By Staff Report / Friday, May 30th, 2014 / Top Stories / Comments Off on Six victims came from diverse backgrounds
The four men and two women who were killed in the Isla Vista massacre were described by friends and family as bright and happy students. Most had lived in California all their lives, while one was born in Taiwan. James Hong, 20, of San Jose, was a second-year computer engineering major born in Taipei. He Read More →
Thousands of community and family members affected by Friday night’s tragedy in Isla Vista assembled in UC Santa Barbara’s Storke Plaza on Saturday evening to hold a candlelight vigil in remembrance of Elliot Rodger’s victims.
By Henry Dubroff / Saturday, May 24th, 2014 / Columns, Opinion / Comments Off on Editor’s comment: From rants to rampage, many questions unanswered
The horrific rampage in Isla Vista on the Friday before Memorial Day was the work of a lone gunman with a history of psychological issues. Anyone who has seen a fragment of the YouTube video that Elliot Rodger posted shortly before committing what Sheriff Bill Brown calls a “mass murder” will almost certainly find it Read More →
“There is no way you would ever think that is going to happen,” said I.V. Deli Mart owner Michael Hassan. One of the victims was fatally shot inside the store.