7 dead in California drive-by shootings May 24, 2014 - 17:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A gunman has killed six people in drive-by shootings in the Californian city of Santa Barbara, U.S. police said, according to BBC News. The shootings took place on Friday, May 23 night near the University of California-Santa Barbara, where two-thirds of the residents are students. The suspected gunman was found dead in his car with a bullet wound in the head. It is not clear whether the wound was self-inflicted, police said. Seven other people are in hospital, and being treated for bullet wounds. The shootings occurred at several sites in the Isla Vista neighborhood, and there were nine crime scenes, police said. "We have obtained and are currently analysing videotaped evidence that suggests that this atrocity was a premeditated mass murder," Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown told reporters. He said police were familiar with a YouTube video entitled Elliot Rodger's Retribution, which shows a young man complaining about years of rejection by women.  Top stories The Armenian grandmaster beat Hikaru Nakamura of the United States to take the leader's position and become world's number 2. The delivery of the latest weapons has been carried out in accordance with the intergovernmental agreement between the two countries. For the 12th year in a row, Allstate Insurance has placed Glendale near the bottom of its list of U.S. cities with the safest drivers. The construction of the mosque complex began in 2012, which was designed in accordance with classic Ottoman architecture.   Partner news |  Latest news Actual photos of Galaxy Note 8 dummy emerge online  The Infinity display dominates the front side of the handset, and the screen edges less curved than they are on the Galaxy S8.EDB forecasts 5.4% GDP growth for Armenia in 2017 The Eurasian Development Bank in its July edition of macroeconomic indices predicted a 5.4% economic growth for Armenia in 2017.Patty Jenkins will most probably direct ‘Wonder Woman 2’ Last month at Comic-Con, the studio confirmed both a sequel with Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot and a release date of Dec. 13, 2019.Armenian fighter killed in battles against Islamic State According to some reports, Ozanyan had taken part in the Nagorno Karabagh (Artsakh) Liberation War in the 1990s. |
