Santa Monica College is currently on lockdown following reported gunfire:
#BREAKING: Santa Monica College on lockdown after reports of shots fired during final exams
— CBS Los Angeles (@CBSLA) June 7, 2013
#BREAKING: Shots fired at #SantaMonica College. Dozen shots heard. Victim reportedly down. Shooting took place in library. More @KNX1070
— Jayson Campadonia (@NewsJay14) June 7, 2013
#BREAKING: Reports of a shooting on campus of #SantaMonica College. Shooter is reportedly a male. More @KNX1070
— Jayson Campadonia (@NewsJay14) June 7, 2013
#BREAKING: Student tells @KNX1070 she heard "rapid fire" gun shots. Teacher telling her that there IS a shooter on campus. More @KNX1070
— Jayson Campadonia (@NewsJay14) June 7, 2013
Student told KNX multiple "rapid shots" fired at Santa Monica College, campus under evacuation.
— Andy Riesmeyer (@AndyKTLA) June 7, 2013
On-scene tweets from a Santa Monica College research analyst:
https://twitter.com/DJBerumen/status/343081918000152576
https://twitter.com/DJBerumen/status/343083342859759616
https://twitter.com/DJBerumen/status/343084174447607808
https://twitter.com/DJBerumen/status/343084281918263296
The suspect is reportedly down:
#UPDATE: Police confirm suspect down in shooting at SMC library; injuries unknown
— CBS Los Angeles (@CBSLA) June 7, 2013
The number of victims is unknown.
#BREAKING: Now hearing 2 victims down, possibly 4 in shooting at #SantaMonica College. More @KNX1070 & @CBSLA
— Jayson Campadonia (@NewsJay14) June 7, 2013
https://twitter.com/DJBerumen/status/343086590911971329
CBSLA reporting SMPD confirming "multiple victims" in Santa Monica College shooting.
— Andy Riesmeyer (@AndyKTLA) June 7, 2013
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We will continue to monitor the situation and update with further developments.
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Update:
#BREAKING: 1 victim down; multiple people injured in shooting on campus on #SantaMonica College. Suspect in custody. More @KNX1070
— Jayson Campadonia (@NewsJay14) June 7, 2013
The LA Times is reporting three victims:
3 shot, suspect detained at Santa Monica College http://t.co/Lih2a4gP7A
— Regina Mobley (@ReginaMobley757) June 7, 2013
President Obama is in town today for a fundraiser:
https://twitter.com/jbwworld/status/343089649880817664
But he is several blocks away from the college:
BREAKING. More from @KNX1070: President Obama is in Santa Monica but shooting scene is "no where near" where the President is.
— Charlie Kaye (@CharlieKayeNews) June 7, 2013
While Santa Monica College is in lockdown, Obama is hosting an event few miles north in a few hours. pic.twitter.com/9PPtikNLbS
— Social Distancing C (@KG7MAJ) June 7, 2013
SECRET SERVICE: Issued statement to WH pool saying school shooting is local, is *not* impacting the president's visit to Santa Monica.
— Lisa Desjardins (@LisaDNews) June 7, 2013
More on the shooting suspect via NBC LA:
Witnesses reported "fully armed" subject discharging firearm at vehicles near Santa Monica College, according to CHP http://t.co/7xNuEDWMsQ
— NBC Los Angeles (@NBCLA) June 7, 2013
Update: One person, believed to be gunman in SMC shooting, was shot and transported, according to police. http://t.co/pdgk4vpunF
— NBC Los Angeles (@NBCLA) June 7, 2013
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Update:
The Corsair, Santa Monica College’s newspaper, is tweeting photos from the scene:
There are wounded victims from SMC shooting pic.twitter.com/SmuAGCudUZ
— The Corsair (@The_Corsair) June 7, 2013
The area of shooting still active pic.twitter.com/IGFtJhCgWz
— The Corsair (@The_Corsair) June 7, 2013
Traumatized students who were in the library at the time of the shooting pic.twitter.com/GwmZyKev6x
— The Corsair (@The_Corsair) June 7, 2013
Current scene from 17th and Cedar st. pic.twitter.com/Fh2m6c0I7F
— The Corsair (@The_Corsair) June 7, 2013
Librarian answering questions pic.twitter.com/DccJbgZDWW
— The Corsair (@The_Corsair) June 7, 2013
More eyewitness accounts:
Santa Monica College update: Witnesses say suspect was wearing body armor and carrying a weapon.
