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| Sheriff Confirms Seven Dead in Isla Vista Shootings
Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown revealed new details about Friday night's drive by shootings in Isla Vista during a Saturday morning news conference, including a new death toll and a possible link to an ominous YouTube video.
ISLA VISTA, Calif. -
Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown revealed new details about Friday night's drive by shootings in Isla Vista during a Saturday morning news conference, including a new death toll and a possible link to an ominous YouTube video.
Brown said the initial call came in to dispatch at 9:27 p.m. Friday night as multiple gunshots.
Deputies in the area found several victims and received information about the suspect and vehicle involved.
Witnesses described seeing a black BMW speeding through the streets, spraying bullets at people and various targets near El Embarcadero and Segovia Roads and the top of the loop along Del Playa.
Brown said at 9:33 p.m. the suspect exchanged gunfire with deputies then veered down Del Playa and crashed into a parked car. Deputies found the suspect inside the BMW dead from a gunshot wound to the head. Brown said he did not know if the suspect was shot and killed by deputies or if the wound was self-inflicted.
The sheriff said a semi automatic handgun was recovered from the scene and believes the suspect acted alone.
In total, the sheriff confirmed seven people were killed, including the gunman; seven others are hospitalized either with gunshot wounds or traumatic injuries -- one with life-threatening injuries; there are nine separate crime scenes.
The time frame between the first 911 call to the discovery of the dead suspect was ten minutes.
Multiple witnesses say they saw two people inside the suspect's vehicle, however, during the press conference, Sheriff Brown would neither confirm nor deny whether there was a passenger in the car.
At this time, the sheriff is not releasing the suspect's name, although he has been identified.
Brown called the suspect "severely mentally disturbed" and said, "This was a premeditated mass murder."
Word on the street quickly spread about an ominous YouTube video posted by a young man who identified himself as Elliot Rodger, titled "Retribution." The nearly seven minute long rant blasts women who've ignored or rejected him over the past eight years and warns that he will "punish you all for it."
When questioned about the video during the news conference, Sheriff Brown indicated investigators were familiar with it and are looking into whether Roger was connected with the crime.
The victims include someone who was shot dead inside the I.V. Delimart on Pardall Road. The market windows are pocked with bullet holes. Another crime scene is marked near the 7-11 convenience store.
Xavier Mozejewski told NewsChannel 3 reporter Victoria Sanchez that he witnessed some of the violence and described it as an "old western shoot-out."
Michael Vitak, a student from the Czech Republic, told Sanchez what he witnessed.
"Guys in a BMW. Maybe they were trying to prove they're tough," Vitak said during a live televised interview. Vitak saw them shooting at two girls; one was shot dead, the other was critically hurt.
"I heard shots, screams, pain," said Vitak. "All emotions. I hope she is going to be fine," he said.
Vitak said it was too dark to see the suspects' faces.
About the same time the drive-by shootings occurred, the California Highway Patrol website logged a hit and run along Del Playa that left someone with major leg and head trauma.
NewsChannel 3 senior reporter John Palminteri said via phone, "It is a horrible scene out here."
Palminteri described multiple ambulances, a black BMW that slammed into as many as two cars, and a body covered with a yellow tarp lying in the road on Del Playa. He indicated the deceased may have been shot by a deputy or police officer.
By 12:15 a.m. Saturday morning, Palminteri updated viewers that he'd seen a total of four body bags.
One woman identified as Sierra told Sanchez she was approached by two men in a black BMW. The driver flashed a small black handgun and asked '"Hey, what's up?"'
Sierra, who was visibly shaken, said she thought it was an airsoft gun and kept walking. She said seconds later, she felt something buzz by her head and quickly realized they were bullets. Three or four of them.
Sierra said she ran into a nearby home filled with strangers and explained what happened. She looked down and saw her iPhone had been shattered.
Brown said the scope of the investigation has allied agencies working together, including UC Police, the California Highway Patrol, Santa Barbara Police, investigators with the District Attorney's Office, California State Parks law enforcement and criminalists with the Department of Justice crime lab.
The sheriff is asking for the public's help with the investigation and offered the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office Tipline to anyone with information: 805-681-4171. | |
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| A link to his creepy video...
http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshh254dAH1zbFAeadGv | |
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| Its rumored to be the assistant director of Hunger Games SON. | |
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| My son had just left UCSB on a college tour with his HS.... He really loved UCSB. But as a police officer here in CA, I can tell you Isla Vista is where you send your kids for drug problems, alcohol poisoning, rape, riots, and crime. If he goes, he's definitely not living in Isla Vista. | |
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Location: North Texas | This report is linked to The Drudge Report now.
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Location: PNW | HorseMommyFiveO - 2014-05-24 11:22 AM
My son had just left UCSB on a college tour with his HS.... He really loved UCSB. But as a police officer here in CA, I can tell you Isla Vista is where you send your kids for drug problems, alcohol poisoning, rape, riots, and crime. If he goes, he's definitely not living in Isla Vista.
