BREAKING NEWS: SIX dead and five wounded as 'gunmen sets building ablaze and opens fire on random vehicles outside Santa Monica college

BREAKING NEWS: SIX dead and five wounded as 'gunmen sets building ablaze and opens fire on random vehicles outside Santa Monica college - just a couple of miles from where Obama is attending fundraiser

• Police say a gunman opened fire near Southern California's Santa Monica College and several people have been injured
• Suspected shooter, a man in his 20s or early 30s, was shot dead by police

By JAMES NYE

PUBLISHED: 14:42 EST, 7 June 2013 | UPDATED: 21:12 EST, 7 June 2013

 
 
 

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A gunman with an assault-style rifle killed at least six people in Santa Monica on Friday before police shot him to death in a gunfight in the Santa Monica College library, authorities said.

Santa Monica Police Chief Jacqueline Seabrooks told reporters the rampage began at a house in the coastal city before the gunman, dressed all in black, made his way to Santa Monica College.

Seabrooks said he killed two people in the house, which caught fire, two more people as he moved several blocks toward the campus, and then two more on campus.

He entered the library and fired on other people but didn't hit them, Seabrooks said.

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Shot dead: The body of a man believed to be the gunman in the shooting, who was killed during a confrontation with police

Armed and dangerous: Police they the shooter was equipped with a tactical vest and a belt for ammunition

On high alert: SWAT officers conduct a search at Santa Monica College following a shooting on campus in Santa Monica, California

Injured: A woman injured after a gunman opened fire this afternoon near to Santa Monica College in California

On Fire: This home was reportedly set on fire by the gunman - visible at the front of the image are members of the public assisting a woman who has been shot

The property can be clearly seen burning as a cyclist rides past as members of the public tend to an injured woman this afternoon at Santa Monica College

Grim sight: Police officers stand next to a body near an entrance to Santa Monica College

Shot-Out: This is the car that was fired upon which contained a young woman who appeared to be hit in the shoulder

Emergency Services: Firefighters rush to save the woman shot during the incident today near to Santa Monica College campus

Arrest: Los Angeles Police officers are shown detaining a suspect near a shooting at Santa Monica College Friday June 7, 2013 in Santa Monica, California

Los Angeles County SWAT team members search the grounds of Santa Monica College near the library after multiple shootings were reported on the campus June 7, 2013 in Santa Monica, California

Los Angeles County SWAT team members search the grounds of Santa Monica College

Several students in the library reported hearing gunfire, and one witness said he heard a woman scream.

'The officers came in and directly engaged the suspect and he was shot and killed on the scene,' Seabrooks said.

She identified the gunman as 25 to 30 years old and dressed all in black, wearing what appeared to be a ballistic jacket.

The campus was searched for a second shooter, and a man dressed entirely in black, with the words 'Life is a Gamble' on the back of his sweatshirt, was seen being taken into custody by law enforcement officers. He did not appear to be wounded.

'We are not convinced 100 per cent that the suspect who was killed operated in a solo or alone capacity,' Seabrooks said.

All of this unfolded about 3 miles from where President Barack Obama was attending a fundraising luncheon.

At least six shooting victims were rushed to area hospitals. Three of them were admitted to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, hospital spokesman Mark Wheeler said. 

Dr. Marshall Morgan, the chief of emergency medicine at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, said three women were brought there. One died, one was in surgery, and the other is in serious condition but doing well.

Heavy machinery: An armored police vehicle is stationed on the street during a search at Santa Monica College following a shooting on campus

Santa Monica College in lockdown, after a gunman 'opens-fire' shooting 3 people in LA. The suspect was believed to have been found in the school's library and taken into custody. The extent of the injuries are not known

Aerial Patrol: Santa Monica College in lockdown, after a gunman 'opens-fire' shooting 3 people in LA

On Guard: A police officer walks on the street during a search at Santa Monica College following a shooting on campus in Santa Monica, California June 7, 2013

 

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Morgan said three other women went to UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica with relatively minor injuries. One has shrapnel-type injuries and the two others had injuries not related to gunfire. 

