Santa Monica Gunman Planned Attack, Had Rifle & 1,300 Rounds Of Ammunition
Huffington Post
By TAMI ABDOLLAH
06/08/13
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Police investigating why a heavily armed gunman plotted a rampage that killed four people and wounded several others were focused Saturday on how the violence began: directed at his own family.
What started as domestic violence led to a chaotic street shooting spree and ended less than 15 minutes later in a college library where the gunman was killed Friday by police as students studying for finals ran for cover or hunkered down to avoid whizzing bullets.
Investigators were looking at family connections to find a motive because the killer's father and brother were the first victims, an official briefed on the probe who requested anonymity because he wasn't authorized to speak publicly told The Associated Press.
The killer, who died a day shy of his 24th birthday, was connected to the home that went up in flames after the first shootings, said Police Chief Jacqueline Seabrooks. She refused to elaborate or name the suspect because a surviving family member was out of the country and couldn't immediately be notified.
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UPDATE
Santa Monica College Shooting Leaves Several Wounded, Two Found Dead In Burned Home
Santa Monica College was placed on lockdown Friday after reports that a suspect fired a gun inside a campus building just before noon.
There are several victims, including the shooter, confirmed Santa Monica police Sgt. Rudy Flores to the Associated Press.
In all, there are four people being treated for injuries at UCLA hospitals. Three people are receiving care at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, said a hospital spokesperson to The Huffington Post. Two are in critical condition and one is in serious condition. There is another person in good condition that is also receiving care at UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica. One of the patients being treated may be the suspect, notes NBC Los Angeles, but the hospital would not confirm that detail to HuffPost.
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Shots Fired at Santa Monica College, Campus on Lockdown
Santa Monica Patch
Posted by Jessica E. Davis (Editor)
June 7, 2013
Several people were shot when gunfire rang out on the campus of Santa Monica College today, and a suspect was apparently wounded.
A Santa Monica - Malibu Unified School District representative said all Santa Monica schools are currently in lockdown.
The shooting erupted around noon near the middle of the campus at 1900 Pico Blvd.
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