YES, to all of this.
My uncle owns the Isla Vista Market, and it is a bit of a right of passage for all the kids/cousins to work there at least one summer. You see some CRAZY schmidt in IV.
This is just such a sad story. | |
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Location: SE Louisiana | They should have gun control there.... Oh wait.... | |
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | One of the victim's father's is already on TV blaming the NRA. Really? How about BMW since he ran over some kids? This is awful but I'm so tired of the blame game. Take responsibilty. I really don't think that the movies today like The Hunger Games help the situation but no one is blaming the movie. They need to stop broadcasting so much about it as it just gives other nuts ideas.
Prayers for the victims and their families. Sad deal..
Edited by Nevertooold 2014-05-24 8:01 PM
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| I encourage you to go watch his youtube videos, he was 100% jacked in the head and probably from birth. | |
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Location: So. California | When a parent losses a child and expresses their grief, some tend to blame everything and anything they can, frantically trying to explain the randomness, trying to understand that which can not be understood... They are the ones who lost a child to this senseless act, I'm thankful that I am not in their shoes. Let's not judge the parents...
This can and has happened at other college's across the country. Can we just all pray for the victims, their family and friends? | |
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Location: PNW |
IV isn't a college - it is a small "town" slightly northwest of Santa Barbara and Goleta. It isn't part of the UCSB campus, it is just the area where most students live. | |
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The problem is there are those who use grieving parents to try to manipulate the rest of us into buying their agenda. And people fall for it. | |
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Location: PNW | Three 4 Luck - 2014-05-24 10:44 PM
The problem is there are those who use grieving parents to try to manipulate the rest of us into buying their agenda. And people fall for it.
EXACTLY. All the best advertisements for ANYTHING play on emotions.
You love your cute baby? Buy our super safe car.
You want to have fun with your buddies? Buy our beer.
You want to feel safe at night? Vote to promote gun control. | |
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| Rumor has it he killed 3 with a knife and 3 with a gun, I dont see anyone going after Ginsu! | |
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Location: So. California | Three 4 Luck - 2014-05-24 8:44 PM The problem is there are those who use grieving parents to try to manipulate the rest of us into buying their agenda. And people fall for it.
I understand, people will use this to push THEIR own agenda - whether it makes a lick of sense or not is a whole different issue.
College students were targeted and no, they were not physically on the UCSB campus. Nevertheless, they were the prime targets. 6 have died, another 7 were taken to the hospital. A local young woman was one of the victims. The parents get to grieve any darn way the please IMHO. By the grace of God, I'm not walking in their shoes. | |
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Location: North Texas | Anniemae - 2014-05-24 11:14 PM Three 4 Luck - 2014-05-24 8:44 PM The problem is there are those who use grieving parents to try to manipulate the rest of us into buying their agenda. And people fall for it.
College students were targeted and no, they were not physically on the UCSB campus. Nevertheless, they were the prime targets. 6 have died, another 7 were taken to the hospital. A local young woman was one of the victims. The parents get to grieve any darn way the please IMHO. By the grace of God, I'm not walking in their shoes.
There is a major difference or contrast in greiving personally and attempting to push a political agenda down every one else's throats. | |
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Location: So. California | foundation horse - 2014-05-24 9:22 PM Anniemae - 2014-05-24 11:14 PM Three 4 Luck - 2014-05-24 8:44 PM The problem is there are those who use grieving parents to try to manipulate the rest of us into buying their agenda. And people fall for it.
College students were targeted and no, they were not physically on the UCSB campus. Nevertheless, they were the prime targets. 6 have died, another 7 were taken to the hospital. A local young woman was one of the victims. The parents get to grieve any darn way the please IMHO. By the grace of God, I'm not walking in their shoes. There is a major difference or contrast in greiving personally and attempting to push a political agenda down every one else's throats.
And you have the right to tell these parents how they can and cannot grieve? They just lost their child... 
Prayers would be a nice gesture, just a suggestion...
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| This post hits home. Literally. I live about 15 minuted from IV also have many friends who attend UCSB. One of which was a witness. Yes, Isla Vista is known for many horrible things but also is a wonderful place to be in the day time. Many great restaurants (Freebirds) and it really is a small community full of some wonderful, intelligent, young people. All I can say is prayers to the families of the victims as well as the full recovery to those still hospitalized, and emotional healing to all witnesses.
Edited: This could have happened anywhere where pretty girls were including state street, or any of the beaches as everyone is out and about this week with the 90+ weather.
Edited by LeterBuck 2014-05-25 12:04 AM
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| Exactly what I was trying to say.  prayers to everyone involved | |
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| I'm not making excuses for him because obviously these acts arent acceptable and disgusting. However, I do think its probably related to more bullying. Be kind people. Not only for others sake but obviously your own.
Edited by stayceem 2014-05-25 12:22 AM
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