2014 Isla Vista killings#Misogyny
{{short description|Misogynistic terror attacks in California}}
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{{Infobox civilian attack
| title = 2014 Isla Vista killings
| image = File:Vigil for Isla Vista.jpg
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| caption = Memorial held for the victims on May 24, 2014
| map = {{Location map | USA California Southern#USA
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| label = Isla Vista
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| location = Isla Vista, California, U.S.
| target = Students of Santa Barbara City College and the University of California, Santa Barbara, roommates
| coordinates = {{coord|34.412|N|119.859|W|region:US-CA_type:event|display=inline,title}}
| date = {{start date and age|2014|5|23}}
| time-begin = 9:27
| time-end = 9:35 p.m.
| timezone = UTC−8:00
| type = {{hlist|Spree killing|murder–suicide|drive-by shooting| mass stabbing| mass shooting| mass murder| vehicle-ramming attack| shootout}}
| fatalities = 7 (3 by stabbing; 4 by gunfire, including the perpetrator)
| injuries = 14 (7 by gunfire, 7 struck by motor vehicle)
| perpetrator = Elliot Rodger
| weapons = * Two knives
- Glock 34 Long Slide handgun (unused)
- Two SIG Sauer P226 handguns (only one used)
- BMW 328i Coupé
| motive = Misogynist terrorism, perceived revenge for sexual and social rejection, incel ideology
| litigation = Wrongful death lawsuit against Capri Apartments and the property management company settled with Hong's, Wang's, and Chen's parents for $20 million
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Two misogynistic terrorist attacks occurred in Isla Vista, California, United States on the evening of May 23, 2014. 22-year-old Elliot Rodger killed six people and injured fourteen others by gunshot, stabbing and vehicle-ramming near the campus of the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) before fatally shooting himself.
In Rodger's apartment, he ambushed and stabbed to death his two roommates and their friend, killing them separately as they arrived. About two hours later, he drove to a sorority house and, after failing to gain entry, he shot three women walking near the sorority house, two of whom died. He then drove past a nearby delicatessen, and shot and killed a man who was inside. Following this, he drove around Isla Vista, shooting and wounding several pedestrians from his car, and striking others with his car. He twice exchanged gunfire with police and was injured in the hip. After Rodger's car crashed into a parked vehicle, he was found dead inside with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
Before driving to the sorority house, Rodger uploaded a video titled "Elliot Rodger's Retribution", in which he outlined his planned attack and his motives, to the video-sharing platform YouTube. In the video, Rodger said he wanted to punish women for rejecting him, and sexually active men because he envied them. He also emailed a lengthy, autobiographical manuscript to friends, family members and his therapist; the document appeared on the Internet and became widely known as his manifesto. In the document, Rodger described his childhood, family conflicts, frustration over his inability to find a girlfriend, his hatred of women, his contempt for couples, and his plans for "retribution".
Background
{{Main|Elliot Rodger}}
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Elliot Oliver Robertson Rodger was born on July 24, 1991, in London, England.{{cite web |url=https://www.smh.com.au/world/elliot-rodger-manifesto-outlines-plans-for-santa-barbara-attack-20140525-38wkc.html |title=Elliot Rodger manifesto outlines plans for Santa Barbara attack |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=May 25, 2014 |access-date=May 25, 2024 |archive-date=May 27, 2014 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140527190942/http://www.smh.com.au/world/elliot-rodger-manifesto-outlines-plans-for-santa-barbara-attack-20140525-38wkc.html |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-isla-vista-document-20140524-story.html |title=Isla Vista shooting: Read Elliot Rodger's graphic, elaborate attack plan |work=Los Angeles Times |last1=Winton |first1=Richard |last2=Xia |first2=Rosanna |last3=Lin II |first3=Rong-Gong |date=May 24, 2014 |access-date=March 18, 2024 |archive-date=March 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240320004819/https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-isla-vista-document-20140524-story.html |url-status=live}} Rodger faced mental health problems as a child; he struggled in social situations, often cried in crowds, and displayed repetitive behaviors. He repeatedly talked about killing himself but had no history of violence. In 2007, he was diagnosed with pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified. As an adult, he showed anger toward couples and had difficulties socializing.
Rodger wrote a 137-page manifesto titled My Twisted World: The Story of Elliot Rodger about his life and frustrations at having never had sexual intercourse,{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/05/25/us/shooting-document.html |title=The Manifesto of Elliot Rodger |work=The New York Times |date=May 25, 2014 |access-date=February 22, 2024 |archive-date=February 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223070452/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/05/25/us/shooting-document.html |url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/elliot-rodger-s-manifesto-and-youtube-video-describe-plans-for-rampage-in-horrifying-detail-i-ll-take-great-pleasure-in-slaughtering-you-all-9432770.html|title=Elliot Rodger's 'manifesto' and YouTube video describe plans for rampage in horrifying detail: 'I'll take great pleasure in slaughtering you all'|work=The Independent|last=Withnall|first=Adam|date=May 25, 2014|access-date=October 6, 2024|archive-date=April 6, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240406132035/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/elliot-rodger-s-manifesto-and-youtube-video-describe-plans-for-rampage-in-horrifying-detail-i-ll-take-great-pleasure-in-slaughtering-you-all-9432770.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.christianpost.com/news/in-disturbing-my-twisted-world-manifesto-elliot-rodger-says-massacre-could-have-been-avoided-with-loss-of-his-virginity.html|title=In Disturbing 'My Twisted World' Manifesto, Elliot Rodger Says Massacre Could Have Been Avoided With Loss of His Virginity|work=The Christian Post|last=Blair|first=Leonardo|date=May 27, 2014|access-date=October 6, 2024|archive-date=May 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240519071204/https://www.christianpost.com/news/in-disturbing-my-twisted-world-manifesto-elliot-rodger-says-massacre-could-have-been-avoided-with-loss-of-his-virginity.html|url-status=live}} a situation for which he blamed women.{{cite web |url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/keeping-kids-safe/201405/elliot-rodger-psychotic-psychopath |title=Elliot Rodger: A Psychotic Psychopath? |work=Psychology Today |last=Langman |first=Peter |date=May 28, 2014 |access-date=February 22, 2024 |archive-date=May 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240504105155/https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/keeping-kids-safe/201405/elliot-rodger-psychotic-psychopath |url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2014/05/25/elliot-rodgers-manifesto-reveals-a-long-struggle-to-fit-in/|title=Elliot Rodger's manifesto reveals a long struggle to fit in|work=The Mercury News|last=Gazzar|first=Brenda|date=May 25, 2014|access-date=October 6, 2024|archive-date=February 26, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226112822/https://www.mercurynews.com/2014/05/25/elliot-rodgers-manifesto-reveals-a-long-struggle-to-fit-in/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/elliot-rodgers-manifesto-2014-5|title=Alleged Santa Barbara Shooter Wrote A Deranged Misogynistic Manifesto|work=Business Insider|last=Sterbenz|first=Christina|date=May 24, 2014|access-date=October 6, 2024|archive-date=August 16, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816102009/https://www.businessinsider.com/elliot-rodgers-manifesto-2014-5|url-status=live}} In his manifesto, Rodger wrote about his plan to carry out an attack, calling it a "Day of Retribution".{{cite web |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/2014/05/26/elliot-rodger-wrote-manifesto-on-his-hate-for-women-and-his-vindictive-scheme-prior-to-deadly-rampage/ |title=Elliot Rodger wrote manifesto on his hate for women and his vindictive scheme prior to deadly rampage |work=New York Daily News |last1=Beekman |first1=Daniel |date=May 26, 2014 |access-date=May 17, 2024 |archive-date=February 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223070453/https://www.nydailynews.com/2014/05/26/elliot-rodger-wrote-manifesto-on-his-hate-for-women-and-his-vindictive-scheme-prior-to-deadly-rampage/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2014/05/24/us/california-shooting-suspect/index.html|title=Inside the gunman's head: Rejection, jealousy and vow to kill 'beautiful girls'|work=CNN|last1=Yann|first1=Holly|last2=Brumfield|first2=Ben|last3=J. Carter|first3=Chelsea|date=May 27, 2014|access-date=October 6, 2024|archive-date=February 26, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226112822/https://www.cnn.com/2014/05/24/us/california-shooting-suspect/index.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.mcall.com/2014/05/29/california-rampage-haunts-those-familiar-with-the-areas-involved/|title=California rampage haunts those familiar with the areas involved|work=The Morning Call|date=May 24, 2014|access-date=October 6, 2024|archive-date=October 7, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241007095829/https://www.mcall.com/2014/05/29/california-rampage-haunts-those-familiar-with-the-areas-involved/|url-status=live}} Initially, Rodger was unsure whether to target Santa Barbara City College or Isla Vista for his attacks, but ultimately chose Isla Vista. He had planned to drive to his father's home where he intended to kill his stepmother Soumaya Akaaboune and half-brother.{{cite web |url=https://www.news24.com/life/archive/Summary-of-Elliot-Rodgers-mannifesto-part-6-20140527-2 |title=Summary of Elliot Rodger's manifesto - Part 6 |work=News24 |last1=Shortridge |first1=Laura |date=May 27, 2014 |access-date=February 22, 2024 |archive-date=March 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303154322/https://www.news24.com/life/archive/Summary-of-Elliot-Rodgers-mannifesto-part-6-20140527-2 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://closeronline.co.uk/real-life/news/chilling-video-mass-murderer-killed-6-injured-13-girls-refused-sexual-advances/ |title=Chilling final video emerges of Santa Barbara student killer who planned to kill stepmother and brother |magazine=Closer |last=Hooper |first=Ellie |date=May 27, 2014 |accessdate=May 31, 2024 |archive-date=June 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240601033819/https://closeronline.co.uk/real-life/news/chilling-video-mass-murderer-killed-6-injured-13-girls-refused-sexual-advances/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.insideedition.com/8351-last-video-taken-of-santa-barbara-shooter-elliot-rodger-surfaces |title=Last Video Taken of Santa Barbara Shooter Elliot Rodger Surfaces |work=Inside Edition |date=May 27, 2014 |accessdate=May 31, 2024 |archive-date=November 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231130111017/https://www.insideedition.com/8351-last-video-taken-of-santa-barbara-shooter-elliot-rodger-surfaces |url-status=live}} He intended to steal their car and drive it back to Isla Vista, targeting the Alpha Phi sorority house with plans to kill its occupants before setting it on fire. Rodger then planned to shoot and run over as many people with the car as possible in Isla Vista.{{cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/2014/05/25/justice/california-shooting-revelations/index.html |title=Five revelations from the 'twisted world' of a 'kissless virgin' |work=CNN |last=Duke |first=Alan |date=May 27, 2014 |access-date=February 22, 2024 |archive-date=February 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223070459/https://www.cnn.com/2014/05/25/justice/california-shooting-revelations/index.html |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/jimdalrympleii/the-bizarre-and-horrifying-autobiography-of-a-mass-shooter |title=The Bizarre And Horrifying Autobiography Of A Mass Shooter |last=Dalrymple II |first=Jim |work=BuzzFeed News |date=May 25, 2014 |accessdate=February 22, 2024 |archive-date=February 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223070452/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/jimdalrympleii/the-bizarre-and-horrifying-autobiography-of-a-mass-shooter |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/inside-santa-barbara-killers-manifesto/story?id=23860511 |title=Inside Santa Barbara Killer's Manifesto |publisher=ABC News |date=May 24, 2014 |accessdate=February 22, 2024 |archive-date=February 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223070453/https://abcnews.go.com/US/inside-santa-barbara-killers-manifesto/story?id=23860511 |url-status=live}}
