California student goes on shooting spree with a shotgun leaving 4 dead

[pwaldo]

http://news.yahoo.com/shooting-spree...215222142.html

In less than an hour, a 20-year-old student shot and killed a woman in her home and two commuters during carjackings early Tuesday, shot up vehicles on a Southern California freeway and committed suicide as police closed in on him, authorities said.

The shooter, Ali Syed, was an unemployed, part-time student who lived with his parents at the Ladera Ranch residence where the first victim was slain, Tustin police Chief Scott Jordan said. Authorities said Syed was taking one course at Saddleback College, a two-year community college.

Orange County sheriff's spokesman Jim Amormino said the woman killed at the home was in her 20s. She was not identified and was not related to the shooter, he said, adding that it wasn't known what she was doing at the home.

Syed's parents were in the house at the time and fled the residence when shots rang out, he said.

Jordan said Syed stated to one carjacking victim: "I don't want to hurt you. I killed somebody. Today is my last day."

The violence began at 4:45 a.m., when deputies responded to a call from Ladera Ranch, a sleepy inland town about 55 miles southeast of Los Angeles. They found the woman shot multiple times.

From Ladera Ranch, police said the gunman headed north and within 30 minutes carjacked a Dodge pickup truck in Tustin, about 20 miles away. The driver was uninjured, but a bystander was hit by gunfire and taken to a hospital.

The suspect then began firing at vehicles in the area where Interstate 5 and State Route 55 connect.

Three people reported being targeted, including one who suffered a minor injury, Tustin police Lt. Paul Garaven said. Two cars were damaged.

When the truck got low on gas, the gunman stopped at State Route 55 and McFadden Avenue in Santa Ana, stole the BMW and killed the driver, Bertagna said.

The shooter then drove to a Tustin business called Micro Center and carjacked another small truck, killing one person and wounding another, Garaven said.

Officers trailed the gunman to Orange, a city about five miles away.

As they closed in, the man got out of the vehicle at a busy intersection and shot himself, police said.

A shotgun was recovered at the scene

[JustAlex]

Just another normal day in the U.S....nothing to discuss really.

[ajcorleone]

Yeah this will set the stage for more gun control and to make it look like the politicians are doing something.

Just another normal day in the U.S....nothing to discuss really.

[mrveggieman]

Sure take away the law abiding taxpayers right to carry guns for self defence and that will make us a whole lot safer. Nothing but criminals and police will have guns and we will know how trustworthy they are.

[ajcorleone]

Sure take away the law abiding taxpayers right to carry guns for self defence and that will make us a whole lot safer. Nothing but criminals and police will have guns and we will know how trustworthy they are.

[Wickabee]

Yeah this will set the stage for more gun control and to make it look like the politicians are doing something.

I think it goes the other way. This sets the stage for "See? Assault weapons bans do nothing! This was just a shotgun!" and a repeal to gun control.

[ajcorleone]

Basically it call for an end to citiczens owning guns.That is what it seems the dems want.

I think it goes the other way. This sets the stage for "See? Assault weapons bans do nothing! This was just a shotgun!" and a repeal to gun control.

[ajcorleone]

have to re post this

[Star_Cards]

I think it goes the other way. This sets the stage for "See? Assault weapons bans do nothing! This was just a shotgun!" and a repeal to gun control.

I agree completely.

[Star_Cards]

Basically it call for an end to citiczens owning guns.That is what it seems the dems want.

Do you seriously believe that people for adjusting gun controls are trying to get all guns out of the hands of U.S. citizens? If so, this is completely not the case. There are people out there that want you to think that, but it couldn't be further from the truth.