A gunman went on a drive-by shooting rampage in a Santa Barbara student enclave and at least seven people were killed, including the attacker, authorities said.
Investigators believe a gunman driving a black BMW acted alone in the shootings late Friday night in Isla Vista, near the University of California, Santa Barbara.
A student told KEYT-TV he saw shots fired from a BMW, fatally striking one woman and critically injuring another woman. A total of seven people were killed during the shootings Friday night. (John Palminteri/KEYT-TV/Associated Press)
Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown confirmed at a news conference early Saturday that seven people were killed, including the gunman, while seven others were wounded.
Brown said the suspect exchanged gunfire with deputies and then drove off and crashed into a parked car.
Deputies found the suspect inside the BMW dead from a gunshot wound to the head. The sheriff said he did not know if the suspect was shot and killed by deputies or if the wound was self-inflicted. A semiautomatic handgun was recovered.
The suspect has been identified, but police have not yet released a name, and are not looking for any additional suspects.
"We are currently analyzing written and videotaped evidence that suggest that this atrocity was a premeditated mass murder," Brown said.
The gunman got into two gun battles with deputies during Friday night's rampage in the beachside community of Isla Vista. (Twitter)
A YouTube video entitled Elliot Rodger's Retribution, in which a young man records himself in the driver's seat of a car ranting about women who have ignored or rejected him over the past eight years, is under investigation.
"It would appear that that is connected with this crime," Brown said in reference to the video.
The young man in the video, who identifies himself as Elliot Rodger warns that he will "punish you all for it."
"Tomorrow, I will have my revenge against humanity," he says.
Brown said the shootings occurred at several sites in the town, resulting in nine crime scenes.
Santa Barbara County sheriff's spokeswoman Kelly Hoover told KEYT-TV the gunfire broke out around 9:30 p.m. Friday in the Isla Vista neighbourhood. Brown said the total duration of the attacks, from the time police received the first 911 call to the time the shooter died was 10 minutes.
A student told the station he saw shots fired from a BMW, fatally striking one woman and critically injuring another woman.
"I heard shots, scream, pain," Michael Vitak said. "All emotions. I hope she is going to be fine."
The station said a black BMW slammed into as many as two cars.
The shooting prompted officials to issue alerts urging people to stay indoors.
Isla Vista is known for parties, including an annual spring bash that turned into a violent blowout last month as young people clashed with police and tossed rocks and bottles. A university police officer and four deputies were injured and 130 people were arrested.
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