Three shot, suspect detained at Santa Monica College

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Los Angeles Times

Three shot, suspect detained at Santa Monica College

By Andrew Blankstein
June 7, 2013, 12:17 p.m.


Three people were wounded Friday during a shooting in the Santa Monica College area, law enforcement sources told The Times.

The suspect was found in the school's library and taken into custody. The extent of the injuries were not immediately known, according to the sources.

The college was on lockdown, officials said.

Police sources told The Times the victims were shot inside a car either on the campus or near the campus.


Read more: http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-3-shot-suspect-detained-at-santa-monica-college-20130607,0,4254650.story

[Judi Lynn]

1. Shots fired, suspect down at Santa Monica College

CBS/AP/ June 7, 2013, 3:47 PM
Shots fired, suspect down at Santa Monica College
Updated at 3:53 p.m. ET

SANTA MONICA, Calif. Santa Monica College was put on lockdown Friday after a shooting was reported in the school's library, reports CBS Los Angeles.

Santa Monica police Sgt. Rudy Flores several victims are down and the shooter is also believed to be down.

Flores says numerous witness called to report a man on a street corner shooting at vehicles including a bus.

According to reports, a worker on campus heard dozens of gunshots and saw students, who are taking final exams on the campus this week, scrambling for safety.

President Obama is in Santa Monica speaking at a luncheon fundraiser for the Democratic National Committee, about a 10-minute drive from where the shooting took place.

Santa Monica College is a two-year college with about 34,000 students. The campus in the coastal Los Angeles suburb spreads out over 38 acres.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57588276/shots-fired-suspect-down-at-santa-monica-college/

(Short article. no more at link.)

[maxsolomon]

2. It's been a little while since our last rampage shooting, hasn't it?

I'd almost forgot that Americans live in constant danger of stochastic firearm violence.

Lately, it seems that children have been doing the bulk of the shooting, not disaffected, possibly mentally ill men.

I'm glad no one was killed this time. May the victims fully heal.

[SunSeeker]

19. cnn reported one of the women shot on campus just died at hospital.

Also, two bodies in a burning house by campus were discovered, along with a women who had been shot in her car in front of the house injured but still alive.

[dixiegrrrrl]

20. Sadly, deaths being reported.

Female victim died in hospital, plus the 2 bodies in a house he apparently set fire to.

The incident began when a gunman tried to break into a house near the two-year college and then set fire to and shot up another home, about two blocks from campus.

Jerry Cunningham Rathner, who lives nearby, told Associated Press that she heard gunshots shortly before noon and then saw a man shooting at a neighbors' home. The residence quickly erupted in flames and billowing smoke.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/06/07/santa-monica-college-shooting/2401919/

[BumRushDaShow]

3. Another day, another shooting.

My thoughts and prayers go out to the victims.

[JDPriestly]

4. I'm waiting for gun enthusiasts to suggest some way

to curtail these incidents that a) we can afford and b) we can do and c) that would not encroach on their rights.

I haven't seen any workable proposals. How about taxing the sale of weapons to fund better mental health services? That might be a start. How about providing free mental health counseling to all gun owners?

[AtheistCrusader]

5. In the context of THIS shooting, unkown. No idea.

Because for all we know it was a stolen gun by an ineligible recipient under current law.

But in general, as a gun enthusiast, I like

Safe storage requirement, with a reporting of theft requirement.
Registration.

Could kill so many birds with just those stones... Implementation has constantly fallen on its face though.

[derby378]

6. Seeing that California is top-heavy with restrictive gun-control laws...

...perhaps you're asking the wrong question at this point.

[Enrique]

14. they have

their suggestion is to arm more people.

[ucrdem]

7. Weird.

Now reports of a fire nearby.

[Richard D]

8. A good friend was right there.

Pretty scary for those that live there.

[winktank]

9. In a library?

That's just a half-notch down on the Appropriate Scale from a church or a classroom.

[tofuandbeer]

10. A witness on KCAL 9, said one of the shooters...

was standing in the middle of the road (?), panning as if looking for targets; he looked the witness in the eye, and the witness jumped behind a building, then he began shooting toward him.

He described him as a Caucasian, short hair, dressed in black with some sort of bullet proof vest.