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Rodger posted videos to YouTube describing his views on life and frustrations at his romantic failures.{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/02/us/elliot-rodger-killings-in-california-followed-years-of-withdrawal.html |title=Before Brief, Deadly Spree, Trouble Since Age 8 |work=The New York Times |last1=Nagourney |first1=Adam |last2=Cieply |first2=Michael |last3=Feuer |first3=Alan |last4=Lovett |first4=Ian |date=June 1, 2014 |access-date=February 22, 2024 |archive-date=June 3, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140603000541/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/02/us/elliot-rodger-killings-in-california-followed-years-of-withdrawal.html |url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://time.com/112597/santa-barbara-shooting-youtube-video/|title=Police Believe YouTube Video Tied to Shooting That Left 7 Dead|magazine=Time|last1=Feeney|first1=Nolan|date=May 24, 2014|access-date=February 22, 2024|archive-date=December 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231215062748/https://time.com/112597/santa-barbara-shooting-youtube-video/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/elliot-rodger-videos-police-admit-being-warned-about-killers-youtube-channel-but-not-watching-it-9458006.html|title=Elliot Rodger videos: Police admit being warned about killer's YouTube channel but not watching it|work=The Independent|last1=Saul|first1=Heather|date=May 30, 2014|access-date=February 22, 2024|archive-date=February 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190219211948/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/elliot-rodger-videos-police-admit-being-warned-about-killers-youtube-channel-but-not-watching-it-9458006.html|url-status=live}} In April 2014, he uploaded to YouTube videos expressing his deep loneliness and frustration at his unsuccessful attempts to attracting a girlfriend.{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/25/elliot-rodger-suspect-california-mass-murder-shooting-stabbing |title=California killings: UK-born Elliot Rodger blamed for deaths |work=The Guardian |last1=Pengelly |first1=Martin |date=May 25, 2014 |access-date=February 22, 2024 |archive-date=November 14, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114215927/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/25/elliot-rodger-suspect-california-mass-murder-shooting-stabbing |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://thoughtcatalog.com/denise-noe/2015/12/the-enraged-virgin-who-terrorized-isla-vista-in-revenge-for-his-sexual-and-social-rejection/ |title=The Enraged Virgin Who Terrorized Isla Vista In Revenge For His Sexual And Social Rejection |work=Thought Catalog |last1=Noe |first1=Denise |date=December 14, 2015 |access-date=February 25, 2024 |archive-date=February 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226112822/https://thoughtcatalog.com/denise-noe/2015/12/the-enraged-virgin-who-terrorized-isla-vista-in-revenge-for-his-sexual-and-social-rejection/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/the-mysteries-love/201406/elliot-rodger-s-narcissism |title=Elliot Rodger's Narcissism |work=Psychology Today |last=Brogaard |first=Berit |date=June 4, 2014 |accessdate=May 23, 2024 |archive-date=May 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240526070942/https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/the-mysteries-love/201406/elliot-rodger-s-narcissism |url-status=live}} He also posted on misogynistic and anti-feminism online forums like PUAHate.{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2014/05/27/inside-the-manosphere-that-inspired-santa-barbara-shooter-elliot-rodger/ |title=Inside the 'manosphere' that inspired Santa Barbara shooter Elliot Rodger |newspaper=The Washington Post |last1=Dewey |first1=Caitlin |date=May 27, 2014 |accessdate=May 6, 2024 |archive-date=October 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191029034533/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2014/05/27/inside-the-manosphere-that-inspired-santa-barbara-shooter-elliot-rodger/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/30/elliot-rodger-puahate-forever-alone-reddit-forums |title='PUAhate' and 'ForeverAlone': inside Elliot Rodger's online life |work=The Guardian |last1=Woolf |first1=Nicky |date=May 30, 2014 |access-date=February 22, 2024 |archive-date=April 25, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180425162908/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/30/elliot-rodger-puahate-forever-alone-reddit-forums |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2014/0528/Santa-Barbara-killings-Did-misogynist-hate-groups-play-a-role |title=Santa Barbara killings: Did misogynist hate groups play a role? |work=The Christian Science Monitor |last1=Paulson |first1=Amanda |date=May 28, 2014 |accessdate=May 6, 2024 |archive-date=March 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210310200157/https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2014/0528/Santa-Barbara-killings-Did-misogynist-hate-groups-play-a-role |url-status=live}} Denizens of these forums, including Rodger, identified themselves as "involuntary celibates" or "incels"; they discussed their difficulties with finding a romantic or sexual partner, and expressed disdain towards women and pick-up artists.{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2015/10/07/incels-4chan-and-the-beta-uprising-making-sense-of-one-of-the-internets-most-reviled-subcultures/ |title=Incels, 4chan and the Beta Uprising: making sense of one of the Internet's most-reviled subcultures |newspaper=The Washington Post |last1=Dewey |first1=Caitlin |date=October 7, 2015 |accessdate=May 17, 2024 |archive-date=November 10, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110225334/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2015/10/07/incels-4chan-and-the-beta-uprising-making-sense-of-one-of-the-internets-most-reviled-subcultures/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/incel-andrew-tate-jake-davison-b1054003.html |title=What is an incel? Online term linked to Andrew Tate |work=Evening Standard |last1=Morris |first1=Seren |last2=Knibbs |first2=Jessica |last3=Bulbul |first3=Nuray |date=September 28, 2023 |access-date=May 17, 2024 |archive-date=January 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240117015152/https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/incel-andrew-tate-jake-davison-b1054003.html |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://observer.com/2014/05/hating-the-players-elliot-rodger/ |title=Hating Women Was His Disease |work=The New York Observer |last1=Burleigh |first1=Nina |date=May 28, 2014 |accessdate=May 6, 2024 |archive-date=October 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231005143258/https://observer.com/2014/05/hating-the-players-elliot-rodger/ |url-status=live}}
In February 2012, after being unable to find a girlfriend, Rodger wrote in his manifesto that his attack had become a possibility.{{cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/2014/05/26/justice/california-elliot-rodger-timeline/index.html |title=Timeline to 'Retribution': Isla Vista attacks planned over years |work=CNN |last=Duke |first=Alan |date=May 27, 2014 |access-date=February 22, 2024 |archive-date=February 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223070500/https://www.cnn.com/2014/05/26/justice/california-elliot-rodger-timeline/index.html |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/world/three-bodies-taken-from-elliot-rodgers-apartment-20140525-zrniv.html |title=Three bodies taken from Elliot Rodger's apartment |work=Brisbane Times |last=Idato |first=Michael |date=May 25, 2014 |accessdate=June 1, 2024 |archive-date=June 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240601081134/https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/world/three-bodies-taken-from-elliot-rodgers-apartment-20140525-zrniv.html |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jul/18/men-entitled-women-friendzone |title=Men aren't entitled to women's time or affection. But it's a hard lesson to learn |work=The Guardian |last1=Jefferson |first1=Cord |date=July 18, 2014 |accessdate=August 14, 2024 |archive-date=August 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240814065717/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jul/18/men-entitled-women-friendzone |url-status=live}} He became fixated on winning a lottery, believing gaining wealth was the only way for him to attain a sexual experience.{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2014/05/27/justice/california-elliot-rodger-wealth/index.html|title=California killer's family struggled with money, court documents show|work=CNN|last=Duke|first=Alan|date=May 27, 2014|access-date=February 22, 2024|archive-date=February 23, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223070458/https://www.cnn.com/2014/05/27/justice/california-elliot-rodger-wealth/index.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/sheriff-calif-shooter-rodger-flew-under-the-radar-when-deputies-visited-him-in-april/2014/05/25/88123026-e3b4-11e3-8dcc-d6b7fede081a_story.html |title=In Elliot Rodger, authorities in Calif. saw warning signs but didn't see a tipping point |magazine=The Washington Post |last1=Rucker |first1=Phillip |last2=Costa |first2=Robert |date=May 25, 2014 |accessdate=May 17, 2024 |archive-date=February 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205235519/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/sheriff-calif-shooter-rodger-flew-under-the-radar-when-deputies-visited-him-in-april/2014/05/25/88123026-e3b4-11e3-8dcc-d6b7fede081a_story.html |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.wqad.com/article/news/local/drone/8-in-the-air/investigators-how-the-california-shooting-suspect-spent-2-years-planning-the-attack/526-c208fa2d-1916-4830-8b7a-9c865fbea7a5 |title=Investigators: How the California shooting suspect spent 2 years planning the attack |publisher=WQAD-TV |last1=Nelson |first1=Shellie |date=May 27, 2014 |accessdate=May 17, 2024 |archive-date=June 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240601012959/https://www.wqad.com/article/news/local/drone/8-in-the-air/investigators-how-the-california-shooting-suspect-spent-2-years-planning-the-attack/526-c208fa2d-1916-4830-8b7a-9c865fbea7a5 |url-status=live}} By June 2012, Rodger wrote he would not carry out his attacks if he won the Mega Millions jackpot. When he did not win the jackpot in September 2012, he visited a gun range in Oxnard, California. In November 2012, he bought Powerball lottery tickets, but after failing to win, he began to actively plan his attack. He purchased firearms between December 2012 and 2014. From February through April 2014, Rodger visited gun ranges and purchased ammunition. In August 2013, Rodger, having rejected Halloween 2013 as the attack date due to concerns over the police presence,{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/26/us/parents-nightmare-failed-race-to-stop-killings.html|title=Parents' Nightmare: Futile Race to Stop Killings|work=Los Angeles Times|last=Nagourney|first=Adam|date=May 25, 2014|access-date=February 22, 2024|archive-date=May 26, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140526035653/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/26/us/parents-nightmare-failed-race-to-stop-killings.html|url-status=live}} decided to delay his attack until early 2014, eventually selecting April 26, 2014, as the new date for his attack.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/05/25/elliot-rodger-santa-barbara-shooting_n_5388367.html|title=Elliot Rodger Santa Barbara Shooting Timeline|magazine=HuffPost|date=May 25, 2014|access-date=September 15, 2024|archive-date=June 1, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240601181538/https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/05/25/elliot-rodger-santa-barbara-shooting_n_5388367.html|url-status=live}} On April 24, due to illness, he postponed his attack to May 24, 2014.
Attacks
=Apartment stabbings=
Despite initially selecting May 24 as the date for his attacks, Rodger unexpectedly initiated his attacks a day earlier. Rodger, carrying a {{convert|6|inch|adj=on|spell=in}} "SRK" knife and a {{convert|9|inch|spell=in|adj=on}} hunting knife, ambushed his 20-year-old roommate Weihan "David" Wang upon his return to their apartment. Wang tried to defend himself but was stabbed 15 times, suffering 23 slashes.{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.com/2015/02/20/elliot-rodger-report-details-long-struggle-mental-illness/ |title=Elliot Rodger Report Details Long Struggle with Mental Illness |work=Santa Barbara Independent |last1=Brugger |first1=Kelsey |date=February 20, 2015 |access-date=February 22, 2024 |archive-date=February 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223070453/https://www.independent.com/2015/02/20/elliot-rodger-report-details-long-struggle-mental-illness/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-isla-vista-rampage-20150220-story.html |title=Elliot Rodger, a quiet, troubled loner, plotted rampage for months |work=Los Angeles Times |last1=Serna |first1=Joseph |last2=Mather |first2=Kate |last3=Covarrubias |first3=Amanda |date=February 19, 2015 |access-date=February 22, 2024 |archive-date=February 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223070453/https://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-isla-vista-rampage-20150220-story.html |url-status=live}}{{cite web |last1=Mineiro |first1=Megan |last2=Yelimeli |first2=Supriya |date=February 20, 2015 |title=Sheriff Releases Report Detailing Events, Investigation of 2014 I.V. Mass Murder |url=https://dailynexus.com/2015-02-20/sheriff-releases-report-detailing-events-of-2014-i-v-mass-murder/ |work=Daily Nexus |access-date=February 22, 2024 |archive-date=June 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210616043022/https://dailynexus.com/2015-02-20/sheriff-releases-report-detailing-events-of-2014-i-v-mass-murder/ |url-status=live}} Rodger moved Wang's body to the corner of a bedroom, threw it face-down on the floor, and partially covered it with blankets, towels, and clothing. Soon after, Rodger attacked his other roommate, 20-year-old Cheng Yuan "James" Hong, after he entered the apartment. Despite his attempts to defend himself, Hong was overwhelmed, receiving 25 stab wounds and 12 slashes.{{cite web |url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/adolfoflores/isla-vista-gunman-planned-attack-for-years-researched-killin |title=Isla Vista Gunman Planned Attack For Years, Researched Killing Methods |last=Flores |first=Adolfo |work=BuzzFeed News |date=February 19, 2015 |access-date=May 20, 2024 |archive-date=August 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230830235718/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/adolfoflores/isla-vista-gunman-planned-attack-for-years-researched-killin |url-status=live}} Five of the stab wounds were inflicted on Hong's back after he died.{{cite web |url=https://www.noozhawk.com/da_office_clears_officers_who_fired_guns_during_isla_vista_massacre/ |title=DA Clears Deputies Who Fired Guns at Elliot Rodger During Isla Vista Massacre |publisher=Noozhawk |last1=Cooper |first1=Lara |date=September 8, 2015 |access-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-date=August 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829212610/https://www.noozhawk.com/da_office_clears_officers_who_fired_guns_during_isla_vista_massacre/ |url-status=live}} Rodger dragged Hong's body to the same bedroom, throwing it face down and half-on-top of Wang's body, and concealed it with blankets and clothing.
