Three victims frr the bay area. They were friends. The young men were found stabbed inside of the apartment where james and david lived with the gunman. Abc7 News Reporter live in isla vista now. Mary . Reporter you can see students here filing into the stadium behind me and are about to host a Memorial Service to honor those who died the Community Heading down the long road to recovery. 19yearold veronica wiess was a College Freshman with dreams of a career in finance. Dreams denied when she was shot and killed by a gunman on a shooting spree. Her father, an abc employee told abc radio he feels sadness not anger. The world lost great kids. There were red flags about the gunman that killed six and wounded 13. A murder plot detailed in his chilling 137 page manifesto. He e mailed the horrific plan in the minutes before he opened fire. But it was too late for them to save the victims. The rampage began in rodgers apartment. Police discovered stabbed to death his two roommates and a visit
Now. Boxes of evidence removed from the suspect home. What is in the boxes and was there a missed opportunity to perhaps to stop the plot. Good evening everybody. Im in for dash dan ashley. Latest deadly rampage. Heres miss vega with the latest. Punish all of you for. Reporter Elliott Roger deadly plan was already in motion at 9 17 p. M. Friday when his mom phone rang. Family friend says it was the shooter therapist asking if jim roger read her son email. Manifest called my twisted world. 141 pages pouring from his tortured mind. I feel childhood memory paneful teenager years and finally elaborate plot to kill. Alarm the mother check her son you tube channel. Well, this is my last video. It all has to come to this. Immediately they calls her exhusband hollywood director peter roger. They race to Santa Barbara calling police but its too late. 9 27 p. M. The first reports of a mass somewhating under way. Shots fired shots fired. First target a soert revenge against all the girls whom Ell
To see their friends and to get back into their studies. There will be a vigil here at Berkeley Campus tonight. A training exerts at san jose state on friday has been canceled out of respect for the six students killed in isla vista which would have involved a gunman take over part of the school. The University Officials say the exercise could be upsetting and it was best to postpone. These bay area high schools held tributes for their graduateds who died in the rampage. At Fremont Christian school, david wang is remembers as outstanding student would loved playing pickup best. As san jose high school, a moment silence for james hong graduating two years ago with honors. John children was a graduate of three Land High School and those who knew him say he was a gentle soul who liked to work with children. He was just the kindest and sweetest young man with a brilliant smile that could light up the room. You fill up with tears or other emotion. Grief counselors were on each campus yester
Seniors remember him like he was yesterday. They describe him as friendly and outgoing, always had a kind word to say, and they say he absolutely loved basketball. The superintendent says he handled himself can grace. He goes by david and his graduation photo is now up on the website at Fremont Christian school with condolences for family and friends. At Fremont Christian, they say that word spread fast. The school is really small, but many didnt want to believe it was him. They have such fond memories. He was funny. He didnt speak that much english when he first came here, but he had a big heart, cared about everything and helped me out with everything. And, yeah, i mean, when i found out, i thought it wasnt true, and when i did find out, i was like, wow. Of course, i was immediately looking for pictures, let me see the photo, right . The photo is what confirms it. So, obviously, it was his photo and, obviously, it was him and his close friends. So were just theres no other word by de
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