Elliot Rodger’s killing rampage stuns small college town

May 25, 2014

Elliot Rodger’s killing rampage stuns small college town

Tim Swift 0 Comment Nation Elliot Rodger, Isla Vista, Mass shooting, University of California at Santa Barbara

Authorities said 22-year-old Elliot Rodger stabbed three people to death at his apartment building in Isla Vista, Calif.; opened fire on women standing outside a sorority, killing two; and then fatally shot someone at a nearby deli. After a gun battle with deputies, he was found dead in his BMW with what officials believe was a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

: An undated photo of murder suspect Elliot Rodger is seen at a press conference by the Santa Barbara County Sheriff in Goleta, California May 24, 2014. Rodger, 22, went on a rampage in Isla Vista near the University of California at Santa Barbara campus, stabbed three people to death at his apartment before shooting to death three more in a terrorizing crime spree through the neighborhood.

: Lisa Hopper, left, is comforted by a woman she does not know, right, outside the IV Deli Mart where a man was killed as seven people including the shooter were killed last night in Isla Vista where many students attending UC Santa Barbara live on May 24, 2014. Hopper who was in the store last night when the shooting occurred dropped to the ground. She saw paramedics working on the dead man.(Anne Cusack/Los Angeles Times)

: Photos of Glock 34 handguns, similar to the ones used by murder suspect Elliot Rodger are seen at a press conference by the Santa Barbara County Sheriff in Goleta, California May 24, 2014. Rodger, 22, went on a rampage in Isla Vista near the University of California at Santa Barbara campus, stabbed three people to death at his apartment before shooting to death three more in a terrorizing crime spree through the neighborhood.

: A map indicating multiple crime scene locations in the murderous rampage by suspect Elliot Rodger in Isla Vista yesterday is seen at a press conference by the Santa Barbara County Sheriff in Goleta, California May 24, 2014. Rodger, 22, went on a rampage in Isla Vista near the University of California at Santa Barbara campus, stabbed three people to death at his apartment before shooting to death three more in a terrorizing crime spree through the neighborhood. (Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images)

: Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown speaks at a press conference regarding murder suspect Elliot Rodger, at a press conference in Goleta, California May 24, 2014. Rodger, 22, went on a rampage in Isla Vista near the University of California at Santa Barbara campus, stabbed three people to death at his apartment before shooting to death three more in a terrorizing crime spree through the neighborhood. (AFP/Getty Images)

: Santa Barbara County Sheriff investigators checking the suspect black BMW. In Isla Vista seven people were killed and 7 people wounded in a shooting spree Friday night in the college town around UCSB. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

: Two bullet holes are seen beside a man looking into IV Deli Mart, one of the locations of a drive-by shooting last night, in Isla Vista, California, a beach community next to the University of California Santa Barbara. (Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images)

: An investigator speaks on a cell phone while inspecting a suspected gunman’s car on May 24, 2014, after a drive-by shooting in Isla Vista, California, a beach community next to the University of California Santa Barbara. Seven people, including the gunman, were killed and seven others wounded in the May 23 mass shooting, Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown said Saturday. Brown said at a pre-dawn press conference that the shooting in the town of Isla Vista “appears to be a mass murder situation.” Driving a black BMW, the suspect opened fire on pedestrians from his vehicle at several locations in the town.

: People gather near shooting scene in Isla Vista where seven people were killed and 7 people wounded in a shooting spree Friday night in the college town around UCSB.The black BMW is foreground is believed to be the shooters car. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

: Police investigation markers show where a victim was shot on Trigo Road in Isla Vista, Calif., Friday night, May 23, 2014.The shooting was part of a rampage that killed seven near the University of California Santa Barbara. (Al Seib/Los Angeles Times)

: Students gathered for a candlelight vigil on the University of California Santa Barbara campus May 24, 2014 to remember those killed Friday night during a rampage in nearby Isla Vista. (Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images)

: Students gather on the UC Santa Barbara campus for a candlelight vigil for those affected by the tragedy in Isla Vista on May 24, 2014 in Santa Barbara, California. A man was shot and killed at the store in Friday night’s rampage, one of the several crime scenes. A mentally disturbed 22-year-old man sprayed bullets from his car in the Southern California college town of Isla Vista, killing six people. (Spencer Weiner/Getty Images)

