Stopping Elliot Rodger before he went on a murder spree in california friday night. His parents knew their son was in trouble. They had seep chilling online videos threatening suicide and violence. They notified authorities and raced to his side the night of the attack, but were too late. Police had visited rodger three times, the last time a month ago, to check on his mental health. In a chilling manifesto rodger wrote investigators never searched his apartment. He was relieved because, quote, that would have ended everything. For a few seconds i thought it was all over. Rodger convinced the officers he was okay. He was polite and courteous. He was able to convince the deputies that this was all a misunderstanding. Police say rodgers first victims were killed in his apartment. Cheng yuan honk, george chen and wehan wang were stabbed to death. Rodger suffered from Mental Illness and was under the care of a therapist. Police found three semiautomatic weapons in his car all purchased leg
Live from the cbs bay area studios this is kpix5 news. The bay area i did not know what was going to happen. There were so many shots ringing through. You didnt know where he was coming from, where he was at. He dove for cover and survived a deadly rampage, but three others from the bay area did not. Andria borba is live in the newsroom tonight. In his manifesto the suspect said he hated his roommates because they were asian and he was going to kill them first. Elliot rodger here. Elliot rodgers first runin with police happened last year after a fight at a college party. He had been pushing women. No charges were filed. There is nothing ive seen that would suggest there was a red flag that anyone was aware of in Law Enforcement. Reporter family and friends say rodger had been treated by Mental Health expert as a child but stopped frequent visits after he turned 18. Girls are not sexually attracted to me. Bution video ill take gf y rowing weary of i have a major problem with that, major
Whether the 20yearold was a roommate of elliot roger or whether he was just vilting the apartment. But he was one of the three men stabbed to death before the shooting rampage began. Now, the family still leaves here in fremont and a close family friend visiting within the last hour gave me an emotional, tearful interview about this horrible situation. Family friend cannot believe the boy whose family she emigrated with 10 years ago to the United States from china is a victim. Hes a graduate of Fremont Christian high. I am shocked. Shocked. Reporter in china, theres a onechild policy. So to lose wa han is devasta devastating. Reporter they are really sad . Definitely. Reporter now, judy worries about sending her own kids to college. My son is only 16 years old. Reporter you afraid . Yes. Reporter of sending your kid to college . Why is that . You dont know if theyre safe. The college or the university should be a safe place. But theyre not. Reporter now, wa hans family and parents are
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