One of the women who were taken to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center with a gunshot wound was 50-year-old Debra Fine, who confronted the gunman near the campus. 

The woman's husband, Russell Mark Fine, told the Los Angeles Daily News that his wife was driving west on Kansas Avenue when she saw a man firing shots near the corner of Yorkshire Avenue.

Debra Fine hit the brakes and yelled at the gunman to stop shooting, but instead the man trained his weapon on her and opened fire, shattering three widows in her car and wounding her. Mr Fine said his wife is expected to survive.  

Jimes Gillespie, 20, told The Associated Press he was in the college's library studying when he heard the gunfire, and he and dozens of other students began fleeing the three-story building.

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'As I was running down the stairs I saw one of the gunmen,' said Gillespie, who described the shooter as a white man in his 20s, wearing cornrows in his hair and black overalls. He said the man was carrying a shotgun.

Gillespie believes there were two shooters because he heard two kinds of gunfire — a shotgun and a handgun — but only saw one person.

'The shotgun blast was first. It was either him or the partner who shot eight to 10 handgun shots,' Gillespie said. 'Then after I saw the gunman I heard more shots and I ran out of the library through the emergency exit.'

Under protection: A Santa Monica police officer leads children on a field trip from Citizens of the World Charter School in Los Angeles out of Santa Monica College, where they had gone for a planetarium show

Gathering information: A policeman questions a resident near the partially burnt house where two bodies were discovered near the Santa Monica College campus, which are believed to be connected to the shooting

Chaotic scene: Forensic investigators photograph a car with bullet holes across a home that caught fire in Santa Monica

Traumatized community: A sobbing woman is seen comorted by a traffic officer (left); A California Highway Patrol officer stands guard as downcast students students wait outside 

Crime scene: A fireman walks near a bullet-ridden car in front of a house where two bodies were discovered

As Gillespie ran away across campus, he said he saw a car in front of the English building that was riddled with bullet holes, had shattered windows and a baby's car seat in the back.

An eyewitness told ABC7 cameraman Shawn MCarthy that there was indeed a second gunman who opened fire a few blocks to the east of the schools south campus.

The witness said that a man dressed in black emerged from a vehicle and started shooting indiscriminately. 

Jorge Saldana, 47, a custodian at Santa Monica College, told in an interview with LA Weekly that he witnessed the gunman dressed in military-style apparel shoot an elderly woman point blank outside the camps library. 

According to the staffer, the gunman saw the woman rummaging in a Dumpster in search of aluminum cans, and shot her 'in cold blood' in the face of chest.  

Saladana described the suspect looking very calm and 'walking very slowly.' 

President Barack Obama is in Santa Monica speaking at a luncheon fundraiser for the Democratic National Committee about a 10-minute drive from where the shooting took place

Although U.S. Secret Service spokesman Edwin M. Donovan initially called the shooting 'a local police matter' and said that it will not impact the president's visit, but Friday evening, administration officials announced that Mr Obama's travel plans have changed. 

The president and his retinue were expected to take a helicopter to the Los Angeles Airport, Politico reported, but in the aftermath of the shooting, they have opted for a different mode on transportation. 

'The President will motorcade back to the Los Angeles airport to avoid any impact on the ongoing local response to the shooting in the area,' deputy press secretary Josh Earnest said.

Students rush to safety after shots were fired near the Santa Monica College on June 7, 2013 in Santa Monica, California

California Highway Patrol Officers contain a scene at Santa Monica College after multiple shootings were reported on the campus June 7, 2013 in Santa Monica, California

Students look on as Los Angeles Police Department Officers deploy around the Santa Monica College near the library after multiple shootings were reported

One individual, believed to be the gunman has been shot and has been transported by emergency services to hospital confirm Santa Monica Police.

An SMC student told ABC7 he heard the gunfire.

'I was near the bookstore when I heard 15 or 20 more shots,' he said. 'I stopped and went into the Theater Arts building. ... I'm extremely shaken.'

Santa Monica College student Sam Luster was preparing for a presentation in the school's library when he heard bullet

'We didn't know what was happening until all the students at the entrance of the library started running down towards the bottom of the library,' Luster said to ABC 7   

Another Santa Monica student told ABC 7 that the shooting caused panic among hundreds of people on campus.

