Just blocks from the shooting at the Santa Monica College campus, authorities say two bodies have been discovered inside a burning home, which witnesses say belonged to the shooting suspect’s father. A woman who police believe was the target of a carjacking by the shooter was found nearby with gunshot wounds.
https://twitter.com/911BUFF/status/343109250932953088
Fire officials: 2 men dead in burned home near shooting scene outside Santa Monica College. #fox25
— Boston 25 News (@boston25) June 7, 2013
BREAKING: Several crimes scenes in Santa Monica. College shooting suspect set fire to one home, broke into another, carjacked vehicles.
— Andrew Blankstein (@anblanx) June 7, 2013
VINE VIDEO DEVELOPING: Fire near Santa Monica College, unclear if related to shooting https://t.co/OgrcCm8xla @reidspeed via @AndyRiesmeyer
— NewsBreaker (@NewsBreaker) June 7, 2013
I heard on the radio that the suspect set a house on fire, carjacked a few cars, and shot people at the Santa Monica College.
— Wayne Holland (@wayneholland35) June 7, 2013
This all went down across the street. Here I thought we lived in a safe place. #nowhereisnowhere
— SPEED OF SOUND (@reidspeed) June 7, 2013
And apparently, the kid's dad was found in the house that burned. My thoughts and prayers are with all the victims of this mess today.
— SPEED OF SOUND (@reidspeed) June 7, 2013
Vine videos show the home on fire and the injured woman.
This is unbelievable but real https://t.co/2jNbQ2gW95
— SPEED OF SOUND (@reidspeed) June 7, 2013
Fuuuuccckk https://t.co/c4tg3VUqod
— SPEED OF SOUND (@reidspeed) June 7, 2013
Scene at house fire and shooting in #SantaMonica. Awaiting word from fire officials. @KNX1070 @CBSLA pic.twitter.com/M0RvJbwiGU
— Margaret Carrero (@KNXmargaret) June 7, 2013
PHOTO: Car shot at during Santa Monica College campus shooting. Driver and passenger ok pic.twitter.com/QiIHvO1dcy
— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) June 7, 2013
Today's events have left me shaken. I am ok but some were not so lucky. My heart goes out to them. ? @… http://t.co/SiBtwAwzpF
— SPEED OF SOUND (@reidspeed) June 7, 2013
ABC7 has posted a map of the three locations involved.
MAP: Santa Monica shooting locations http://t.co/tGfueUZdET pic.twitter.com/0wqpd0eWpH
— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) June 7, 2013
"You could smell the gunshots," said neighbor of house burned near SMC shooting. Two bodies found in home. http://t.co/75BVxEiuZv
— NBC Los Angeles (@NBCLA) June 7, 2013
A neighbor who spoke with NBC4 was on the scene when the fire broke out.
Jerry Cunningham-Rathner said she heard gunshots and ran out of her home to see a man in front of the house that was on fire. The man raised his gun toward a woman driving by in a blue hatchback and told her to pull over. He also motioned for another car to stop, Cunningham-Rathner said.
“He looked official, like a SWAT team guy dressed in black with his belt full of ammo,” Cunningham-Rathner said. “He fired two to three shots point-blank into her car.
“You could smell the gunshots.”
Twitchy will continue to update this post as details emerge.
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