Coming back last night is really hard to come back. She became Close Friends with james last year. He would stay up late with me almost every night wed be update, doing home work. Many students are returning to a place now unsettling. They had been visiting los angeles. Yes. Its eerie. I dont it makes me not want to be here. I want to leave. She would like to go home to sacramento for a while but cant classes have been cancelled tomorrow, but students still have to complete finals those that knew the accused killer one woman showed up and says she knew him as a student in a high school in los angeles. He never displayed any of that. He, or we never would think hed be capable of doing Something Like this. The Engineering Department was open for counselling in case some friends wanted to go in and talk with a professional. Tomorrow, classes are cancelled but there is a large event planned at the university stadium. Thank you. Well, were hearing new audio tonight calls during that deadly
May we create a peaceful world, letting hatred be gone with the wind. That statement comes from the family of james hong, a bay area student killed in a rampage. Good evening, im dan ashley. Its been a day of mourning as six students killed by Elliott Rodger are being remembered. The jims include george chen, james hong and david wong of fremont. Tiffany wilson is live with local reaction to this tragedy. Tiffany . And dan, teachers do not have words to describe the tragedy of davids death. The superintendent believes that many are still in shock. If you ask what david wong liked you will hear basketball. What he studied, Computer Engineering but asking who he was is a complicated question. How people are dealing with it personally, im not sure they have yet. Its like taking in news right now. David hose to include bible verses. They say this is my commandment that you love one another as i have loved you. Greater love has no one than this than to lay down ones life for his friends. On
If. It was the warning that came too late. Elliott roger the man who went on deadly rampage had emailed copies of his disturbing manifest 0just before beginning what he called a day of retribution. His parents rushed to santa before bra. Called police after being alerted by a therapist that something had gone terribly wrong with but the shootings had already happened. Police searching for clue. Boxes of evidence removed from the suspect home today. Good evening everyone. Dan has the night off. 3 of the victims were from the bay area. David wong was from fremont. James hong and george chin friends from san jose and short time ago sergio spoke with chin family and joins us now from there. Sergio . Its actually been pretty interesting throughout the day to see this memorial here grow. Lots of people bringing flowers. Writing out messages to the young men here. Stay strong. Its that message right there. George i love you. Mom dad. That was just written by george chin mother just few minute
Reflection. Richard martinez tried to rows the students rouse the students into action. I want you to shout so loud they will hear you jie. He is the father of Christopher Martinez who was gunned down at the deli. The students followed his lead. The stadium was filled to capacity. Everyone is there and the entire stadium was full. It was awesome. The parents of chen, hopping hopping hong and wong were at the funeral, but they didnt speak to the crowd. Students were supposed to be getting ready for finals, but the violence of this weekend and the loss of six of their schoolmates at the hands of 22yearold elia roger has made this a difficult end for students who are graduating. I am not going to remember this, but because of our love and our community. We are going to try our best to resume business as usual. Candles continue to burn for their fellow students. Classes resume tomorrow, and some students we talk to say that might actually help the healing process. Abc7 news. Tomorrow the U
Also james was a star student and also volunteered at a local high school. The three victims were all from immigrant chinese families and all pursuing degrees in computer sign and engineering. In the manifesto he talked about the two foreign asian house mates quote they were the biggest nerds i had ever seen and they were both very ugly with annoying voices. Elliot rodgers plotted to get rid of them. David wang of fremont a sophomore engineering student was also killed in that apartment. The victims friend say they had done everything right in their lives. Always smiling and he was a happy kid and its so unfortunately for this ha top ha him. You know and i feel bad for his parents. Its just a shame the way he died just everything hike that. So robbed of a happy life. Good life. Reporter and a friend of david wangs told us that the family wants everyone to know that they do not want this to happen again. Were live in san jose, kiet do, kpix 5. Okay thank. Were hearing from a bay area st