Nineteen-year-old George Chen, a friend of Hong and Wang, arrived at the apartment to visit them.{{cite web |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2014/05/31/santa-barbara-killings-roommates-didnt-know-of-danger/ |title=Santa Barbara killings: Roommates didn't know of danger |work=The Mercury News |last1=Salonga |first1=Robert |last2=Kurhi |first2=Eric |last3=Nelson |first3=Katie |date=May 31, 2014 |access-date=February 22, 2024 |archive-date=May 9, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170509112200/http://www.mercurynews.com/2014/05/31/santa-barbara-killings-roommates-didnt-know-of-danger/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/2014/05/25/us/santa-barbara-shooting-victims/index.html |title=Roommates, 'a really great kid' among victims |work=CNN |last1=Leopold |first1=Todd |last2=Fantz |first2=Ashley |date=May 28, 2014 |access-date=June 1, 2024 |archive-date=December 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231231032733/https://www.cnn.com/2014/05/25/us/santa-barbara-shooting-victims/index.html |url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://dailynexus.com/2016-05-23/a-victims-mothers-open-plea/|title=A Victim's Mother's Open Plea|work=Daily Nexus|last1=Wang|first1=Kelly|date=May 23, 2016|access-date=October 10, 2024|archive-date=May 30, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240530214433/https://dailynexus.com/2016-05-23/a-victims-mothers-open-plea/|url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://abc7news.com/memorial-service-south-bay-george-chen-parents/176025/ |title=Memorial service held in South Bay for Isla Vista stabbing victim |publisher=ABC7 San Francisco |last1=Lee |first1=Vic |date=July 10, 2014 |access-date=June 1, 2024 |archive-date=February 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240221021113/https://abc7news.com/memorial-service-south-bay-george-chen-parents/176025/ |url-status=live}} Upon entering, Rodger ambushed Chen, inflicting 94 stab wounds and 11 slashes as Chen attempted to defend himself.{{cite web |url=https://radaronline.com/exclusives/2015/02/elliot-rodger-police-santa-barbara-shooter-stabbed-pillows/ |title=Cops: Virgin Killer Elliot Rodger Practiced Stabbing Pillows, One Victim Stabbed 94 Times |publisher=Radar Online |date=February 20, 2015 |access-date=May 8, 2024 |archive-date=December 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231205192940/https://radaronline.com/exclusives/2015/02/elliot-rodger-police-santa-barbara-shooter-stabbed-pillows/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-isle-vista-massacre-alt-right-20180206-story.html |title=Killer who committed massacre in Isla Vista was part of alt-right, new research shows |magazine=Los Angeles Times |last1=Poston |first1=Ben |date=February 6, 2018 |access-date=May 31, 2024 |archive-date=November 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231111070044/https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-isle-vista-massacre-alt-right-20180206-story.html |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://calcoastnews.com/2015/03/could-sheriffs-deputies-have-prevented-isla-vista-killings/ |title=Could sheriff's deputies have prevented Isla Vista killings? |work=Cal Coast News |date=March 3, 2015 |access-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-date=August 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240828172610/https://calcoastnews.com/2015/03/could-sheriffs-deputies-have-prevented-isla-vista-killings/ |url-status=live}} Rodger left Chen's bleeding body in a bathroom. He attempted to clean the apartment and hide evidence of the earlier stabbings as each victim entered using bathroom towels and paper towels, which quickly became soaked in blood. Despite his efforts, blood remained splattered on the hallways and walls.{{cite web |url=https://www.dailynews.com/2015/02/20/uc-santa-barbara-shooter-planned-killings-for-months/ |title=UC Santa Barbara shooter planned killings for months |work=Los Angeles Daily News |date=February 20, 2015 |access-date=February 22, 2024 |archive-date=February 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223070452/https://www.dailynews.com/2015/02/20/uc-santa-barbara-shooter-planned-killings-for-months/ |url-status=live}}
File:Elliot Rodger Starbucks Visit.webp hours before his shooting rampage]]
File:Elliot Rodger final journal entry.jpg
After failing to clean up the blood, Rodger changed out of his blood-drenched clothes and entangled them with his bed sheets. He showered, put on new clothes, and went to a Starbucks coffee house around 7:38 p.m.{{cite web |title=Lessons From a Mass Shooter's Mother |url=https://www.motherjones.com/criminal-justice/2024/05/threat-assessment-mass-shooting-elliot-rodger-isla-vista-mother/ |last=Follman |first=Mark |work=Mother Jones |date=May 16, 2024 |access-date=May 16, 2024 |archive-date=May 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240517035151/https://www.motherjones.com/criminal-justice/2024/05/threat-assessment-mass-shooting-elliot-rodger-isla-vista-mother/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |last=Fugardi |first=Rachael |title=Nine Years After Deadly 'Incel' Attack, Threat of Male Supremacism Is Growing |url=https://www.splcenter.org/news/2023/05/23/after-incel-attack-male-supremacism-growing |publisher=Southern Poverty Law Center |date=May 23, 2023 |access-date=May 16, 2024 |archive-date=May 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240507233902/https://www.splcenter.org/news/2023/05/23/after-incel-attack-male-supremacism-growing |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2021/september/1630418400/bri-lee/desire-s-conspiracies-right-sex |title=Desire's conspiracies: 'The Right to Sex' |work=The Monthly |last1=Lee |first1=Bri |date=September 1, 2021 |access-date=June 1, 2024 |archive-date=June 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603042436/https://www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2021/september/1630418400/bri-lee/desire-s-conspiracies-right-sex |url-status=live}} He purchased a triple-vanilla latte while texting his mother saying he was done with school and would call her later.{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/feb/20/mass-shooter-elliot-rodger-isla-vista-killings-report |title=Chilling report details how Elliot Rodger executed murderous rampage |work=The Guardian |last=Woolfe |first=Nicky |date=February 20, 2015 |access-date=February 22, 2024 |archive-date=April 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240414180918/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/feb/20/mass-shooter-elliot-rodger-isla-vista-killings-report |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-significant-events-before-and-during-2014-2015feb19-story.html |title=Significant events before and during 2014 California rampage |work=The San Diego Union-Tribune |date=February 19, 2015 |access-date=June 1, 2024 |archive-date=June 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603042436/https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-significant-events-before-and-during-2014-2015feb19-story.html |url-status=live}} He returned to his apartment and wrote in his journal:
{{blockquote |I had to tear some pages out because I feared my intentions would be discovered. I taped them back together as fast as I could. This is it. In one hour I will have my revenge on this cruel world. I HATE YOU ALLLL! DIE.{{cite web |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/elliot-rodger-practiced-silent-kill-before-santa-barbara-rampage/ |title=Man practiced 'silent kill' before Santa Barbara rampage |publisher=CBS News |date=February 20, 2015 |access-date=May 30, 2024 |archive-date=March 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329023615/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/elliot-rodger-practiced-silent-kill-before-santa-barbara-rampage/ |url-status=live}}}}
Minutes before his planned attack on the Alpha Phi sorority house, Rodger uploaded a seven-minute video called "Elliot Rodger's Retribution" to the video-sharing platform YouTube.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:{{cite web |url=https://time.com/114210/elliot-rodger-ucsb-youtube-video/ |title=Watch: Elliot Rodger Videotaped a Chilling Hate Manifesto |magazine=Time |date=May 25, 2015 |access-date=June 1, 2024 |archive-date=December 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231221041424/https://time.com/114210/elliot-rodger-ucsb-youtube-video/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://psmag.com/news/who-are-the-incels-of-4chan-and-why-are-they-so-angry |title=Who Are the 'Incels' of 4chan, and Why Are They So Angry? |work=Pacific Standard |last=Beran |first=Dale |date=May 3, 2018 |access-date=May 17, 2024 |archive-date=August 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180812022039/https://psmag.com/news/who-are-the-incels-of-4chan-and-why-are-they-so-angry |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://reason.com/2014/05/25/suspected-mass-shooter-elliot-rodgers-fi/ |title=Suspected Mass Shooter Elliot Rodger's Final Video is Chilling, Deeply Disturbed |magazine=Reason |last=Gillespie |first=Nick |date=May 25, 2014 |access-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816095938/https://reason.com/2014/05/25/suspected-mass-shooter-elliot-rodgers-fi/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/2014/05/24/watch-elliot-rogers-retribution-video-surfaces-after-deadly-southern/15795281007/ |title=Watch: 'Elliot Rodger's Retribution' video surfaces after deadly Southern California shootings |work=The Florida Times-Union |date=May 24, 2014 |access-date=May 18, 2024 |archive-date=May 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240519060040/https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/2014/05/24/watch-elliot-rogers-retribution-video-surfaces-after-deadly-southern/15795281007/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://patch.com/california/walnutcreek/elliot-rodger-on-youtube-i-will-slaughter--all-those-girls-i-desired-so-much |title=Elliot Rodger on YouTube: 'I Will Slaughter ... All Those Girls I Desired So Much' |publisher=Patch Media |last=Robaugh |first=Dennis |date=May 24, 2014 |access-date=June 6, 2024 |archive-date=June 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608201727/https://patch.com/california/walnutcreek/elliot-rodger-on-youtube-i-will-slaughter--all-those-girls-i-desired-so-much |url-status=live}}}} Rodger recorded two takes of his "Retribution" video in his car, the first attempt at which was interrupted by a passing jogger. In the second take he uploaded, Rodger is seen sitting in his car at sunset reciting scripted lines and emitting fake laughter.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:{{cite web |url=https://radaronline.com/exclusives/2014/05/son-of-hunger-games-assistant-director-suspected-in-uc-santa-barbara-mass-shooting-after-posting-chilling-video/ |title=Son Of 'Hunger Games' Assistant Director Suspected Of Mass Murder At UC Santa Barbara, Posted Most Chilling Video Ever Just Hours Earlier |publisher=Radar Online |date=May 24, 2014 |access-date=June 2, 2024 |archive-date=May 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508011552/https://radaronline.com/exclusives/2014/05/son-of-hunger-games-assistant-director-suspected-in-uc-santa-barbara-mass-shooting-after-posting-chilling-video/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.salon.com/2015/05/22/we_fostered_something_chaotic_and_irresponsible_elliot_rodger_isla_vista_the_echoes_of_a_tragedy/ |title='We fostered something chaotic and irresponsible': Elliot Rodger, Isla Vista & the echoes of a tragedy |work=Salon.com |last=O'Connell |first=Ellen |date=May 22, 2015 |access-date=June 1, 2024 |archive-date=June 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230610122758/https://www.salon.com/2015/05/22/we_fostered_something_chaotic_and_irresponsible_elliot_rodger_isla_vista_the_echoes_of_a_tragedy/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |date=May 27, 2014 |title=Transcript of video linked to Santa Barbara mass shooting |url=https://www.cnn.com/2014/05/24/us/elliot-rodger-video-transcript/index.html |work=CNN |access-date=February 22, 2024 |archive-date=June 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230624034649/https://www.cnn.com/2014/05/24/us/elliot-rodger-video-transcript/index.html |url-status=live}}{{cite web |last=Glasstetter |first=Josh |title=Elliot Rodger, Isla Vista Shooting Suspect, Posted Misogynistic Video Before Attack |url=https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2014/05/24/elliot-rodger-isla-vista-shooting-suspect-posted-misogynistic-video-attack |publisher=Southern Poverty Law Center |date=May 24, 2014 |access-date=February 22, 2024 |archive-date=March 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240327200054/https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2014/05/24/elliot-rodger-isla-vista-shooting-suspect-posted-misogynistic-video-attack |url-status=live}}}} In the video, Rodger said he was frustrated at remaining a virgin at 22, that he would "punish" women for rejecting him despite being an "alpha male" and a "Supreme Gentleman", and expressed his hatred for sexually active men.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:{{cite web |last1=Mozingo |first1=Joe |last2=Covarrubias |first2=Amanda |last3=Winton |first3=Richard |date=May 25, 2014 |title=Isla Vista shooting suspect's videos reflect cold rage |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-isla-vista-suspect-20140525-story.html#page=1 |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=February 22, 2024 |archive-date=June 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210616043027/https://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-isla-vista-suspect-20140525-story.html#page=1 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/feb/14/game-over-why-havent-dating-guides-woken-up-to-new-sexual-politics |title=Game over: why haven't dating guides woken up to new sexual politics? |work=The Guardian |last1=Cain |first1=Sian |date=February 14, 2019 |access-date=August 14, 2024 |archive-date=August 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240828172609/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/feb/14/game-over-why-havent-dating-guides-woken-up-to-new-sexual-politics |url-status=live}}{{cite web |last=Theriault |first=Anne |date=May 25, 2014 |title=The Men's Rights Movement Taught Elliot Rodger Everything He Needed to Know |url=https://www.huffpost.com/archive/ca/entry/elliot-rodger-shooting_b_5386818 |work=HuffPost |access-date=February 22, 2024 |archive-date=February 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223070457/https://www.huffpost.com/archive/ca/entry/elliot-rodger-shooting_b_5386818 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.mic.com/articles/89905/what-elliot-rodger-said-about-women-reveals-why-we-need-to-stamp-out-misogyny |title=What Elliot Rodger Said About Women Reveals Why We Need to Stamp Out Misogyny |publisher=Mic |last=Plank |first=Elizabeth |date=May 24, 2014 |access-date=May 22, 2024 |archive-date=February 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226200316/https://www.mic.com/articles/89905/what-elliot-rodger-said-about-women-reveals-why-we-need-to-stamp-out-misogyny |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://patch.com/california/santacruz/retribution-manifesto-video-of-suspected-santa-barbara-shooter |title=Suspected Santa Barbara Shooter Posted Many Videos Lamenting His Loneliness |publisher=Patch Media |last=Schena |first=Susan C. |date=May 24, 2014 |access-date=June 6, 2024 |archive-date=June 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608201726/https://patch.com/california/santacruz/retribution-manifesto-video-of-suspected-santa-barbara-shooter |url-status=live}}}}
Rodger then emailed his 137-page manifesto to 34 people, including his parents, therapists, former teachers, and childhood friends, with the message:{{cite web |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/inside-dark-incel-cult-radicalised-24479573 |title=Inside dark Incel cult that radicalised teen into killing 2 sisters in Satanic murder |work=Daily Mirror |last=Bucktin |first=Christopher |date=July 7, 2021 |access-date=June 1, 2024 |archive-date=January 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230116153352/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/inside-dark-incel-cult-radicalised-24479573 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://apnews.com/general-news-d46b47b1cd534a21ba6b162584a62505 |title=Man in Santa Barbara rampage sought ways to silently kill |publisher=Associated Press |last=Abdollah |first=Tami |date=February 19, 2015 |access-date=February 22, 2024 |archive-date=February 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223070453/https://apnews.com/general-news-d46b47b1cd534a21ba6b162584a62505 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.kron4.com/news/elliot-rodger-rehearsed-killing-roommates-before-ucsb-rampage/ |title=Elliot Rodger Rehearsed Killing Roommates Before UCSB Rampage |publisher=KRON4 |last=Naranjo |first=Candice |date=February 20, 2015 |access-date=June 1, 2024 |archive-date=May 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240515110434/https://www.kron4.com/news/elliot-rodger-rehearsed-killing-roommates-before-ucsb-rampage/ |url-status=live}} "Attached is Elliot Rodger's life story, which explains how I came to be the way I am".
