before he left his apartment, he uploaded a youtube and sent a manifesto to his parents and others. saying in t seeing the video, his parents rushed to stop him and on the way heard of the shooting spree. he drove to a sorority house. no one answered the door, but he shot three on the lawn, killing two of them. veronica wise and katie cooper. then went to a deli, killed another student, christopher michael martinez. then he fired on bystanders, struck two cyclists with his car before crashing. at the time deputies reached him, he was dead of a self inflicted gunshot wound. the latest mass killing has precipated yet another wrenching national conversation about gun violence and mental illness, spurred on in part by public conversation started by richard martinez, the father of christopher michaels martinez who was killed friday night. why did chris die? chris died because of crave en, irresponsible politicians and the nra. they talk about gun rights. what about chris right
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. what about chris right to live? when will this insanity stop? when will enough people say, stop this madness, we don t have to live like this! too many have died. we should say to ourselves, not one more! not one more. richard martinez s plea
at discover, we treat you like you d treat you. fraud protection. get it at discover.com welcome back. i m melissa harris-perry. heartache and confusion. a college campus is grappling with a tragedy this morning. seven, including the suspect, are dead, and 13 more injured after a killing spree. the shooting started friday at about 9:00 p.m. near the university of california santa barbara campus. according to law enforcement, the ten-minute shooting rampage left three people dead and the suspect as well. another 13 wounded. investigators say before the shooting, three men were stabbed to death inside the suspect s apartment. so far, three victims have been identified. veronica weiss, katherine cooper, and christopher michaels martinez. their families left stunned and
the kind of racism and hatred that mr. sterling expressed. we cannot and must not tolerate discrimination at any level. so if you want to measure the severity of sterling s transgression, we could look to the punishment. nba commissioner adam silver banned him for life and fined him $2.5 million. on monday, the league formally charged sterling with violating the terms of his constitution and bylaws, giving him until may 27th to respond. the board of governors will meet a week from tuesday in new york to vote to end sterling s ownership of the clippers. but maybe the best indication that donald sterling s comments were far beyond the bounds of socially acceptable behavior is the fact that michael jordan felt compelled to level such a clear and public condemnation. michael jordan, whose athletic accomplishments run questioned, but whose utter lack of engagement with social and political issues led us to ask, has anyone done less with more than michael jordan? when the infamousl