13 injured before the shooter took his own life. young man angered by rejection. 9:30 p.m. west coast time. stabbed, killed three people in his own apartment. two women shot and killed at a sa roar te sorority. spree of terror stretched for blocks. final victim. shot and killed inside a delly. christopher michaels martinez. he was 20 years old. he was a sophomore english major who dreamed of going to law school and following in his parents footsteps. our son christopher martinez and six others are dead. chris was a really great kid. ask anyone who knew him. his death has left our family lost and broken. why did chris die? chris died because of craven irresponsible politicians and the nra. they talk about gun rights.
13 injured before the shooter took his own life. young man angered by rejection. 9:30 p.m. west coast time. stabbed, killed three people in his own apartment. two women shot and killed at a sorority. spree of terror stretched for blocks. final victim. shot and killed inside a delly. christopher michaels martinez. he was 20 years old. he was a sophomore english major who dreamed of going to law school and following in his parents footsteps. our son christopher martinez and six others are dead. chris was a really great kid. ask anyone who knew him. his death has left our family lost and broken. why did chris die? chris died because of craven irresponsible politicians and the nra. they talk about gun rights.
family, as the community of the university of california. and we will get through this. reporter: the father of slain sophomore, christopher michaels-martinez has a simple message for this grieving community. not one more person should have to die. not one more! reporter: his son, one of six killed when a gunman rampaged through this college town. there were red flags about elliot rodger, the gunman who detailed his plan to kill in a chilling 137-page manifesto called my twisted world. roéúi to mental health officials and his family minutes before he opened fire but it was too late for them to stop him. shots fired, shots fired. reporter: in ten minutes of terror at 12 crime scenes. 13 wounded three shot dead. at a sorority house and a local deli. inside of rogers apartment his two roommates and a visiting friend found stabbed to death.
luis obispo here today from kids that chris knew, played sports with and then their parents as well. and for karen and i, it meant a lot, because, there was one boy here that came today that was in preschool with christopher. they had been friends together all their lives. and that boy was here along with with his mother. so they re well aware of, what chris was like. and the memorial ceremony today, i, there was, i described chris. he was just an unusual combination of being nice, kind, but at the same time, he was extremely competitive. and i hadn t thought of this until recently, but we had a competition that was going between us. and i have recently started working out.
conditions, dry brush and steep terrain. the fire erupted monday, destroying at least one home. about 100 others are still threatened. some residents are urged to evacuate. students go back to class this morning at the university of california in santa barbara. yesterday, they gathered to remember those who died in last week s tragic stabbing and shooting rampage. abc s cecilia vega is there. reporter: thousands pouring in to the university of california santa barbara, packing a stadium for a memorial, gathered together in anger and sadness. a community grieving young lives lost, like katherine cooper, a painter, veronika weiss, who just finished her first year and chris michaels-martinez who wanted to go to law school. his father leading the crowd in an emotional chant. are you with me? not one more, not one more! reporter: still reeling from the rampage that lasted ten minutes stretching across this