=Shootings and vehicle attacks=
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At around 9:15 p.m., Rodger arrived at the Alpha Phi sorority house with three semi-automatic pistols, additional ammunition strapped to his waist, and a full gas can. The sorority house had a heavy, wooden, double door with an electronic keypad.{{cite web |url=https://apnews.com/general-news-37d8186fc733425b91c48be883909172 |title=Denied again by people he hated, gunman improvised |publisher=Associated Press |last1=Mendoza |first1=Martha |last2=Pritchard |first2=Justin |date=May 25, 2014 |access-date=February 22, 2024 |archive-date=February 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223070452/https://apnews.com/general-news-37d8186fc733425b91c48be883909172 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://abc7news.com/uc-santa-barbara-university-of-california-shooting-isla-vista/77427/ |title=Isla Vista stabbing victims were from the Bay Area |publisher=ABC7 San Francisco |date=May 25, 2014 |access-date=June 1, 2024 |archive-date=October 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007103717/https://abc7news.com/uc-santa-barbara-university-of-california-shooting-isla-vista/77427/ |url-status=live}} Rodger tried to open the house's door, pulling on the handle then typing on the keypad numerous times. He then aggressively knocked on the door for over three minutes. Approximately 40 residents of the sorority house were visiting Las Vegas while those remaining felt too tired to answer the door.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:{{cite web |url=https://www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2024/june/kate-manne/future-misogyny#mtr |title=The future of misogyny |work=The Monthly |last1=Manne |first1=Kate |date=June 1, 2014 |access-date=June 1, 2024 |archive-date=June 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240601082247/https://www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2024/june/kate-manne/future-misogyny#mtr |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.yourtango.com/2021342935/i-posed-online-male-incel-disturbing |title=I Posed Online As A Male Incel—And Yes, It Was Disturbing |work=YourTango |last1=Beccia |first1=Carlyn |date=July 1, 2021 |access-date=June 1, 2024 |archive-date=June 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603042436/https://www.yourtango.com/2021342935/i-posed-online-male-incel-disturbing |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://hollywoodlife.com/2014/05/29/elliot-rodger-alphi-phi-knocked-killed-six-isla-vista/ |title=UCSB Shooting: Why Sorority Didn't Open The Door For Elliot Rodger |publisher=Hollywood Life |last1=Longeretta |first1=Emily |date=May 29, 2014 |access-date=August 10, 2024 |archive-date=August 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240810220345/https://hollywoodlife.com/2014/05/29/elliot-rodger-alphi-phi-knocked-killed-six-isla-vista/ |url-status=live}}}} Rodger became frustrated at the unanswered door and set down the gas can. Rodger returned to his car and, around 9:27 p.m., noticed three women walking near the sorority house; these were 19-year-old Veronika Weiss, 22-year-old Katherine "Katie" Cooper, and a 20-year-old woman, all of whom were members of the sorority Delta Delta Delta.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:{{cite web |url=https://www.dailybulletin.com/2014/06/15/parents-of-santa-barbara-shooting-victim-katie-cooper-reflect-on-daughters-life/ |title=Parents of Santa Barbara shooting victim Katie Cooper reflect on daughter's life |work=Inland Valley Daily Bulletin |last=Wong |first=Grace |date=June 15, 2014 |access-date=June 1, 2024 |archive-date=June 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616044910/https://www.dailybulletin.com/2014/06/15/parents-of-santa-barbara-shooting-victim-katie-cooper-reflect-on-daughters-life/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2014/05/27/chino-hills-community-mourns-ucsb-shooting-victim-katie-cooper/ |title=Chino Hills community mourns UCSB shooting victim Katie Cooper |work=The Orange County Register |last=Pimentel |first=Joseph |date=May 27, 2014 |access-date=June 1, 2024 |archive-date=June 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240601071402/https://www.ocregister.com/2014/05/27/chino-hills-community-mourns-ucsb-shooting-victim-katie-cooper/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/inside-secret-world-incels-who-17796603 |title=Inside secret world of Incels who turn to murder because they've never had sex |work=Daily Mirror |last=Lavender |first=Jane |date=July 11, 2019 |access-date=June 1, 2024 |archive-date=June 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240601071403/https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/inside-secret-world-incels-who-17796603 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.noozhawk.com/remember_them_exhibit_helps_isla_vista_grieve_for_massacre_victims_20150614/ |title='We Remember Them' Exhibit Helps Isla Vista Grieve for Victims of 2014 Massacre |publisher=Noozhawk |last1=Potthoff |first1=Gian |date=June 14, 2015 |access-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816091136/https://www.noozhawk.com/remember_them_exhibit_helps_isla_vista_grieve_for_massacre_victims_20150614/ |url-status=live}}}} As the women were walking back to their Delta Delta Delta sorority house, Rodger slowly approached them in his car and fired multiple shots at them through an open window.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:{{cite web |url=https://www.thewrap.com/ucsb-shooting-survivor-elliot-rodger-smiles-as-he-fired-video/ |title=UCSB Shooting Survivor: Elliot Rodger Smiled as He Opened Fire |work=TheWrap |last=Molloy |first=Tim |date=May 30, 2014 |access-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816095937/https://www.thewrap.com/ucsb-shooting-survivor-elliot-rodger-smiles-as-he-fired-video/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/santa-barbara-killer-elliot-rodger-smiled-shooting-survivor/story?id=23923970 |title=Exclusive: Santa Barbara Killer Smiled Before Shooting, Survivor Says |publisher=ABC News |date=May 30, 2014 |access-date=February 22, 2024 |archive-date=February 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223070452/https://abcnews.go.com/US/santa-barbara-killer-elliot-rodger-smiled-shooting-survivor/story?id=23923970 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://keyt.com/news/santa-barbara-s-county/2024/05/22/ten-years-later-sheriff-bill-brown-reflects-on-the-isla-vista-killings-that-took-six-lives/ |title=Ten years later, Sheriff Bill Brown reflects on the Isla Vista killings that took six lives |publisher=KEYT-TV |last1=Palminteri |first1=John |date=May 22, 2024 |access-date=August 14, 2024 |archive-date=August 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240814064839/https://keyt.com/news/santa-barbara-s-county/2024/05/22/ten-years-later-sheriff-bill-brown-reflects-on-the-isla-vista-killings-that-took-six-lives/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.noozhawk.com/isla_vista_vigil_remembers_victims_of_2014_massacre/ |title=Isla Vista Vigil Remembers Victims of 2014 Massacre |publisher=Noozhawk |last1=Magnoli |first1=Giana |date=May 24, 2019 |access-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816084428/https://www.noozhawk.com/isla_vista_vigil_remembers_victims_of_2014_massacre/ |url-status=live}}}} As Rodger sped away, the 20-year-old woman managed to call her mother, repeatedly crying she was going to die.{{cite web |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/inside-secret-world-incels-who-17796603 |title=Isla Vista attack survivor says smirking Elliot Rodger looked 'happy' |work=Los Angeles Times |last1=Serna |first1=Joseph |last2=Flores |first2=Adolfo |last3=Mather |first3=Kate |date=May 30, 2014 |access-date=June 1, 2024 |archive-date=June 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240601071403/https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/inside-secret-world-incels-who-17796603 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2014/05/30/ucsb-shooting-survivor-elliot-rodger-smiled-as-he-opened-fire/ |title=UCSB Shooting Survivor: Elliot Rodger Smiled as He Opened Fire |work=Chicago Tribune |date=May 30, 2014 |access-date=June 1, 2024 |archive-date=June 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240601071411/https://www.chicagotribune.com/2014/05/30/ucsb-shooting-survivor-elliot-rodger-smiled-as-he-opened-fire/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://abc7.com/isla-vista-survivor-bianca-de-kock-shooting-elliot-rodger/86502/ |title=Isla Vista survivor says killer was smiling when he opened fire |publisher=NBC Los Angeles |last1=Sullivan |first1=Coleen |date=May 30, 2014 |access-date=June 1, 2024 |archive-date=June 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240601071412/https://abc7.com/isla-vista-survivor-bianca-de-kock-shooting-elliot-rodger/86502/ |url-status=live}}
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People heard screaming and saw the three women bleeding on the grass, and rushed to a sheriff's deputy for help. The deputy quickly arrived and applied pressure to the 20-year-old woman's wounds. One person began administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to Cooper, and another tried to comfort Weiss by holding her head and speaking to her. More bystanders arrived, and the deputy told them to check if the women had a pulse and to start chest compressions. Additional sheriff's deputies arrived and started helping, while another bystander used a sweatshirt to apply pressure to one of Cooper's gunshot wounds. Despite their efforts, Cooper and Weiss died from their injuries.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:{{cite web |url=https://patch.com/california/agourahills/first-isla-vista-victim-idd-as-westlake-village-resident |title=First Isla Vista Victim ID'd as Westlake Village Resident |publisher=Patch Media |last=Arévalo |first=Penny |date=May 24, 2014 |access-date=June 6, 2024 |archive-date=June 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608201727/https://patch.com/california/agourahills/first-isla-vista-victim-idd-as-westlake-village-resident |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://radaronline.com/exclusives/2014/05/elliot-rodger-smile-murder-killings-evil-bianca-de-kock/ |title=The Face Of Evil: Elliot Rodger Smiled As He Gunned Down Peers |publisher=Radar Online |date=May 30, 2014 |access-date=June 1, 2024 |archive-date=October 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006150025/https://radaronline.com/exclusives/2014/05/elliot-rodger-smile-murder-killings-evil-bianca-de-kock/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/santa-barbara-sorority-girl-killing-spree-lone-survivor/story?id=23934345 |title=Santa Barbara Shooting Survivor Didn't Know Sorority Sisters Were Killed |publisher=ABC News |date=May 30, 2014 |access-date=June 1, 2024 |archive-date=June 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240601071413/https://abcnews.go.com/US/santa-barbara-sorority-girl-killing-spree-lone-survivor/story?id=23934345 |url-status=live}}}} Weiss was shot seven times, with six bullets striking between her legs, buttocks, and groin. The fatal shot pierced her heart and both lungs. Cooper was shot eight times and suffered multiple fatal injuries, including gunshots to her lungs and the side of her head.{{cite web |url=https://documents.latimes.com/isla-vista-investigative-summary/ |title=Isla Vista investigative summary |work=Los Angeles Times |date=February 19, 2015 |access-date=April 4, 2024 |archive-date=April 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240405051930/https://documents.latimes.com/isla-vista-investigative-summary/ |url-status=live}} A bystander then took over the aid of the 20-year-old woman while deputies chased down Rodger. Bystanders told the 20-year-old woman's mother on her phone her daughter would survive.
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After driving away from the sorority house, Rodger executed a three-point turn in a driveway along Pardall Road and discharged a shot toward a closed coffee shop. He drove to a store called IV Deli Mart, where he fired a barrage at nearby individuals.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:{{cite web |url=https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/national-international/isla-vista-uc-santa-barbara-mass-shooting-rampage-gunman-witnesses/70321/ |title=Witness: Gunman Fired Into Deli Crowd in Drive-By Rampage |publisher=NBC Los Angeles |last1=Lloyd |first1=Jonathan |last2=Yamamoto |first2=Jane |date=May 24, 2014 |access-date=February 22, 2024 |archive-date=June 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210616043038/https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/national-international/isla-vista-uc-santa-barbara-mass-shooting-rampage-gunman-witnesses/70321/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://abc7.com/isla-vista-shooting-elliot-rodger-ucsb-shooter-christopher-michaels-ross-michaels-martinez/78158/ |title=Deli manager in Isla Vista shooting speaks out |publisher=ABC7 Los Angeles |date=May 26, 2014 |access-date=May 31, 2024 |archive-date=June 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240601042342/https://abc7.com/isla-vista-shooting-elliot-rodger-ucsb-shooter-christopher-michaels-ross-michaels-martinez/78158/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://patch.com/california/danville/pleasanton-man-in-inside-deli-during-ucsb-shooting-called-his-mom-to-say-goodbye-danville |title=Tri-Valley Man Inside Deli During UCSB Shooting Called His Mom to Say Goodbye |publisher=Patch Media |last=Johnson |first=Autumn |date=May 27, 2014 |access-date=May 31, 2024 |archive-date=June 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240601051623/https://patch.com/california/danville/pleasanton-man-in-inside-deli-during-ucsb-shooting-called-his-mom-to-say-goodbye-danville |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-isla-vista-shootings-video-deli-20140525-story.html |title=Isla Vista shootings: Video at deli captures portion of rampage |work=Los Angeles Times |last1=Rocha |first1=Veronica |date=May 25, 2014 |access-date=February 22, 2024 |archive-date=February 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221193723/https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-isla-vista-shootings-video-deli-20140525-story.html |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.salon.com/2015/06/20/my_son_was_murdered_in_the_isla_vista_shooting_im_spending_this_fathers_day_telling_his_story/ |title=My son was murdered in the Isla Vista shooting. I'm spending this Father's Day telling his story |work=Salon.com |last=Martinez |first=Richard |date=June 20, 2015 |access-date=August 17, 2024 |archive-date=August 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817005147/https://www.salon.com/2015/06/20/my_son_was_murdered_in_the_isla_vista_shooting_im_spending_this_fathers_day_telling_his_story/ |url-status=live}}}} Christopher "Chris" Michaels-Martinez, 20, who was at the deli's entrance, was shot once in the chest when he turned around to look at Rodger's car, resulting in injuries to his liver and the right ventricle of his heart.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:{{cite web |url=https://www.noozhawk.com/timeline_of_isla_vista_massacre_investigation_report/ |title=Timeline of Isla Vista Massacre Reconstructs a Murderous Sequence |publisher=Noozhawk |last1=Giana |first1=Nicky |date=February 19, 2015 |access-date=February 22, 2024 |archive-date=February 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226112824/https://www.noozhawk.com/timeline_of_isla_vista_massacre_investigation_report/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/23/one-year-isla-vista-massacre-victim-father-gun-control |title=One year after the Isla Vista massacre, a father's gun control mission is personal |work=The Guardian |last=Solnit |first=Rebecca |date=May 23, 2015 |access-date=February 22, 2024 |archive-date=March 20, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160320161730/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/23/one-year-isla-vista-massacre-victim-father-gun-control |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/abcarian/la-me-0515-abcarian-dad-guns-20150515-column.html |title=For Isla Vista victim's father, advocating stricter gun laws 'not a choice' |work=Los Angeles Times |last=Abcarian |first=Robin |date=May 15, 2015 |access-date=May 31, 2024 |archive-date=August 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230815165424/https://www.latimes.com/local/abcarian/la-me-0515-abcarian-dad-guns-20150515-column.html |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.noozhawk.com/students_gather_in_iv_to_declare_hopes_not_dead_20140527/ |title=Worship, Prayer Service Brings Message of Hope to Isla Vista |publisher=Noozhawk |last1=Monroe |first1=Megan |date=May 28, 2014 |access-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816084428/https://www.noozhawk.com/students_gather_in_iv_to_declare_hopes_not_dead_20140527/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://calcoastnews.com/2014/05/los-osos-man-among-santa-barbara-murder-victims/ |title=Los Osos man among Santa Barbara murder victims |work=Cal Coast News |date=May 25, 2014 |access-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-date=August 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817003637/https://calcoastnews.com/2014/05/los-osos-man-among-santa-barbara-murder-victims/ |url-status=live}}}} Michaels-Martinez entered the store but fell to the ground. People inside took cover as Rodger continued to fire shots into the store, shattering windows.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/aug/11/donald-trump-gun-violence-talk-father-mass-attack-victim-isla-vista-california |title=My son was murdered in a mass attack. Trump's talk of gun violence horrifies me |work=The Guardian |last=Martinez |first=Richard |date=August 11, 2016 |access-date=August 17, 2024 |archive-date=August 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240828172719/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/aug/11/donald-trump-gun-violence-talk-father-mass-attack-victim-isla-vista-california |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/2014/05/25/see-it-victims-flee-from-santa-barbara-killer-elliot-rodger-inside-deli/ |title=See It: Victims flee from Santa Barbara killer Elliot Rodger inside deli |work=New York Daily News |date=May 25, 2014 |access-date=February 22, 2024 |archive-date=February 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223070452/https://www.nydailynews.com/2014/05/25/see-it-victims-flee-from-santa-barbara-killer-elliot-rodger-inside-deli/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jun/02/my-nephew-isla-vista-christopher-michaels-martinez |title=My nephew was killed in Isla Vista. Are you going to remember this time? |work=The Guardian |last=Martinez |first=Alan |date=June 2, 2014 |access-date=August 17, 2024 |archive-date=August 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240828172613/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jun/02/my-nephew-isla-vista-christopher-michaels-martinez |url-status=live}}}} Rodger then drove away. Despite CPR attempts from five bystanders and sheriff's deputies, Michaels-Martinez died.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:{{cite web |url=https://heavy.com/news/2014/05/christopher-ross-michaels-martinez-elliot-rodger-victim-gun-control/ |title= Christopher Ross Michaels-Martinez: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know |publisher=Heavy |last=Guariglia |first=Matthew |date=May 27, 2014 |access-date=May 31, 2024 |archive-date=January 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128173408/https://heavy.com/news/2014/05/christopher-ross-michaels-martinez-elliot-rodger-victim-gun-control/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.noozhawk.com/faced_with_tragedy_local_good_samaritans_stepped_up/ |title=Faced with Tragedy, Good Samaritans Stepped Up to Help During Isla Vista Rampage |publisher=Noozhawk |last1=Potthoff |first1=Gina |date=May 21, 2015 |access-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816084428/https://www.noozhawk.com/faced_with_tragedy_local_good_samaritans_stepped_up/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://extratv.com/2014/05/26/elliot-rodger-s-alleged-santa-barbara-shooting-victim-christopher-martinez-s-father-speaks-video/ |title=Santa Barbara Shooting: Heartbreaking Interview with Victim's Father |work=Extra |date=May 26, 2014 |access-date=June 6, 2024 |archive-date=June 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608201726/https://extratv.com/2014/05/26/elliot-rodger-s-alleged-santa-barbara-shooting-victim-christopher-martinez-s-father-speaks-video/ |url-status=live}}}}
