Brown said the suspected
gunman was among seven people killed in the shootings, which occurred in
Isla Vista -- near the University of California, Santa Barbara.
"This was a premeditated mass murder," Brown said, and he labeled the suspect as "severely mentally disturbed."
Authorities searching for
a motive were looking into a video posted on social media that contains
a man's tirade against women who supposedly rebuffed him, Brown said.
Seven others suffered
"gunshot wounds or traumatic injuries," Brown said. One of those victims
is said to have "life-threatening injuries. The sheriff reported nine
different crime scenes.
The KEYT report said
"witnesses described seeing a black BMW speeding through the streets,
spraying bullets at people and various targets." The suspected gunman
traded fire with sheriff's deputies, and the vehicle plowed into a parked car, the report said.
The suspected gunman was found in the BMW with a shot to the
head, the affiliate said. It wasn't clear whether the death was
self-inflicted or whether deputies killed the suspected gunman. A
handgun was recovered.
The violence occurred over a 10-minute period, from the first emergency call at 9:27 p.m. to the suspect's discovery, the KEYT report said.
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