GemMan 96 Report post Posted June 9, 2013 California Shooting: Gunman Picture Released New details emerge of the California shooting that left four victims dead as the attacker is snapped on a surveillance camera. 3:43am UK, Sunday 09 June 2013 The picture shows the gunman dressed all in black and carrying a rifle Weapons and armour recovered from the gunman An image has emerged of a gunman during a shooting rampage in California that left four victims dead. The CCTV picture shows the killer carrying an assault-style rifle as he enters the library of a college in Santa Monica, where many students were forced to block a doorway as they hid. The image was released as police revealed the gunman used to be a student at the college and had a brush with the law in the seaside town as a teenager. Santa Monica Police Chief Jacqueline Seabrooks has revealed new details about the killing spree. The gunman's father and brother were found dead in their houseShe explained how the 23-year-old gunman, having killed his father and brother and apparently setting their house on fire, went on to order a woman to drive him around as he targeted other victims. The woman, who was held at gunpoint, escaped unharmed. However, two others died - one a college worker shot while driving a 4x4 and another a woman gunned down outside the library at Santa Monica College. Another woman in the 4x4 was seriously injured and her prognosis was described as “grim”. Police officers at the scene. The killer's motives remain unclearPolice have not named the gunman, who was dressed all in black and in a bullet vest during Friday's rampage, but said he was enrolled in the college as recently as 2010. As well as the rifle he was carrying a handgun, a bag filled with ammunition and other firearms gear. He exchanged shots with police who confronted him outside the library before he went inside and was pursued by the officers who ultimately shot him dead. Several students in the library took shelter in a study room when they saw the gunman approaching, police said. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