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Rodger continued driving, struck a man with his vehicle, and knocked him into the air.{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.com/2014/05/29/map-mayhem/ |title=Map of the Mayhem |work=Santa Barbara Independent |date=May 29, 2014 |access-date=May 22, 2024 |archive-date=June 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210616043021/https://www.independent.com/2014/05/29/map-mayhem/ |url-status=live}} While driving on Trigo Road, Rodger arrived at a pizza restaurant called Pizza My Heart and opened fire on a couple exiting it. The man was shot in the left arm and the woman was shot in her upper-right forearm.{{cite web |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/isla-vista-shooting-witness-i-looked-into-his-eyes/|title=Isla Vista shooting witness: 'I looked into his eyes'|publisher=CBS News|date=May 25, 2014 |access-date=October 29, 2024}} The man ran in the opposite direction while the woman ran back into the restaurant. Rodger fired shots into the restaurant before speeding away.{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.com/2014/05/24/witnesses-recall-isla-vista-shooting-rampage/ |title=Witnesses Recall Isla Vista Shooting Rampage |work=Santa Barbara Independent |last1=Brugger |first1=Kelsey |last2=Hoffman |first2=Lyz |date=May 24, 2014 |access-date=May 30, 2024 |archive-date=March 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324114332/https://www.independent.com/2014/05/24/witnesses-recall-isla-vista-shooting-rampage/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/beachside-isla-vista-rocked-by-mass-shooting/70272/ |title=Beachside Isla Vista Rocked by Mass Shooting |publisher=NBC Los Angeles |last=Goff |first=Kelly |date=May 24, 2014 |access-date=May 30, 2024 |archive-date=May 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240528061423/https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/beachside-isla-vista-rocked-by-mass-shooting/70272/ |url-status=live}} Driving on the wrong side of the road in Embarcadero del Norte, Rodger shot a female cyclist in the right thigh. He then encountered a woman walking alone. Rodger called out: "Hey, what's up?", making the woman acknowledge him as she continued walking.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:{{cite web |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-student-target-gunman-eliot-rodger-isla-vista-2014may27-story.html |title=Student from SD was a target of Isla Vista gunman |magazine=The San Diego Union-Tribune |last1=Shroder |first1=Susan |date=May 27, 2014 |access-date=May 30, 2024 |archive-date=May 31, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240531205040/https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-student-target-gunman-eliot-rodger-isla-vista-2014may27-story.html |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://ajr.org/2014/08/13/interviews-santa-barbara-shooting/ |title=Point/Counterpoint: Do the Media Hurt or Help During Tragedy? |magazine=American Journalism Review |last1=Shastry |first1=Anjali |date=August 13, 2014 |access-date=August 30, 2024 |archive-date=May 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240529105651/https://www.ajr.org/2014/08/13/interviews-santa-barbara-shooting/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/2014/05/27/santa-barbara-killer-elliot-rodger-son-of-hollywood-director-vowed-to-slaughter-women-who-rejected-him/ |title=Santa Barbara killer Elliot Rodger, son of Hollywood director, vowed to 'slaughter' women who rejected him |magazine=New York Daily News |last1=McShane |first1=Larry |last2=Hensley |first2=Nicole |last3=Schapiro |first3=Rich |date=May 27, 2014 |access-date=August 30, 2024 |archive-date=August 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240830005743/https://www.nydailynews.com/2014/05/27/santa-barbara-killer-elliot-rodger-son-of-hollywood-director-vowed-to-slaughter-women-who-rejected-him/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://dailynexus.com/2014-05-25/witnesses-share-accounts-of-tragedy-in-isla-vista/ |title=Witnesses Share Accounts of Tragedy in Isla Vista |work=Daily Nexus |last1=Wenzke |first1=Marissa |date=May 25, 2014 |access-date=May 30, 2024 |archive-date=February 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240229222936/https://dailynexus.com/2014-05-25/witnesses-share-accounts-of-tragedy-in-isla-vista/ |url-status=live}}}} He raised a gun from his car window, leading the woman to initially believe it was an airsoft gun, then shot at her numerous times, narrowly missing her head, and prompting her to run away and scream for help.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/cody-simpson-sierra-swartz-isla-vista-killer-inside-scoop-7356779/ |title=Cody Simpson's New Girlfriend Escaped Isla Vista Killer, Chris Martin Still Seeing Gwyneth's New Age Guru & More Inside Scoop |magazine=Billboard |last1=Fonseca |first1=Selma |date=May 3, 2016 |access-date=May 30, 2024 |archive-date=November 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130051656/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/cody-simpson-sierra-swartz-isla-vista-killer-inside-scoop-7356779/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.j-14.com/posts/cody-simpson-dating-sierra-swartz-who-almost-lost-her-life-in-uc-santa-barbara-schooting-101210/ |title=OMG: Cody Simpson's New Girlfriend Has a Shocking Past That Will Break Your Heart |work=J-14 |last1=Hiramine |first1=Brie |date=May 5, 2016 |access-date=May 30, 2024 |archive-date=October 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021174059/https://www.j-14.com/posts/cody-simpson-dating-sierra-swartz-who-almost-lost-her-life-in-uc-santa-barbara-schooting-101210/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/entertainment/gold-coast-singer-cody-simpson-snapped-with-new-girlfriend-a-year-after-gigi-hadid-split/news-story/eee55e0bbc55fc74066acc1e2b56143f |title=Gold Coast singer Cody Simpson snapped with new girlfriend a year after Gigi Hadid split |work=Gold Coast Bulletin |last1=Cartwright |first1=Lexie |date=May 3, 2016 |access-date=June 6, 2024 |archive-date=October 30, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161030102710/http://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/entertainment/gold-coast-singer-cody-simpson-snapped-with-new-girlfriend-a-year-after-gigi-hadid-split/news-story/eee55e0bbc55fc74066acc1e2b56143f |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/alleged-target-of-california-gunman-says-its-an-absolute-miracle-shes-alive |title=Alleged target of California gunman says 'it's an absolute miracle' she's alive |publisher=Fox News |date=May 26, 2014 |access-date=May 30, 2024 |archive-date=August 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810152007/https://www.foxnews.com/us/alleged-target-of-california-gunman-says-its-an-absolute-miracle-shes-alive |url-status=live}}}}
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Rodger then drove to Del Playa Drive, where he saw a sheriff's deputy and fired shots. As he sped away, the deputy returned fire, discharging a single round.{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-isla-vista-deputies-20140603-story.html |title=Deputies who fired at Isla Vista shooter Elliot Rodger return to duty |work=Los Angeles Times |last1=Mather |first1=Kate |last2=Winton |first2=Richard |date=June 3, 2014 |access-date=May 30, 2024 |archive-date=February 24, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160224110234/http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-isla-vista-deputies-20140603-story.html |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.noozhawk.com/deputies_who_shot_at_elliot_rodger_isla_vista_back_on_duty/ |title=Deputies Who Shot at Elliot Rodger in Isla Vista Back on Duty |publisher=Noozhawk |last1=Magnoli |first1=Giana |date=June 2, 2014 |access-date=May 30, 2024 |archive-date=May 31, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240531205042/https://www.noozhawk.com/deputies_who_shot_at_elliot_rodger_isla_vista_back_on_duty/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Isla-Vista-killer-researched-Hitler-practiced-6092117.php |title=Isla Vista killer practiced stabbing pillows, researched Nazis |publisher=SFGate |last=Moffitt |first=Mike |date=February 20, 2015 |access-date=February 22, 2024 |archive-date=February 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223070452/https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Isla-Vista-killer-researched-Hitler-practiced-6092117.php |url-status=live}} Rodger then struck two men with his car,{{cite web |url=https://www.recordnet.com/story/news/crime/2014/05/28/pacific-athlete-among-rampage-survivors/36684317007/|title=Pacific athlete among rampage survivors|work=The Record|last1=Parrish|first1=Kevin|date=May 27, 2014|access-date=October 30, 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://abc7news.com/danville-man-encounter-isla-vista/85801/|title=Danville man describes encounter with Isla Vista killer|publisher=ABC7 Los Angeles|last1=Marzullo|first1=Katie|date=May 30, 2014|access-date=October 30, 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2014/05/santa-barbara-rampage-survivor-shares-one-wish|title=Santa Barbara Rampage Survivor Shares One Wish|publisher=ABC News|date=May 28, 2014|access-date=October 30, 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/uc-santa-barbara-elliot-rodgers-shooting-stabbing-alamo-man-recovering-after-being-run-down-by-suspect-in-isla-vista-rampage/|title=Alamo Man Recovering After Being Run Down By Suspect In Isla Vista Rampage|publisher=CBS News|date=May 26, 2014|access-date=October 30, 2024}} driving to Camino Del Sur where he shot a man in the right forearm and right buttocks. Rodger proceeded to Sabado Tarde Road, hitting a male cyclist and two male skateboarders. He encountered two men in a driveway and shot them several times.{{cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/university-alberta-isla-vista-shooting-1.4605492|title='Intimate and personal': U of A alumni create documentary on 2014 California rampage|publisher=CBC News|date=April 4, 2018|access-date=October 30, 2024}} Near Little Acorn Park, Rodger saw four sheriff's deputies, engaged three of them in a shootout, and received a gunshot wound to his hip.{{cite news |url=https://lamag.com/news/the-isla-vista-shooting-what-we-know |title=The Isla Vista Shooting: What We Know |magazine=Los Angeles |last1=Hensley |first1=Mellinda |date=May 27, 2014 |access-date=May 30, 2024 |archive-date=May 31, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240531205041/https://lamag.com/news/the-isla-vista-shooting-what-we-know |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://lompocrecord.com/news/local/report-sheriffs-officials-acted-in-self-defense-in-2014-isla-vista-shooting/article_069dd2fc-c33c-5e44-8ca0-e3a5c3655bc0.html |title=Report: Sheriff's officials acted in self-defense in 2014 Isla Vista shooting |work=Lompoc Record |date=September 8, 2015 |access-date=May 30, 2024 |archive-date=May 31, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240531205042/https://lompocrecord.com/news/local/report-sheriffs-officials-acted-in-self-defense-in-2014-isla-vista-shooting/article_069dd2fc-c33c-5e44-8ca0-e3a5c3655bc0.html |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/2014/05/24/justice/california-shooting-deaths/index.html |title=Deadly California rampage: Chilling video, but no match for reality |work=CNN |last1=Ellis |first1=Ralph |last2=Sidner |first2=Sara |date=May 27, 2014 |access-date=February 22, 2024 |archive-date=February 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223070457/https://www.cnn.com/2014/05/24/justice/california-shooting-deaths/index.html |url-status=live}} At around 9:35 p.m., Rodger turned onto several streets, put the gun to his head, and pulled the trigger, causing his car to veer and hit a male cyclist, who tumbled on the vehicle and damaged the car's windshield. Rodger's car eventually crashed into a parked vehicle.{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2014/06/last-hospitalized-santa-barbara-rampage-victims-family-hopes-he-will-walk-in-graduation-ceremony|title=Last Hospitalized Santa Barbara Rampage Victim's Family Hopes He Will Walk in Graduation Ceremony|publisher=ABC News|last=Chen|first=Tina|date=June 6, 2014|accessdate=October 9, 2024|archive-date=July 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240705153045/https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2014/06/last-hospitalized-santa-barbara-rampage-victims-family-hopes-he-will-walk-in-graduation-ceremony/|url-status=live}} As police officers surrounded Rodger's car, they mistakenly handcuffed the injured cyclist, initially suspecting him to be a second assailant. Realizing their error, they gave him medical attention, acknowledging him as a victim.{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.com/2015/06/30/ucsb-student-files-lawsuit-over-may-23-attack/ |title=UCSB Student Files Lawsuit Over May 23 Attack |work=Santa Barbara Independent |last1=Brugger |first1=Kelsey |date=June 30, 2015 |access-date=February 22, 2024 |archive-date=February 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223070454/https://www.independent.com/2015/06/30/ucsb-student-files-lawsuit-over-may-23-attack/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2015/06/26/santa-barbara-rampage-victim-sues-killers-parents/ |title=Santa Barbara rampage victim sues killer's parents |work=Santa Cruz Sentinel |last=Welsh |first=Nick |date=June 26, 2015 |access-date=March 10, 2024 |archive-date=March 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240311014827/https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2015/06/26/santa-barbara-rampage-victim-sues-killers-parents/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.courthousenews.com/victim-sues-rampage-killers-parents/ |title=Victim Sues Rampage Killer's Parents |publisher=Courthouse News Service |last=Reynolds |first=Matt |date=June 26, 2015 |access-date=March 10, 2024 |archive-date=March 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240311014828/https://www.courthousenews.com/victim-sues-rampage-killers-parents/ |url-status=live}} Upon searching Rodger's vehicle, police discovered his body and found a gunshot wound to his head.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.com/2014/05/29/isla-vista-killings-shock-suffering-survival/ |title=Isla Vista Killings: Shock. Suffering. Survival. |work=Santa Barbara Independent |last=Hoffman |first=Lyz |date=May 29, 2014 |access-date=February 22, 2024 |archive-date=February 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224060937/https://www.independent.com/2014/05/29/isla-vista-killings-shock-suffering-survival/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.com/2014/05/25/three-more-isla-vista-victims-names-released/ |title=Three More Isla Vista Victims' Names Released |work=Santa Barbara Independent |last=Hoffman |first=Lyz |date=May 25, 2014 |access-date=May 31, 2024 |archive-date=March 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328114848/https://www.independent.com/2014/05/25/three-more-isla-vista-victims-names-released/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.dw.com/en/santa-barbara-identify-isla-vista-shooter-as-elliot-rodger/a-17660860 |title=Police ID Isla Vista shooter |work=DW News |date=May 25, 2014 |access-date=May 30, 2024 |archive-date=June 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230614195850/https://www.dw.com/en/santa-barbara-identify-isla-vista-shooter-as-elliot-rodger/a-17660860 |url-status=live}}}}
=Vehicle search=
Inside Rodger's car, police found a Glock 34 Long Slide handgun with seven loaded, 10-round magazines; two SIG Sauer P226 handguns with 34 loaded, ten-round magazines; over 500 rounds of live ammunition; and the two knives he used to kill his two roommates and their friend. The shootings lasted eight minutes, during which Rodger discharged approximately 55 9mm rounds.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:{{cite web|url=https://radaronline.com/exclusives/2014/05/ucsb-mass-murderer-stabbed-three-to-death-before-shooting-sorority-sisters/|title=Tragic Faces Of Death: The Sorority Sister Victims Of Mass Murderer Elliot Rodger|publisher=Radar Online|date=May 25, 2014|access-date=May 2, 2024|archive-date=November 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221128205514/https://radaronline.com/exclusives/2014/05/ucsb-mass-murderer-stabbed-three-to-death-before-shooting-sorority-sisters/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/california-killings-elliot-rodger-posted-chilling-youtube-video-before-deadly-rampage-9432536.html|title=California killings: Elliot Rodger posted chilling YouTube video before deadly rampage|work=Evening Standard|last=de Peyer|first=Robin|date=May 25, 2014|access-date=May 6, 2024|archive-date=May 27, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527234003/http://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/california-killings-elliot-rodger-posted-chilling-youtube-video-before-deadly-rampage-9432536.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.noozhawk.com/ucsb_community_marks_third_anniversary_of_isla_vista_massacre/|title=UCSB Community Marks Third Anniversary of Isla Vista Massacre|publisher=Noozhawk|last1=Holland|first1=Brooke|date=May 23, 2017|access-date=August 16, 2024|archive-date=August 16, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816084428/https://www.noozhawk.com/ucsb_community_marks_third_anniversary_of_isla_vista_massacre/|url-status=live}}}} During the shootings, Rodger used one Sig Sauer P226 pistol, which was discovered on the driver's seat of his car.