'One of the doors wasn't opening so alot of kids were panicking against the locked door and funneled around to the other side,' said Chad Lazzari.

Eyewitness Jason Garrett told CNN he spotted the gunman dressed in black clothing and what looked like a tactical vest and heard him fire shots inside the college library. 

According to Garrett, who described himself as a gun enthusiast, the weapon in the shooter's hands appeared to be AR-15.

Shattered: The passenger window of a car appears to be shot out by bullets after a gunman opened fire at Santa Monica College on Friday afternoon

Fired Upon: The passenger window of this black SUV appears to be shot out by the gunman who opened fire today at Santa Monica College

Armed: An officer with the California Highway Patrol readies his rifle as he responds to the shooting in the area around Santa Monica College

Response: An ambulance speeds after the shooting in Santa Monica this Friday afternoon

The incident began at around noon, with witnesses reporting a 'fully armed' man discharging a firearm at cars in the area, said the California Highway Patrol.

The gunman apparently also set fire to cars and a bus said California Highway Patrol Officer Sgt. Denise Joslin.

Unconfirmed reports are of a number of injuries involving bus passengers said CHP Officer Kerri Rivas.

'We are aware of at least one suspect, there may possibly be others,' Joslin said to NBC Los Angeles.

All other schools in the area are on lock-down, including Roosevelt Elementary and John Adams Elementary schools.

Students at the college have been advised to stay away from the campus, according to the school. 

Students on campus are advised to stay in place until the lock-down is lifted.

Santa Monica College is a two-year college with about 34,000 students.

Santa Monica College in lockdown, after a gunman 'opens-fire' shooting 3 people in LA

Open Fire: This is the bus that was reportedly opened fire upon by the gunman who began shooting this afternoon at Santa Monica College

Grizzly: Blood can be seen on the floor in the top left of this picture - posted from the scene onto Twitter

Santa Monica College has witnessed a shooting this afternoon in which multiple injuries have been reported

Sources have told NBC Los Angeles that the shooting is unconnected to President Obama's visit to the area.

The CHP took the first emergency telephone call around 11.55 a.m. that a man with one or more guns was firing south of Santa Monica College campus at 1900 Pico Blvd - according to Santa Monica police.

Students who were taking their final exams on campus had to scramble to safety and one student told KCAL9 there were two shooters seen at the time of the shooting. 

Santa Monica College sent out the following statement 

'There have been reports of a shooter on the main SMC campus. The college is on lock-down. This means that if you are on campus, stay out of open spaces, stay in doors, lock all doors and do not open the doors until you receive an all clear from college officials. If you are off campus, do Not come to campus.'

Lock-Down: Students of Santa Monica College wait for the lock-down to be lifted after a reported shooting incident today at the school

