California, - Five people are confirmed dead in the brutal shooting of a man dressed all in black in Santa Monica, California, United States. The fifth person, including the actor shot dead by police in an incident that occurred Friday, June 7 afternoon local time.
The white man walked calmly toward the Santa Monica College campus area, before unleashing a shot. Previously, he had been shot and killed his father and his brother.
According to the head of the Santa Monica Police, Jacqueline Seabrooks, as reported by Reuters on Saturday (08/06/2013), the violence lasted only about 20 minutes. Starting from the perpetrator's father's house were located not far from the campus of Santa Monica College. At home, the actors who use semiautomatic rifles, shot dead father and brother.
After the burning house, the perpetrators hijacked a car driven by a woman. At gunpoint, he ordered her brought to campus. Along the way, the perpetrator had told her to stop the vehicle so that he could open fire.
As a result, a woman who was seriously injured in a car. Critical condition at this time. Perpetrators also opened fire on a city bus, causing three women were injured. Perpetrators had also opened fire to police cars and pedestrians.
From there, chaos moved to Santa Monica College campus, which has about 34 thousand students. In a faculty parking lot, the perpetrator shot two people in a car. As a result, the driver was killed and another was in critical condition.
After that the perpetrator walked to campus and shot a woman in front of the library. Women aged 50 years died at the hospital about three hours later.
According to an employee of the college, Joe Orcutt, actor looked calm and in control. "He stood there, like posing for a magazine of ammunition," said campus officials, "said Orcutt." He observed what he can shoot, like target practice, "he added.
The perpetrator then go into the library and kept shooting. But nobody was hit by gunfire as the students fleeing.
Action actors ended after police entered the library and immediately shot the man, whose identity is not revealed. In total, five people dead, including the perpetrator and five others were injured in the incident.
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