— FOX 11 Los Angeles (@FOXLA) June 7, 2013
Eyewitness @ Pico & Cloverfield said man got out of his car and began shooting indiscriminately, at office buildings #santamonica shooting
— Lauren Osen (@lolosen) June 7, 2013
Witnesses say shooting began off campus on Pico Blvd before spilling onto Santa Monica College.
— Kenneth A. Moultry (@KennethMoultry) June 7, 2013
Purported photo of the suspect:
https://twitter.com/oliverdarcy/status/343099474857570305
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Update:
#SMC UPDATE: Sheriff's Dept says shooter may have left behind bag(s) in library http://t.co/tGfueUZdET Arson & explosives team en route
— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) June 7, 2013
Law enforcement official to KCBS/KCAL: Gunman wounded, is in custody after Santa Monica College shooting.
— Matthew Keys (@MatthewKeysLive) June 7, 2013
Three victims are reportedly being treated:
UCLA Med Center to KCBS/KCAL: Three victims being treated at hospital from shooting.
— Matthew Keys (@MatthewKeysLive) June 7, 2013
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Update:
Research analyst Daniel Berumen says he saw an officer down:
https://twitter.com/DJBerumen/status/343101333072666624
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Update:
There may be a second shooting suspect:
One shooting suspect in custody, authorities are still searching for a possible second shooter, CHP says
— The Corsair (@The_Corsair) June 7, 2013
A second person has been taken into police custody:
https://twitter.com/KFINEWS/status/343110477695549441
https://twitter.com/KFINEWS/status/343115711582965760
The man being taken into custody in the video acknowledges that he is a student at the college.
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Update:
UCLA Med Center confirms one of three patients brought to hospital after Santa Monica College shooting has died.
— Matthew Keys (@MatthewKeysLive) June 7, 2013
Just awful.
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Update, 7:30 p.m.:
Police now say that as many as six people, not including the suspect, were shot and killed today in incidents around Santa Monica College.
Update: Officials stressed that there might be up to 6 crime scenes. Said the rolling incident ENDED at Santa Monica College.
— L.A. Times: L.A. Now (@LANow) June 7, 2013
Six victims shot and killed. Suspect shot at the Santa Monica Community College library is the 7th person who died.
— Andrew Blankstein (@anblanx) June 7, 2013
BREAKING. Santa Monica police chief says half a dozen victims shot and killed, and she's received word another victim dead at the hospital.
— Charlie Kaye (@CharlieKayeNews) June 7, 2013
Law enforcement official: 6 people dead, information that a 7th person died at hospital, following college shooting
— Matthew Keys (@MatthewKeysLive) June 7, 2013
Here’s a bit of a gruesome tally and a neighborhood map showing the path of the shooter. The two bodies at Yorkshire were recovered from a burning home. It appears the shooting spree started there, moved through town following a carjacking, and ended at that Santa Monica College campus.
MAP: Santa Monica shooting locations http://t.co/tGfueUZdET pic.twitter.com/0wqpd0eWpH
— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) June 7, 2013
#SMC UPDATE:
2 dead at Yorkshire
1 dead Cloverfield/Pico
2 dead 19th/Pearl
1 died at UCLA
1 suspect killed
1 person of interest in custody— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) June 7, 2013
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Update: Just before midnight, police reported that the death count had been revised down by one, leaving the total number of casualties at five, including the shooter.
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