=Victims killed=
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During his attack, Rodger killed six people, all of whom were University of California, Santa Barbara, students, and injured fourteen others—seven by gunfire and seven whom he hit with his vehicle.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:{{cite web |url=https://people.com/crime/5-years-later-remembering-the-6-student-victims-of-the-isla-vista-killings/ |title=Remembering the 6 Student Victims of the 2014 Isla Vista Killings |work=People |last1=Sokmensuer |first1=Harriet |date=June 13, 2023 |access-date=February 22, 2024 |archive-date=March 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240326192343/https://people.com/crime/5-years-later-remembering-the-6-student-victims-of-the-isla-vista-killings/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/2018/04/24/toronto-van-attack-suspect-alek-minassian-referenced-elliot-rodgers-uc-santa-barbara-killing-spree-in-facebook-post/ |title=Toronto van attack suspect Alek Minassian referenced Elliot Rodger's UC Santa Barbara killing spree in Facebook post |work=New York Daily News |last1=Dillion |first1=Nancy |last2=Cullen |first2=Terence |date=April 24, 2018 |access-date=May 23, 2024 |archive-date=May 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240523203805/https://www.nydailynews.com/2018/04/24/toronto-van-attack-suspect-alek-minassian-referenced-elliot-rodgers-uc-santa-barbara-killing-spree-in-facebook-post/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://keyt.com/news/santa-barbara-s-county/2024/05/23/ucsb-alumni-reflect-on-the-isla-vista-killings-10-years-later/ |title=UCSB alumni reflect on the Isla Vista killings, 10 years later |publisher=KEYT-TV |last1=Montes |first1=Ivania |date=May 23, 2024 |access-date=August 14, 2024 |archive-date=September 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240902001829/https://keyt.com/news/santa-barbara-s-county/2024/05/23/ucsb-alumni-reflect-on-the-isla-vista-killings-10-years-later/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.noozhawk.com/love-remembrance-of-victims-bring-isla-vista-community-together-10-years-after-shooting/ |title=With 'Love and Remembrance,' Isla Vista Gathers to Honor Victims 10 Years After Massacre |publisher=Noozhawk |last1=Caraway |first1=Rebecca |date=May 23, 2024 |access-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-date=May 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524033802/https://www.noozhawk.com/love-remembrance-of-victims-bring-isla-vista-community-together-10-years-after-shooting/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.noozhawk.com/isla_vista_remembers_shooting_a_year_later/ |title=One Year Later, Lasting Grief and Renewed Resolve for Father of Victim of Isla Vista Rampage |publisher=Noozhawk |last1=Potthoff |first1=Gina |date=May 22, 2015 |access-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816091136/https://www.noozhawk.com/isla_vista_remembers_shooting_a_year_later/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/three-ucsb-students-among-the-rampage-victims/ |title=All six rampage victims were UCSB students |publisher=CBS News |date=May 25, 2014 |access-date=May 6, 2024 |archive-date=March 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240308214941/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/three-ucsb-students-among-the-rampage-victims/ |url-status=live}}}}
- 20-year-old Weihan "David" Wang (July 6, 1993, Tianjin, China - May 23, 2014), junior majoring in computer engineering, stabbed to death{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:{{cite web |url=https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/weihan-david-wang-wanted-to-move-out-of-isla-vista-apartment-with-elliot-rodger-parents/86585/ |title=Weihan 'David' Wang Wanted to Move Out of Isla Vista Apartment With Elliot Rodger: Parents |publisher=NBC Bay Area |last1=Smith |first1=Christie |last2=Fernandez |first2=Lisa |date=May 26, 2014 |access-date=February 22, 2024 |archive-date=February 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224060939/https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/weihan-david-wang-wanted-to-move-out-of-isla-vista-apartment-with-elliot-rodger-parents/86585/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/investigation-continues-into-isla-vista-mass-shooting/70234/ |title=6 Victims of Isla Vista Killings Were UC Santa Barbara Students |publisher=NBC Los Angeles |last1=Avila |first1=Willian |last2=Lopez |first2=Andrew |date=May 25, 2014 |access-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816072715/https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/investigation-continues-into-isla-vista-mass-shooting/70234/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://dailynexus.com/2017-05-25/legacies-not-lost-memorial-scholarships-carry-on-dreams-of-i-v-shooting-victims/ |title=Legacies Not Lost: Memorial Scholarships Carry on Dreams of I.V. Shooting Victims |work=Daily Nexus |last1=Fox |first1=Maura |date=May 25, 2017 |access-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816072715/https://dailynexus.com/2017-05-25/legacies-not-lost-memorial-scholarships-carry-on-dreams-of-i-v-shooting-victims/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.com/2014/05/29/portraits-isla-vistas-victims/|title=Portraits of Isla Vista's Victims|work=Santa Barbara Independent|last1=Fastman|first1=Brandon|last2=Brugger|first2=Kelsey|date=May 29, 2014|access-date=November 11, 2024|archive-date=July 4, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240704013724/https://www.independent.com/2014/05/29/portraits-isla-vistas-victims/|url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2014/06/01/santa-barbara-rampage-somber-memorial-in-fremont-for-david-wang/ |title=Santa Barbara rampage: Somber memorial in Fremont for David Wang |work=The Mercury News |last=Rodriguez |first=Joe |date=June 1, 2014 |access-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816205353/https://www.mercurynews.com/2014/06/01/santa-barbara-rampage-somber-memorial-in-fremont-for-david-wang/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.christiantoday.com/article/elliot-rodgers-roommates-fatally-stabbed-planned-move/37751.htm |title=Elliot Rodger's roommates, fatally stabbed, planned to move out next semester |work=Christianity Today |last1=Marie |first1=Brownie |date=May 28, 2014 |access-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-date=August 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240822052027/https://www.christiantoday.com/article/elliot-rodgers-roommates-fatally-stabbed-planned-move/37751.htm |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://nwasianweekly.com/2014/05/3-chinese-students-among-ucsb-gunmans-victims/ |title=3 Chinese students among UCSB gunman's victims |work=Northwest Asian Weekly |date=May 31, 2014 |access-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816205354/https://nwasianweekly.com/2014/05/3-chinese-students-among-ucsb-gunmans-victims/ |url-status=live}}}}
- 20-year-old Cheng Yuan "James" Hong (April 15, 1994, Taipei, Taiwan - May 23, 2014), junior majoring in computer engineering, stabbed to death{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:{{cite web |url=https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2014/05/25/three-fatal-stabbing-victims-in-santa-barbara-hailed-from-bay-area/ |title=Three fatal stabbing victims in Santa Barbara hailed from Bay Area |work=East Bay Times |last1=Newman |first1=Bruce |last2=Burgarino |first2=Paul |date=May 25, 2014 |access-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-date=August 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240822052027/https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2014/05/25/three-fatal-stabbing-victims-in-santa-barbara-hailed-from-bay-area/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/26/us/shooting-victims-drawn-to-california-campus-from-near-and-from-far.html |title=Rampage Victims Drawn to California Campus From Near and From Far |work=The New York Times |last1=Lovett |first1=Ian |date=May 25, 2014 |access-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-date=May 26, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140526041920/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/26/us/shooting-victims-drawn-to-california-campus-from-near-and-from-far.html |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-27593514 |title=Tributes to six Santa Barbara victims |publisher=BBC News |date=May 27, 2014 |access-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816072715/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-27593514 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=Cheng Yuan Hong |url=https://www.facebook.com/james.hong.737 |access-date=August 14, 2024 |via=Facebook |archive-date=August 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240814211640/https://www.facebook.com/james.hong.737 |url-status=live}}}}
- 19-year-old George Chen (September 19, 1994, Ottawa, Canada - May 23, 2014), junior majoring in computer science, stabbed to death{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:{{cite web |url=https://dailynexus.com/2014-05-29/in-memory-of-our-fellow-gauchos/ |title=In Memory of Our Fellow Gauchos |magazine=Daily Nexus |date=May 29, 2014 |access-date=August 14, 2024 |archive-date=June 29, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140629224743/https://dailynexus.com/2014-05-29/in-memory-of-our-fellow-gauchos/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/how-the-paths-of-2-students-seeking-a-better-life-fatally-intersected/article18872219/ |title=How the paths of 2 students seeking a better life fatally intersected |work=The Globe and Mail |last1=Thanh Ha |first1=Tu |date=May 27, 2014 |access-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-date=August 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240822052026/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/how-the-paths-of-2-students-seeking-a-better-life-fatally-intersected/article18872219/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/elliot-rodger-s-victim-identified-as-canadian-george-chen-in-california-rampage-1.2655221 |title=Elliot Rodger's victim identified as Canadian George Chen in California rampage |publisher=CBC News |date=May 27, 2014 |access-date=August 14, 2024 |archive-date=August 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240822052026/https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/elliot-rodger-s-victim-identified-as-canadian-george-chen-in-california-rampage-1.2655221 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/remembering-victims-santa-barbara-rampage/story?id=24298581 |title=Remembering the Victims of the Santa Barbara Rampage |publisher=ABC News |date=June 26, 2014 |access-date=August 14, 2024 |archive-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816072715/https://abcnews.go.com/US/remembering-victims-santa-barbara-rampage/story?id=24298581 |url-status=live}}}}
- 19-year-old Veronika Elizabeth Weiss (February 24, 1995, Seattle, Washington - May 23, 2014), freshman majoring in financial mathematics and statistics, shot to death{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:{{cite web |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/opinion/commentary-a-second-chance-to-do-right-by-shooting-victims/ |title=Commentary: A second chance to do right by shooting victims |magazine=The Everett Herald |last1=Weiss |first1=Jane |date=March 1, 2020 |access-date=August 22, 2024 |archive-date=April 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200402001927/https://www.heraldnet.com/opinion/commentary-a-second-chance-to-do-right-by-shooting-victims/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.smh.com.au/world/father-of-veronika-weiss-shooting-victim-speaks-20140526-zrnyz.html |title=Father of Veronika Weiss, shooting victim, speaks |magazine=The Sydney Morning Herald |last1=Covarrubias |first1=Amanda |date=May 26, 2014 |access-date=August 22, 2024 |archive-date=August 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240822052026/https://www.smh.com.au/world/father-of-veronika-weiss-shooting-victim-speaks-20140526-zrnyz.html |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/college/a40294/alexis-hage-veronika-weiss-ucsb-shootings/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR16mL-iNIEZwt26MQnvVxObA0lqL1-1fegYbBrKx1fP0mblYNxjFRkUuVE_aem_AQh3HK36VQnuWHNdMTYql3PtDZGKpkuFwExiH9nWAM0-9Yb3zFOWtxJx_R1UVQA_n-MqTolWHr0A2frc4ZcCyF8S |title=My Sorority Little Sister Was Killed in the UCSB Shootings |magazine=Cosmopolitan |last1=Mickle |first1=Kelly |date=May 14, 2015 |access-date=August 10, 2024 |archive-date=August 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240810220548/https://www.cosmopolitan.com/college/a40294/alexis-hage-veronika-weiss-ucsb-shootings/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR16mL-iNIEZwt26MQnvVxObA0lqL1-1fegYbBrKx1fP0mblYNxjFRkUuVE_aem_AQh3HK36VQnuWHNdMTYql3PtDZGKpkuFwExiH9nWAM0-9Yb3zFOWtxJx_R1UVQA_n-MqTolWHr0A2frc4ZcCyF8S |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://graphics.latimes.com/towergraphic-santa-barbara-shooting/#card-6 |title=Who they were: Isla Vista rampage victims |work=Los Angeles Times |date=May 26, 2014 |access-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816072716/https://graphics.latimes.com/towergraphic-santa-barbara-shooting/#card-6 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://abc7.com/isla-vista-shooting-victims-identified/76775/ |title=Isla Vista killing spree: All victims identified |publisher=ABC7 Los Angeles |date=May 27, 2014 |access-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-date=May 26, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140526044356/https://abc7.com/isla-vista-shooting-victims-identified/76775/ |url-status=live}}}}
