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Santa Monica Murder Rampage

As many as six people -- plus the suspected gunman -- died in a series of incidents in Santa Monica, California, Police Chief Jacqueline Seabrooks said.

Firefighters found at least two bodies in a burning house where the suspect is believed to have started his rampage, Seabrooks said. The violence ended with the suspect dead in the library of Santa Monica College.

A "Person of interest" Is also in custody, Seabrooks said. Ref. CNN

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Police have revised the number of people killed in a shooting rampage in Santa Monica, California, to four and say they were the victims of a lone gunman.

The gunman died on the campus of Santa Monica College after being shot by police. Authorities earlier Friday had said the gunman had killed six people.

Sgt. Richard Lewis of the Santa Monica Police Department added that five people were injured, one is in critical condition and one is in serious but stable condition.

The "Person of interest" Who was taken into custody was later released and is not a suspect, he said. Ref. CNN

Santa Monica Murder Rampage History & Civil Business Politics

The man police say went on a shooting rampage Friday in California had suffered mental health issues, a law enforcement source with knowledge of the investigation told CNN.

A couple of years ago, he was hospitalized for treatment after allegedly talking about harming someone, according to the official.

The gunman's rampage began at a home in Santa Monica, leaving two dead inside. He carjacked a woman and fired at a public bus.

It all ended when police shot him dead at Santa Monica College as students studied for finals, a mile from the house. Ref. CNN

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A fifth victim in the Santa Monica, California, shootings has died.

Marcela Franco, 26, died from wounds suffered when she was shot, along with her father, in an SUV near Santa Monica College on Friday, the college president and a family relative said Sunday.

Marcela Franco's father, Carlos Navarro Franco, was killed in the shooting. Ref. CNN

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Mad men and guns just don't mix but we sure do have a lot of them around and its so scary when you think about it because they give no warning and take a lot of lives.