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State Election Website:http://www.sos.nh.gov/electionsnew.htm SOS Website:www.sos.nh.gov/index.html NEW JERSEY You must: Be a citizen of the United States Be a resident of New Jersey and county at your address at least 30 days before the next election Be at least 18 years of age by the time of the next election Not be serving a sentence or on parole or probation as the result of a conviction of any indictable offense under the laws of this or another state or of the United States Registration Deadline: 21 days before the election State Election Website:www.state.nj.us/state/elections/ SOS Website:www.state.nj.us/state/ NEW MEXICO You must: Be a citizen of the United States Be a resident of New Mexico Be at least 18 years of age at the time of the next election Not have been denied the right to vote by a court of law by reason of mental incapacity or felony conviction Registration Deadline: 28 days before the election SOS Website: www.sos.state.nm.us/ NEW YORK You must: Be a citizen of the United States Be a resident of the county, or of the City of New York, at least 30 days before an election Be 18 years old by the date of the general, primary, or other election in which your want to vote Not be in jail or on parole for a felony conviction Not currently be judged incompetent by order of a court of competent judicial authority Not claim the right to vote elsewhere Registration Deadline: 25 days before the election State Election Website:www.elections.state.ny.us SOS Website:www.dos.state.ny.us/ NORTH CAROLINA You must: Be a citizen of the United States Be a resident North Carolina and the county in which your live for at least 30 days prior to the election Be 18 years of age by the day of the next general election Have your rights of citizenship restored if you have been convicted of a felony Not be registered to vote in any other county or state Registration Deadline: 25 days before the election State Election Website: www.sboe.state.nc.us/ SOS Website:www.secstate.state.nc.us/ NORTH DAKOTA North Dakota is the only state without voter registration. In order to vote in North Dakota, you must: Be a citizen of the United States Be a legal resident of North Dakota Be 18 years old on or before Election Day Be a resident in the precinct for 30 days preceding the election State Election Website:www.nd.gov/sos/ SOS Website:www.nd.gov/sos/ OHIO You must: Be a citizen of the United States Be a resident of Ohio for at least 30 days before an election Be 18 years old on or before Election Day. If you will be 18 on or before the day of the general election, you may vote in the primary election for candidates only. Not be convicted of a felony and currently incarcerated Not be found incompetent by a court for purposes of voting Not been permanently disfranchised for violations of the election laws Registration Deadline: 30 days before the election State Election Website: www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/PublicAffairs/voterInfoGuide.aspx SOS Website:www.sos.state.oh.us/ OKLAHOMA You must: Be a citizen of the United States and a resident of Oklahoma Be 18 year old on or before the date of the next election Have not been convicted of a felony, for which a period of time equal to the original sentence has not expired, or for which you have not been pardoned Not now be under judgment as an incapacitate person, or a partially incapacitated person prohibited from registering to vote Registration Deadline: 25 days before the election State Election Website: www.oklaosf.state.ok.us/~elections/ SOS Website:www.sos.state.ok.us/ OREGON You must: Be a citizen of the United States Be a resident of Oregon Be at least 18 years old by election day Registration Deadline: 21 days before the election State Election Website:www.sos.state.or.us/elections/ SOS Website:www.sos.state.or.us/ PENNSYLVANIA You must: Be a citizen of the United States at least one month before the next election Be a resident of Pennsylvania and your election district at least 30 days before the election Be at least 18 years of age on the day of the next election NOTE: The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania now allows convicted felons who have been released from jail the right to vote. For more details, click here for the Voter Registration Requirements Registration Deadline: 30 days before an election or primary State Election Website: www.dos.state.pa.us/bcel/site/default.asp SOS Website:www.dos.state.pa.us/dos/site/default.asp RHODE ISLAND You must: Be a citizen of the United States Be a resident of Rhode Island for 30 days preceding the next election Be 18 years old by election day Be not serving a sentence, for which you are imprisoned, upon final conviction of a felony imposed on any date; nor serving any sentence, whether incarcerated or suspended, upon final conviction of a felony committed after November 5, 1986 Not have been lawfully judged to be mentally incompetent Registration Deadline: 30 days before the election State Election Website:www.sec.state.ri.us/elections SOS Website:www.state.ri.us/ SOUTH CAROLINA You must: Be a citizen of the United States Be a resident of South Carolina Be at least 18 years old on or before the next election Not be confined in any public prison resulting from a conviction of a crime Never have been convicted of a felony or offense against the election laws, or if previously convicted, have served your entire sentence, Including probation or parole, or have received a pardon for the conviction Not be under a court order declaring you mentally incompetent Claim the address on the application as your only legal place of residence and claim no other place as your