- 22-year-old Katherine "Katie" Breann Cooper (December 26, 1991, San Bernardino, California - May 23, 2014), senior double majoring in art history and classics and archeology, shot to death{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-isla-vista-shootings-friends-recall-victim-katherine-breann-cooper-20140526-story.html |title=Isla Vista slayings: Friends recall victim Katherine Cooper |work=Los Angeles Times |last1=Sahagún |first1=Louis |date=May 26, 2014 |access-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-date=August 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829023742/https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-isla-vista-shootings-friends-recall-victim-katherine-breann-cooper-20140526-story.html |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.dailybulletin.com/2014/06/11/memorial-service-for-santa-barbara-shooting-victim-to-be-held-monday/l |title=Memorial service for Santa Barbara shooting victim to be held Monday |work=Inland Valley Daily Bulletin |last1=Wilson |first1=Larry |date=June 11, 2014 |access-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-date=August 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829023606/https://www.dailybulletin.com/2022/04/10/l-a-28-when-the-olympics-slink-back-to-town/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://people.com/crime/santa-barbara-victims-two-sorority-sisters-an-aspiring-lawyer/ |title=Santa Barbara Victims: Two Sorority Sisters, an Aspiring Lawyer |magazine=People |last1=Breuer |first1=Howard |last2=Chiu |first2=Melody |date=May 25, 2014 |access-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-date=August 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829023602/https://people.com/crime/santa-barbara-victims-two-sorority-sisters-an-aspiring-lawyer/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://abc7.com/isla-vista-shootings-ucsb-katie-cooper/118153/ |title=Katie Cooper memorial held; Isla Vista victim remembered as 'generous' |publisher=ABC7 Los Angeles |date=June 17, 2014 |access-date=August 14, 2024 |archive-date=August 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240822052026/https://abc7.com/isla-vista-shootings-ucsb-katie-cooper/118153/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/chino-ca/katherine-cooper-5990966 |title=Katherine Breann Cooper obituary |publisher=Dignity Memorial |access-date=August 14, 2024 |archive-date=August 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240814211640/https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/chino-ca/katherine-cooper-5990966 |url-status=live}}}}
- 20-year-old Christopher "Chris" Ross Michaels-Martinez (December 23, 1993, San Luis Obispo, California - May 23, 2014), sophomore majoring in English, shot to death{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-isla-vista-shooting-chris-michaels-martinez-20140525-story.html |title=Isla Vista shooting: Former roommate recalls shooting victim |work=Los Angeles Times |last1=Mather |first1=Kate |date=May 25, 2014 |access-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-date=August 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240828165537/https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-isla-vista-shooting-chris-michaels-martinez-20140525-story.html |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.kclu.org/local-news/2024-05-22/a-decade-after-isla-vista-rampage-leaves-six-dead-father-remembers-his-son-with-love-and-activism |title=A decade after Isla Vista rampage leaves six dead, father remembers his son with love, and activism |publisher=KCLU |last1=Orozco |first1=Lance |date=May 22, 2024 |access-date=August 14, 2024 |archive-date=May 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240525193007/https://www.kclu.org/local-news/2024-05-22/a-decade-after-isla-vista-rampage-leaves-six-dead-father-remembers-his-son-with-love-and-activism |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.noozhawk.com/ucsb_student_chris_michaels_martinez_dream_destroyed_20140525/ |title=In a Flash of Gunfire, UCSB Student Chris Michaels-Martinez's Dream Destroyed |publisher=Noozhawk |last1=Lavelle |first1=Janet |date=May 25, 2014 |access-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816072716/https://www.noozhawk.com/ucsb_student_chris_michaels_martinez_dream_destroyed_20140525/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/santa-barbara-shooting-victims-father-richard-martinez-gun/story?id=23881925 |title=Santa Barbara Shooting Victim's Father Richard Martinez Shares His Grief, Takes Stand on Gun Violence |publisher=ABC News |date=May 27, 2014 |access-date=August 14, 2024 |archive-date=August 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240828165537/https://abcnews.go.com/US/santa-barbara-shooting-victims-father-richard-martinez-gun/story?id=23881925 |url-status=live}}}}
Aftermath
Around 10 p.m., Rodger's mother, Ong Li Chin Tye, received a text message from Rodger's life coach Gavin Linderman that she initially ignored. Linderman then called her, told her Rodger had sent an email, and advised her to check it. Li Chin accessed the email, which contained his manifesto.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-frantic-parents-isla-vista-shootings-20140525-story.html |title=Frantic parents of shooting suspect raced to Isla Vista during rampage |magazine=Los Angeles Times |last1=Mozingo |first1=Joe |date=May 25, 2014 |access-date=May 31, 2024 |archive-date=June 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210616043200/https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-frantic-parents-isla-vista-shootings-20140525-story.html |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://time.com/136764/elliot-rodger-parents/ |title=Elliot Rodger's Parents Break Silence on Shooting |magazine=Time |last1=Luscombe |first1=Belinda |date=May 29, 2014 |access-date=May 31, 2024 |archive-date=December 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216013138/https://time.com/136764/elliot-rodger-parents/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/killer-students-parents-rushed-in-vain-to-stop-california-massacre-dpxkp97vgtl |title=Killer student's parents rushed in vain to stop California massacre |magazine=The Times |last1=Pavia |first1=Will |date=May 27, 2014 |access-date=May 31, 2024 |archive-date=June 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240601025010/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/killer-students-parents-rushed-in-vain-to-stop-california-massacre-dpxkp97vgtl |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/santa-barbara-shooting-suspects-parents-707077/ |title=Santa Barbara Shooting Suspect's Parents Tried to Find Him During Killing Spree (Report) |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=May 26, 2014 |access-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816093520/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/santa-barbara-shooting-suspects-parents-707077/ |url-status=live}}}} She also discovered her son's "Retribution" video online and immediately called his cellphone, which went to voicemail. Rodger's mother then called Santa Barbara police, telling them she needed to locate Rodger.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:{{cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/elliot-rodger-s-parents-raced-to-stop-california-shootings-but-were-too-late-1.2653985 |title=Elliot Rodger's parents raced to stop California shootings but were too late |publisher=CBC News |date=May 27, 2014 |access-date=May 31, 2024 |archive-date=February 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223070507/https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/elliot-rodger-s-parents-raced-to-stop-california-shootings-but-were-too-late-1.2653985 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/california-killings-elliot-rodger-s-parents-heard-about-massacre-on-radio-as-they-raced-to-stop-their-son-9435197.html |title=California killings: Elliot Rodger's parents heard news of massacre on radio as they raced to stop their son |magazine=The Independent |last1=Molloy |first1=Antonia |date=May 27, 2014 |access-date=May 31, 2024 |archive-date=May 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508155208/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/california-killings-elliot-rodger-s-parents-heard-about-massacre-on-radio-as-they-raced-to-stop-their-son-9435197.html |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2014/05/27/Elliot-Rodgers-parents-tried-to-stop-shooting-after-seeing-manifesto/8311401205361/ |title=Elliot Rodger's parents tried to stop shooting after seeing manifesto |publisher=United Press International |last1=Graef |first1=Aileen |date=May 27, 2014 |access-date=May 31, 2024 |archive-date=November 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126155855/https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2014/05/27/Elliot-Rodgers-parents-tried-to-stop-shooting-after-seeing-manifesto/8311401205361/ |url-status=live}}}} Li Chin then called Rodger's father, Peter Rodger, who was dining with friends, and told him what she had found. Li Chin, alone, drove toward Isla Vista while his father, stepmother, and their friends traveled in another car.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-27579128 |title=Gunman's parents 'raced to stop him' |publisher=BBC News |date=May 26, 2014 |access-date=May 31, 2024 |archive-date=February 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223081725/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-27579128 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/parents-santa-barbara-killer-rushed-intervene-late/story?id=23865823 |title=Parents of Santa Barbara Killer Rushed to Intervene, But Too Late |publisher=ABC News |date=May 25, 2014 |access-date=February 22, 2024 |archive-date=February 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223070452/https://abcnews.go.com/US/parents-santa-barbara-killer-rushed-intervene-late/story?id=23865823 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/05/26/316092467/parents-of-elliot-rodger-heard-of-attack-as-they-tried-to-stop-him |title=Parents Of Elliot Rodger Heard Of Attack As They Tried To Stop Him |publisher=NPR |last=Chappell |first=Bill |date=May 26, 2014 |access-date=May 23, 2014 |archive-date=August 2, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150802044903/http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/05/26/316092467/parents-of-elliot-rodger-heard-of-attack-as-they-tried-to-stop-him |url-status=live}} As they separately approached Isla Vista, Li Chin called Rodger's apartment building manager, asking them to check if her son was in his room. The manager told her there had been a shooting and car chase, and they would have to wait until morning to check.
Rodger's father kept hitting redial on his phone trying to contact his son. As they neared Isla Vista, they heard reports on the radio that an active shooter in a black BMW was near UCSB.{{cite web|url=https://www.today.com/news/elliot-rodgers-parents-are-mourning-victims-ucsb-shooting-more-son-2d79730882|title=Elliot Rodger's parents 'are mourning the victims' of UCSB shooting more than son, friend says|work=Today|last1=Stump|first1=Scott|date=May 29, 2014|access-date=October 10, 2024|archive-date=June 1, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240601024842/https://www.today.com/news/elliot-rodgers-parents-are-mourning-victims-ucsb-shooting-more-son-2d79730882|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/california-shooting-elliot-rodgers-parents-3606772|title=California shooting: Elliot Rodger's parents heard about shootings on car radio while searching for him|work=Daily Mirror|last1=Bond|first1=Anthony|date=May 26, 2014|access-date=October 10, 2024|archive-date=June 1, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240601012928/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/california-shooting-elliot-rodgers-parents-3606772|url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/fullpage/secret-life-elliot-rodger-24322227 |title=The Secret Life of Elliot Rodger |publisher=ABC News |last1=Springer |first1=Andrew |access-date=February 25, 2024 |archive-date=July 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210722233422/https://abcnews.go.com/US/fullpage/secret-life-elliot-rodger-24322227 |url-status=live}} Both of Rodger's parents then received a call from a sheriff's detective, who asked them whether their son had ever owned any guns. Li Chin was shocked by the inquiry because Rodger had never shown any interest in guns.{{cite web |url=https://nypost.com/2014/05/26/the-woman-the-killer-blamed-his-misogyny-on/ |title=The woman the UCSB killer blamed for his misogyny |work=New York Post |last1=Massarella |first1=Linda |last2=K. Li |first2=David |last3=Golding |first3=Bruce |date=May 26, 2014 |access-date=February 22, 2024 |archive-date=February 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226112821/https://nypost.com/2014/05/26/the-woman-the-killer-blamed-his-misogyny-on/ |url-status=live}} She told police Rodger had social problems and saw a therapist and that she had been unable to contact him. The detective instructed Rodger's parents to meet them at a parking lot near Isla Vista. Li Chin arrived there first, and was followed by Peter, Akaaboune, and their friends. When a sheriff arrived around 1 a.m., Li Chin demanded to know her son's whereabouts. The sheriff said Rodger had been found dead and that his driver's license confirmed his identity. Devastated by the news of Rodger's death, his parents believed he was a victim of the incidents until hours later, when they saw reports on the internet.{{cite web |last1=Reuter |first1=Thomson |date=June 28, 2014 |title=Peter Rodger, father of Elliot Rodger, never knew 'the monster' in son |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/peter-rodger-father-of-elliot-rodger-never-knew-the-monster-in-son-1.2690720 |publisher=CBC News |access-date=February 22, 2024 |archive-date=February 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223070452/https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/peter-rodger-father-of-elliot-rodger-never-knew-the-monster-in-son-1.2690720 |url-status=live}}
=Searches and questioning=
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Police obtained a search warrant and conducted a protective sweep of Rodger's apartment around midnight on May 24. They had grown concerned for the safety of Rodger's two roommates and feared he might have set booby traps in the apartment. After removing a window screen, police found Chen's body lying in a fetal position on the bathroom floor.{{cite web |url=https://www.noozhawk.com/elliot_rodger_apartment_yields_clues_to_isla_vista_massacre_20150219/ |title=Clues from Elliot Rodger's Apartment Include Evidence of Stabbing Rehearsal, Nazi Obsession |publisher=Noozhawk |last1=Tom |first1=Bolton |date=February 19, 2015 |access-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-date=March 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329181759/https://www.noozhawk.com/elliot_rodger_apartment_yields_clues_to_isla_vista_massacre_20150219/ |url-status=live}} They breached the apartment and also found the bodies of Hong and Wang in their bedroom. In Rodger's room, which was messy, police found pharmacy documents for prescriptions, two gun cleaning kits, empty ammunition boxes and magazines, energy drinks, lottery tickets, a copy of The Art of Seduction by Robert Greene, video games, and a Starbucks coffee cup. Police also found a folding knife, a "zombie killer" knife with a {{convert|10|inch|adj=on|spell=in}} blade, an {{convert|18|inch|adj=on|spell=in}}-blade machete, a sledgehammer, and other knives. Police discovered a long-sleeve shirt and jeans that were soaked in dried blood and entangled in Rodger's bedsheets. They found multiple stab marks on his bedsheets and pillows, indicating that Rodger was practicing how to stab before attacking his roommates and their friend. Police also discovered two journals in which Rodger expressed his growing frustration at his inability to form relationships with women, a hand-drawn illustration of a stabbing, and a printed version of his 137-page manifesto. Rodger's laptop was found displaying the YouTube "Retribution" video, which showed that it had just finished uploading.
