Kron 4s Justine Waldman has more on the memorial to honor those caught in the violence. The Service Started with the names of victims read outloud by the student president. We ask why . Why here and why now . Why have such a beautiful place and such Beautiful People been hurt in such a way . The uc president of the asked that the victims be remembered for what they did in their brief lives. Its important that in our grief, in our grasping for any glimmer of understanding into what can only be seen as unfathomable tragedy. It is important that we not lose sight of the lives we have gathered to remember. All died much too young. The ucsb a cappella choir added somber songs to the service, the universitys academic chair. Touched upon the sadness felt on campus. And beyond. Our children will miss you we mourn youmay your souls now be resting in peace one of the keynote speakers. Richard martinez. Who lost his son in the rampage calling for a National Dialogue on gun control and Mental Heal
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
Memorials are forming at the site where six people were killed eight others wounded. This memorial is where shots were fired killing a man. A pe memorial is scheduled for tomorrow. All were young students. Three were from the bay area. Roger killed them in his dorm room. And the last victim was a 20 yearold man who was at a deli. He refused to take his anti psychotic medication. The gunman posted his video hours before the rampage saying his so called day of retribution was about to beagain. By the time was about to begin. But by the time his mother and therapist saw it on friday, he had already begun. We have more coverage. A vigil was held tonight to remember the victims including the three from Santa Barbara. Reporter all of the victims were uc county students. So many people showed up not enough candles were available to go around. Coming in right now its just real. Reporter emily walden coming to terms that her prom date was killed. All of them being comforted by students. All the
The first of many horrific crime scenes. He is still in shock. [ indiscernible ] no one deserves that. Especially not him. Unfortunately happening [ indiscernible ] reporter a neighbor of the family hopes what will happen is a call to action to prevent the next mass killing from happening. I am really sorry from the bottom of my heart. I just hope this somehow just stops. Reporter both young men also volunteered with children. Loved ones say they had lot more left to give. Live in san jose, ann rubin, ktvu channel 2 news. And again the third victim in the apartment was from fremont. He was also weihan wang weihan wang was also in the apartment. His parent left this morning from Santa Barbara. More reaction coming up at 5 30 p. M. A bay area man who survived that deadly attack is making progress in his recovery. Now a picture of nick. In a hospital bed. You can see him there. Police say both of his legs were broken when Elliot Rodger struck him with his car. His friends say he is trying
Join us, and thrive. He had a smirk like he was excited about it. I was here when the shots started going off. A night of terror near Uc Santa Barbara. Hundreds run for cover as a killer goes on a rampage. Now this happened in isla vista near the Uc Santa Barbara campus. There were ten separate incidents that left six dead and more injured. The killer posted videos on youtube. Tomorrow is the day of retribution, the day in which i will have my revenge. Authorities believe that Elliot Rodger took his own life after killing and injuring all those people. We begin our Live Team Coverage from isla vista tonight. Reporter there was a very emotional evening tonight as students turned out for a vigil honoring those victims of this crime. Coming here this evening what is surprising is the size of the area of where these crimes unfolded. This is one of ten crime scenes marking with victim Chris Martinez was killed. At sunset on the campus of Uc Santa Barbara hundreds of students hold candles in