: People leave candles and flowers at a growing memorial in front of the IV Deli Mart on Pardall Road in Isla Vista on May 24, 2014 in Santa Barbara, California. A man was shot and killed at the store in Friday night’s rampage, one of the several crime scenes. A mentally disturbed 22-year-old man sprayed bullets from his car in the Southern California college town of Isla Vista, killing six people. (Spencer Weiner/Getty Images)

: Students gathered for a candlelight vigil on the University of California Santa Barbara campus May 24, 2014 to remember those killed Friday night during a rampage in nearby Isla Vista. (Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images)

: UC Santa Barbara student Eldar Erlich, 20, lights candles at a growing memorial in front of the IV Deli Mart on Pardall Road in Isla Vista on May 24, 2014 in Santa Barbara, California. (Spencer Weiner/Getty Images)

: Students gather on the UC Santa Barbara campus for a candlelight vigil for those affected by the tragedy in Isla Vista on May 24, 2014 in Santa Barbara, California. (Spencer Weiner/Getty Images)

: Students gather on May 24, 2014 at the University of Santa Barbara campus for a candlelight vigil for those affected by a killing spree in Isla Vista in Santa Barbara, California. (Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images)

: A student lights a candle at a makeshift memorial outside the IV Deli Mart where one of the victims of a killing spree was shot and killed near the University of California, Santa Barbara campus during a candlelight vigil for those affected by the tragedy in Isla Vista on May 24, 2014 in Santa Barbara, California. (Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images)

: Students hug on May 24, 2014, after a drive-by shooting in Isla Vista, California, a beach community next to the University of California Santa Barbara. (Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images)

: Students comfort each other during a candlelight vigil on May 24, 2014 for those affected by a killing spree in Isla Vista, on the University of California Santa Barbara campus in Santa Barbara, California. (Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images)

: A student weeps during a candlelight vigil on May 24, 2014 for those affected by a killing spree in Isla Vista, on the University of California Santa Barbara campus in Santa Barbara, California. (Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images)

: Students comfort each other during a candlelight vigil on May 24, 2014 for those affected by a killing spree in Isla Vista, on the University of California Santa Barbara campus in Santa Barbara, California. (Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images)

: Students take part in a procession in silence as they march towards the scene of the violence, after a gathering on the UC Santa Barbara campus for those affected by the tragedy in Isla Vista on May 24, 2014 in Santa Barbara, California. (Spencer Weiner/Getty Images)

: A memorial for shooting victim Christopher Michael-Martinez is seen outside the IV Deli Mart where he was shot and killed near the University of California, Santa Barbara campus during a candlelight vigil for those affected by the tragedy in Isla Vista on May 24, 2014 in Santa Barbara, California. (Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images)

: Blood on the floor of the IV Deli Mart, one of several crime scenes on May 24, 2014 in Isla Vista, California. A mentally disturbed 22-year-old man sprayed bullets from his car in the Southern California college town of Isla Vista, killing seven people. (Spencer Weiner/Getty Images)

: Students hug on May 24, 2014, after a drive-by shooting in Isla Vista, California, a beach community next to the University of California Santa Barbara. Seven people, including the gunman, were killed and seven others wounded in the May 23 mass shooting, Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown said Saturday. (Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images)

: Students and Isla Vista residents walk past a crime scene on May 24, 2014 in Santa Barbara, California. A mentally disturbed 22-year-old man sprayed bullets from his car in the Southern California college town of Isla Vista, killing seven people. (Spencer Weiner/Getty Images)

: Students comfort each other during a candlelight vigil on May 24, 2014 for those affected by a killing spree in Isla Vista, on the University of California Santa Barbara campus in Santa Barbara, California. (Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images)

: Students gathered for a candlelight vigil on the University of California Santa Barbara campus May 24, 2014 to remember those killed Friday night during a rampage in nearby Isla Vista. (Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images)

: Students comfort each other during a candlelight vigil on May 24, 2014 for those affected by a killing spree in Isla Vista, on the University of California Santa Barbara campus in Santa Barbara, California. (Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images)

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