved May 24, 2014.
  21. ^ Ellis, Jonathan (May 24, 2014). "Gunman Kills 6 in Drive-By Rampage Near California College Campus". Mashable. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
  22. ^ "7 dead in drive-by shooting near UC Santa Barbara". Associated Press. May 24, 2014. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
  23. ^ Wilstein, Matt (May 24, 2014). "Elliot Rodger Posted Racist Messages on PuaHate Website". Mediaite. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
  24. ^ Shrayber, Mark (May 24, 2014). "Elliot Rodger's Final Videos, Misogynistic and Racist Postings Leaked". Jezebel. As stated previously, Rodger was an avid user of multiple social forums and The Southern Poverty Law Center has also found and released some of the racist interactions Rodger had on misogynistic website PuaHate, a site for failed pickup artists. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
  25. ^ Nguyen, Daisy. "7 Dead in Drive-by Shooting Near UC Santa Barbara". ABC News. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
  26. ^ http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-isla-vista-shooting-bodies20140524-story.html
  27. ^ "Rampage mirrors threats made on YouTube video"

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