legal residence Election Registration Deadline:30 days before the election State Election Website: http://www.scvotes.org/ SOS Website: www.scsos.com/ SOUTH DAKOTA You must: Be a citizen of the United States Reside in South Dakota Be 18 years old by the next election Not be under a sentence of imprisonment for a felony conviction Not have been adjudged mentally incompetent by a court Registration Deadline: Received 15 days before the election State Election Website:http://www.sdsos.gov/electionsvoteregistration/registrationvoting.shtm SOS Website:www.sdsos.gov/index.shtm TENNESSEE You must: Be a citizen of the United States Be a resident of Tennessee Be at least 18 years old on or before the next election Not have been convicted of a felony, or if convicted, have had your full rights of citizenship restored (or have received a pardon) Not be adjudicated incompetent by a court of competent jurisdiction (or have been restored to legal capacity) Registration Deadline:30 days before the election State Election Website:www.state.tn.us/sos/election/index.htm SOS Website:www.state.tn.us/sos/ TEXAS You must: Be a citizen of the United States Be a resident of the county in which the application for registration is made Be at least 17 year and 10 months old (you must be 18 to vote) Not be finally convicted of a felony. (Felons regain the right to register when pardoned, two years after receiving a certificate of discharge from the appropriate correction institution, or two years after completing a period of probation.) Have not been declared mentally incompetent by final judgment of a court of law Registration Deadline: 30 days before the election State Election Website:www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/index.shtml SOS Website:www.sos.state.tx.us/ UTAH You must: Be a citizen of the United States Be a resident in Utah for 30 days immediately before the next election Be at least 18 years old on or before the next election Not be convicted of treason or crime against the elective franchise, unless restored to civil rights Not be found to be mentally incompetent by a court of law Registration Deadline: Postmark deadline-30 days before the election; Satellite Registration-you may register in person at a satellite registration site or at the County Clerk's office on the 15th and 18th day before the election. State Election Website: elections.utah.gov/ SOS Website:www.utah.gov/ltgovernor/ VERMONT You must: Be a citizen of the United States Be a resident of Vermont Be 18 years of age on or before election day Take, or have previously taken, the Voter's Oath (formerly called the "Freeman's Oath") Registration Deadline: Delivered to the town clerk before 5:00 p.m. on the Wednesday preceding the day of the election State Election Website: vermont-elections.org/soshome.htm SOS Website:www.sec.state.vt.us/ VIRGINIA You must: Be a citizen of the United States Be a resident of Virginia and of the precinct in which you want to vote Be 18 years old by the next election Not have been convicted of a felony, or have had your civil rights restored Not currently be declared mentally incompetent by a court of law Registration Deadline: Delivered 29 days before the election Click here to download the Student Voter Registration & Voting FAQs for the state of Virginia. State Election Website: www.sbe.virginia.gov/cms/ SOS Website:www.soc.state.va.us/ WASHINGTON You must: Be a citizen of the United States Be a legal resident of Washington state, your county and precinct for 30 days immediately preceding the election in which you want to vote Be at least 18 years old by election day Not be convicted of infamous crime, unless restored to civil rights Not be judicially declared mentally incompetent Registration Deadline: 30 days before the election (or delivered in-person to the local voter registration office 15 days before the election) State Election Website:www.secstate.wa.gov/elections/ SOS Website:www.secstate.wa.gov/ WEST VIRGINIA You must: Be a citizen of the United States Live in West Virginia Be 18 years old, or to vote in the primary, be 17 years old and turning 18 before the general election Not be under conviction, probation or parole for a felony, treason or election bribery Not have been judged "mentally incompetent" in a court of competent jurisdiction Registration Deadline: 21 days before the election State Election Website:www.wvsos.org/elections/main.htm SOS Website:www.wvsos.com/ WISCONSIN You must: Be a citizen of the United States Be a resident of Wisconsin for at least 10 days Be 18 years old Not have been convicted of treason, felony or bribery, or have had your civil rights restored Not have been found by a court to be incapable of understanding the objective of the electoral process Not make or benefit from a bet or wage depending on the result of an election Registration Deadline: 20 days before the election (or completed in the local voter registration office up to 5:00 pm. 1 day before the election, or completed at the polling place on election day) State Election Website:elections.state.wi.us/section.asp?linkid=270&locid=47 SOS Website:www.sos.state.wi.us/ WYOMING You must: Be a citizen of the United States Be an actual and physically bona fide resident of Wyoming Be 18 years of age on the day of the next election Not be convicted of a felony or if so, have had your rights restored by a competent authority Not be a currently adjudicated as mentally incompetent Election Registration Deadline: Wyoming by law, cannot accept this form unless State law is changed. You may register to vote at your polling place on election day. State Election Website:http://soswy.state.wy.us/Elections/Elections.aspx SOS Website:soswy.state.wy.us/