Based on what police have told them, the parents of 22-year-old Elliot Rodger believe he is the gunman who killed six people in a shooting rampage Friday night near the University of California, Santa Barbara, a family spokesman says.
Elliot Rodger is the son of Peter Roger, an assistant director of the 2012 film "The Hunger Games," According to IMDb.com. Ref. CNN
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Elliot Rodger's Shooting Spree (Hover)
Police identify Elliot Rodger, 22, as suspected Calif. Drive-by killer who murdered six people Friday night
Santa Barbara Police Saturday identified Elliot Rodger, 22, as the man suspected of killing six people during a Friday night drive-by rampage. Rodger's father, Peter Rodger, assistant director of The Hunger Games series, and his family say they warned police about disturbing videos weeks before the murders near a Santa Barbara university. Ref. USAToday
As Friday night's massacre in Southern California was taking place, the killer's parents were frantically trying to find him, having just received a chilling manifesto from their 22-year-old son, according to a family friend.
The gunman sent a couple dozen people -- including his parents and at least one of his therapists -- the 140-page document via e-mail not long before the shootings began, family friend Simon Astaire told CNN's Pamela Brown.
That led the killer's mother to visit her son's YouTube page where, according to Astaire, she saw his latest video where he outlined plans of "Slaughtering" Women at a sorority house at the University of California, Santa Barbara. The woman called her husband and called 911, Astaire said.
The parents set off for Santa Barbara from Los Angeles, according to Astaire. As they were on their way, they heard there was a shooting. Later that night, they found out their son was behind the violence. Ref. CNN
What a nut job. Why do guys think they can just 'have you' when they want? If a girl wants to go out with you she will, if she doesn't you should be asking yourself "Why?"!
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