Scary!

And this was only several miles from where the President was to speak.

[SCVDem]

11. I had a job interview today in Santa Monica

I rescheduled due to the President.

It would have been even more of a nightmare.

Better luck Monday!

[KansDem]

13. A little off topic...

Good luck with the interview!

[alp227]

15. in fact Obama was speaking in my city this morning!

He was staying & speaking at a hotel a block or two away from the college I go to. I woke up to late to catch the motorcade though!

[Judi Lynn]

12. 2 dead in burned home near Calif. college shooting

2 dead in burned home near Calif. college shooting
By TAMI ABDOLLAH, Associated Press | June 7, 2013 | Updated: June 7, 2013 4:07pm

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Two people were found dead Friday in a burned home near the campus of Santa Monica College, where someone sprayed a street corner with gunfire, wounding at least three people, authorities said.

Police and witnesses said the gunfire began adjacent to the campus and about 3 miles from where President Barack Obama was attending a fundraising luncheon, just before noon.

Police said a shooter was in custody and the campus was being searched for a possible second shooter.

Jeff Furrows of the Santa Monica Fire Department said there was extensive fire damage inside the nearby home. A woman also was found with a gunshot wound in a car outside the burned home, he said.

More:
http://www.chron.com/news/us/article/2-dead-in-burned-home-near-Calif-college-shooting-4587323.php

[cosmicone]

16. Another "responsible" gun owner veered from the NRA reservation. n/t

[SunSeeker]

17. Sigh. Another mass shooting with an AR-15.

Same m.o. as Aurora and others. Crazy dude decked out in black with a bullet proof vest. At least he didn't have a 100 round drum feeding the damn thing.

[Judi Lynn]

18. Santa Monica College Shooting: 1 Dead, 5 Hospitalized

Santa Monica College Shooting: 1 Dead, 5 Hospitalized
By CHRISTINA NG (@ChristinaNg27) and JACK DATE (@JackDate)
June 7, 2013

One person was dead and five hospitalized after a gunman opened fire on the campus of Santa Monica College, a hospital official said.

Of the five still hospitalized at a pair of UCLA Medical Center hospitals, one victim remained in an operating room in what was considered very critical condition with a gunshot wound to the head, said the official, Dr. Marshall Morgan, UCLA Medical Center's chief of emergency medicine.

A suspect was in custody, California Highway Patrol Sgt. Denise Josline said. She could not provide a name or description of the suspect.

~snip~
Authorities were searching for a possible second shooter out of an abundance of caution. This was part of protocol in active shooter situations, but authorities also received a call that an armed subject was seen on campus after police had a suspect in custody.

Police were investigating whether a nearby arson incident was related to the shooting. Two people were found dead in that house fire, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/santa-monica-college-shooting-dead-hospitalized/story?id=19351511#.UbJkzOoo7_Q

[IcyPeas]

21. CBS now saying 7 dead, 2-3 injured

live video

http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/live-video/

[alsame]

22. Gunman dies after killing 3, wounding 5

In a series of violent confrontations Friday, a heavily armed gunman killed three people and wounded five others before being shot dead by police in the Santa Monica College library, police said.

Two bodies were found in a house near campus that the suspect had torched, and one of five people he later shot in cars died at a Los Angeles hospital.

The suspect, who was not immediately identified, was described as a white male in his 20s who wore body armor and a helmet and brandished a semiautomatic rifle, a shotgun, a handgun and an ammunition belt. He wearing a black sweatshirt with "Life is a Gamble" on the back.

He was killed in an exchange of gunfire with police in library as students dived for cover or ran for safety.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/06/07/santa-monica-college-shooting/2401919/

[alsame]

23. Presser on CNN now, 8 pm Eastern. Latest count

is at least 6 victims dead, plus shooter. More injuries, no exact count yet.

2 dead in burned house.

Victim was shooting at cars and buses as he made his way to the school.

Shooter was white male, 25-30, dressed all in black with multiple weapons. He was killed on campus in a shootout with police.

[Nanjing to Seoul]

24. Okay, cue NRA talking points about guns from Gundamentalists in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. . .

Remember, it's never the gun!