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Police and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE) executed search warrants at the homes of Rodger's parents, first at his father's home in Woodland Hills and then at his mother's house in West Hills.{{cite web |url=https://abc7.com/isla-vista-shootings-killings-elliot-rodger/77726/ |title=Isla Vista shootings: Search warrants served at homes of Elliot Rodger's parents |publisher=ABC7 Los Angeles |last=Hayes |first=Rob |date=May 25, 2014 |access-date=February 22, 2024 |archive-date=February 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226112824/https://abc7.com/isla-vista-shootings-killings-elliot-rodger/77726/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.dailybreeze.com/2014/05/25/santa-barbara-sheriffs-department-atf-search-homes-of-suspect-elliot-rodgers-parents/ |title=Santa Barbara Sheriff's Department, ATF search homes of suspect Elliot Rodger's parents |work=Daily Breeze |last1=Gazzar |first1=Brenda |date=May 25, 2014 |access-date=February 22, 2024 |archive-date=March 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240310012147/https://www.dailybreeze.com/2014/05/25/santa-barbara-sheriffs-department-atf-search-homes-of-suspect-elliot-rodgers-parents/ |url-status=live}} Police also obtained search warrants for the cellphone records of Rodger and his roommates. Upon examining Rodger's cellphone, they found over 492 images and videos, including over 200 selfies.{{cite web |url=https://www.thewrap.com/ucsb-shooter-elliot-rodger-acted-alone-sheriff-investigation-report/ |title=UCSB Shooter Elliot Rodger Acted Alone, Researched Nazis Before Rampage |work=TheWrap |last=Nededog |first=Jethro |date=February 19, 2015 |access-date=August 12, 2024 |archive-date=August 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240812045856/https://www.thewrap.com/ucsb-shooter-elliot-rodger-acted-alone-sheriff-investigation-report/ |url-status=live}} Due to his attacks, media swarmed Rodger's family, who received death threats, forcing them to move every two days.{{cite web |url=https://radaronline.com/exclusives/2014/05/elliot-rodger-parents-death-threats-ucsb-shooter/ |title=Sexually Frustrated Killer Elliot Rodger's Parents & Siblings Slammed With Death Threats—Forced To Move Every Two Days |publisher=Radar Online |last1=Heger |first1=Jen |date=May 29, 2014 |access-date=February 22, 2024 |archive-date=February 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223070452/https://radaronline.com/exclusives/2014/05/elliot-rodger-parents-death-threats-ucsb-shooter/ |url-status=live}} Li Chin became worried about her daughter's safety and sent her to live with family abroad temporarily. Li Chin and Peter stayed at a hotel, and met with friends at a restaurant to discuss their situation.{{cite web |url=https://radaronline.com/exclusives/2014/05/ucsb-mass-shooter-refused-psychiatric-medicines-parents-in-hiding/ |title=UCSB Shooter Elliot Rodger Refused His Psychiatric Medicines, His Parents Now In Hiding |publisher=Radar Online |last1=Heger |first1=Jen |date=May 25, 2014 |accessdate=February 22, 2024 |archive-date=February 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223070502/https://radaronline.com/exclusives/2014/05/ucsb-mass-shooter-refused-psychiatric-medicines-parents-in-hiding/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.kcbx.org/central-coast-news/2024-05-23/mother-jones-reporter-speaks-on-2014-isla-vista-attacks-amid-10th-anniversary |title=Mother Jones reporter speaks on 2014 Isla Vista attacks amid 10th anniversary |publisher=KCBX |last1=Toledo |first1=Alyssa |date=May 23, 2024 |access-date=August 14, 2024 |archive-date=August 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829212633/https://www.kcbx.org/central-coast-news/2024-05-23/mother-jones-reporter-speaks-on-2014-isla-vista-attacks-amid-10th-anniversary |url-status=live}}
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An autopsy of Rodger's body concluded he died by suicide from a gunshot wound to the head.{{cite web |url=https://www.noozhawk.com/new_report_reveals_details_of_isla_vista_massacre/ |title=Isla Vista Massacre Report Reveals Chilling Details of Killer Elliot Rodger's Plans, Actions |publisher=Noozhawk |last1=Bolton |first1=Tom |date=February 19, 2015 |access-date=August 12, 2024 |archive-date=August 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240812112837/https://www.noozhawk.com/new_report_reveals_details_of_isla_vista_massacre/ |url-status=live}} In June 2014, his body was cremated and released from the coroner's office to his family, who held a private ceremony and planned to hold a funeral in England later that year.{{cite web |url=https://radaronline.com/exclusives/2014/06/elliot-rodger-cremated/ |title=UCSB Killer's Parents Say Goodbye: Elliot Rodger Cremated, Mourned By Family In Private Ceremony |publisher=Radar Online |last=Heger |first=Jen |date=June 29, 2014 |access-date=May 8, 2024 |archive-date=May 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517084658/https://radaronline.com/exclusives/2014/06/elliot-rodger-cremated/ |url-status=live}} Rodger's aunt described him as a "loner" and a "sick, disturbed young man" who was "very dark" and "very depressed".{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/10854992/California-mass-shooting-British-born-gunman-very-disturbed-say-family.html|title=California mass shooting: British-born gunman 'very disturbed', say family|work=The Telegraph|last=Sherwell|first=Philip|date=May 25, 2014|access-date=November 28, 2024|archive-date=November 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112030451/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/10854992/California-mass-shooting-British-born-gunman-very-disturbed-say-family.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/california-shooting-elliot-rodgers-bitter-3607840|title=Exclusive: California shooting: Elliot Rodger's bitter obsession with model he went to school with|work=Daily Mirror|last1=Bucktin|first1=Christopher|date=May 25, 2014|access-date=November 28, 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/im-going-to-slaughter-every-blonde-i-see-r8m0hzrdxtn|title=I'm going to slaughter every blonde I see|work=The Times|last1=Harlow|first1=John|last2=Arbuthnott|first2=George|date=May 25, 2014|access-date=November 28, 2024}} She questioned how Rodger was allowed to access firearms despite showing signs of mental decline and criticized the United States and its gun laws.{{cite web|url=https://nationalpost.com/news/elliot-rodger-planned-on-turning-his-apartment-into-a-torture-and-killing-chamber-according-to-manifesto|title=Elliot Rodger planned on turning his apartment into a 'torture and killing chamber,' according to manifesto|work=The National Post|date=May 26, 2014|access-date=November 28, 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.itv.com/news/update/2014-05-25/elliot-rodgers-aunt-shocking-that-he-could-get-a-gun/|title=Elliot Rodger's aunt: 'Shocking' that he could get a gun|publisher=ITV|date=May 25, 2014|access-date=November 28, 2024|archive-date=April 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240411233656/https://www.itv.com/news/update/2014-05-25/elliot-rodgers-aunt-shocking-that-he-could-get-a-gun/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://news.sky.com/story/elliot-rodgers-father-lives-reverse-nightmare-10399031|title=Elliot Rodger's Father Lives 'Reverse Nightmare'|publisher=Sky News|date=June 27, 2014|access-date=November 28, 2024|archive-date=October 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221012161813/https://news.sky.com/story/elliot-rodgers-father-lives-reverse-nightmare-10399031|url-status=live}} She also offered her condolences to the victims and their families.{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/california-killings-elliot-rodger-was-described-as-polite-and-courteous-during-welfare-check-by-police-9432530.html |title=California killings: Elliot Rodger's family warned police about killer's disturbing online videos before shootings and stabbings |magazine=The Independent |last=Molloy |first=Antonia |date=May 25, 2014 |accessdate=May 31, 2024 |archive-date=September 25, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925182257/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/california-killings-elliot-rodger-was-described-as-polite-and-courteous-during-welfare-check-by-police-9432530.html |url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/parents-searched-for-rampage-gunman/30302549.html|title=Parents searched for rampage gunman|work=Belfast Telegraph|date=May 24, 2014|access-date=November 28, 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://news.sky.com/story/elliot-rodger-shooting-family-in-shock-10403899 |title=Elliot Rodger Shooting: Family 'In Shock' |publisher=Sky News|date=May 25, 2014 |accessdate=February 22, 2024 |archive-date=May 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240523175937/https://news.sky.com/story/elliot-rodger-shooting-family-in-shock-10403899 |url-status=live}} In interviews with the Daily Mail and Kent Online, Rodger's paternal grandmother described him as "very sick" and a "disturbed boy", mentioning that if her husband was still alive, he would be in "terrible shock".{{cite web|url=https://www.kentonline.co.uk/ashford/news/ashford-grandmother-says-california-shoooter-17737/|title=Elliot Rodger who carried out a drive-by shooting in California was a 'very sick boy' according to his Smarden grandmother Lois Rodger|publisher=Kent Online|last=Jamieson|first=Tricia|date=May 25, 2014|access-date=September 15, 2024|archive-date=April 6, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240406073357/https://www.kentonline.co.uk/ashford/news/ashford-grandmother-says-california-shoooter-17737/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.kentonline.co.uk/maidstone/news/elliot-rodger-father-interview-19334/|title=Maidstone-educated Peter Rodger describes nightmare of son Elliot Rodger's mass killing spree in California in Barbara Walters interview on ABC|publisher=Kent Online|date=June 27, 2014|access-date=September 15, 2024|archive-date=September 14, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240914120513/https://www.kentonline.co.uk/maidstone/news/elliot-rodger-father-interview-19334/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.news.com.au/world/california-shooter-elliot-rodgers-father-was-assistant-director-of-the-hunger-games/news-story/eaabd768cc7f3c0308295324332c02e9|title=California shooter Elliot Rodger's father was assistant director of The Hunger Games|publisher=News.com.au|date=May 26, 2014|access-date=November 28, 2024}}
In June 2014, Rodger's father met with Richard Martinez, the father of Michaels-Martinez, to discuss Michaels-Martinez and his life.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/santa-barbara-shooters-father-victims-708727/ |title=Santa Barbara Shooter's Father and Victim's Dad Meet to Grieve (Photos) |work=The Hollywood Reporter |last1=Lewis |first1=Hilary |date=June 2, 2014 |access-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816093517/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/santa-barbara-shooters-father-victims-708727/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://slate.com/technology/2014/05/elliot-rodgers-family-the-tragedy-of-raising-adam-lanza-seung-hui-cho-and-other-mass-rampage-killers.html |title=What Did the Families Know? |work=Slate |last1=Newman |first1=Katherine |date=May 27, 2014 |access-date=August 12, 2024 |archive-date=August 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240814044254/https://slate.com/technology/2014/05/elliot-rodgers-family-the-tragedy-of-raising-adam-lanza-seung-hui-cho-and-other-mass-rampage-killers.html |url-status=live}}{{cite magazine |url=https://time.com/2807495/santa-barbara-massacre-victim-dad-meets-perpetrator-dad/ |title=Dad of Santa Barbara Massacre Victim Meets With Killer's Dad |magazine=Time |last1=Liljas |first1=Per |date=June 2, 2014 |access-date=May 8, 2024 |archive-date=December 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216121112/https://time.com/2807495/santa-barbara-massacre-victim-dad-meets-perpetrator-dad/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/news/video/father-of-santa-barbara-shooter-meets-victims-dad-24153836 |title=Father of Santa Barbara Shooter Meets With Victim's Dad |work=Good Morning America |date=June 16, 2014 |access-date=May 8, 2024 |archive-date=May 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508011757/https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/news/video/father-of-santa-barbara-shooter-meets-victims-dad-24153836 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/06/16/322592320/photos-father-of-santa-barbara-killer-meets-victims-dad |title=Photos: Father Of Santa Barbara Killer Meets Victim's Dad |publisher=NPR |last1=Peralta |first1=Eyder |date=June 16, 2014 |access-date=May 8, 2024 |archive-date=January 30, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200130080913/https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/06/16/322592320/photos-father-of-santa-barbara-killer-meets-victims-dad |url-status=live}}}} During an interview, Peter told Barbara Walters despite his son's long history of social problems and years of therapy, he never thought his son was capable of murder. Peter said his son was good at hiding his true emotions, expressed sorrow for the pain caused to the victims' families, and said he would help prevent future mass killings.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:{{cite web |url=https://www.smh.com.au/world/elliot-rodgers-dad-my-son-was-a-mass-murderer-20140627-zsnkc.html |title=Elliot Rodger's dad: 'My son was a mass murderer' |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |last1=Panzar |first1=Javier |date=June 27, 2014 |access-date=August 14, 2024 |archive-date=August 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240814070858/https://www.smh.com.au/world/elliot-rodgers-dad-my-son-was-a-mass-murderer-20140627-zsnkc.html |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/santa-barbara-shooting-suspects-father-715077/ |title=Santa Barbara Shooting Suspect's Father: 'We Didn't See This Coming at All' (Video) |work=The Hollywood Reporter |last1=Lewis |first1=Hilary |date=June 26, 2014 |access-date=August 14, 2024 |archive-date=August 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240814070859/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/santa-barbara-shooting-suspects-father-715077/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/elliot-rodger-s-father-this-is-the-american-horror-story-9568097.html |title=Elliot Rodger's father: 'This is the American horror story' |work=The Independent |last1=Moodley |first1=Kiran |date=June 27, 2014 |access-date=August 14, 2024 |archive-date=August 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240814070858/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/elliot-rodger-s-father-this-is-the-american-horror-story-9568097.html |url-status=live}}{{cite magazine |url=https://time.com/2933821/elliot-rodger-peter-isla-vista-shooting/ |title=Father of California Shooter: 'We Didn't See This Coming' |magazine=Time |last1=Gidda |first1=Mirren |date=June 27, 2014 |access-date=February 22, 2024 |archive-date=February 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223085848/https://time.com/2933821/elliot-rodger-peter-isla-vista-shooting/ |url-status=live}}}} Five years after Rodger's attack, his mother searched mass shootings online and found threat assessment. She later began participating in threat assessment training sessions, sharing her experiences and hoping people will find warning signs of individuals in mental distress.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/luigi-mangione-parents-of-school-shooter-cope-2024-12|title=What if your child grows up to do the unthinkable?|magazine=Business Insider|last1=Pugachevsky|first1=Julia|date=December 20, 2024|access-date=December 23, 2024|archive-date=December 21, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241221201129/https://www.businessinsider.com/luigi-mangione-parents-of-school-shooter-cope-2024-12|url-status=live}}
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On May 24, 2014, at Anisq'Oyo Park in Isla Vista, students and the wider community attended a candlelight gathering to remember the victims.{{cite web|url=https://www.dailynews.com/2014/05/25/hundreds-gather-saturday-night-to-remember-santa-barbara-shooting-victims/|title=Hundreds gather Saturday night to remember Santa Barbara shooting victims|work=Los Angeles Daily News|last1=Himes|first1=Thomas|date=May 25, 2014|access-date=February 22, 2024|archive-date=June 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210616043126/https://www.dailynews.com/2014/05/25/hundreds-gather-saturday-night-to-remember-santa-barbara-shooting-victims/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/isla-vista-rampage/thousands-attend-prayer-vigil-victims-isla-vista-killings-n114096|title=Thousands Attend Prayer Vigil for Victims of Isla Vista Killings|publisher=NBC News|date=May 25, 2014|access-date=February 22, 2024|archive-date=February 24, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224060937/https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/isla-vista-rampage/thousands-attend-prayer-vigil-victims-isla-vista-killings-n114096|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://dailynexus.com/2014-05-25/isla-vista-community-gathers-to-mourn-share-memories-of-those-lost/|title=Isla Vista Community Gathers to Mourn, Share Memories of Those Lost|work=Daily Nexus|last=Mounteer|first=Peter|date=May 25, 2014|access-date=October 8, 2024|archive-date=July 3, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240703213302/https://dailynexus.com/2014-05-25/isla-vista-community-gathers-to-mourn-share-memories-of-those-lost/|url-status=live}} Three days later, on May 27, UCSB canceled classes and held a "day of mourning and reflection" at the university's Harder Stadium.{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-uc-santa-barbara-resumes-classes-20140528-story.html|title=UC Santa Barbara resumes classes after deadly Elliot Rodger rampage|work=Los Angeles Times|last=Flores|first=Adolfo|date=May 28, 2014|access-date=October 8, 2024|archive-date=December 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231223082603/https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-uc-santa-barbara-resumes-classes-20140528-story.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/usanow/2014/05/26/elliot-rodger-santa-barbara-university-isla-vista/9594107/|title=Day of mourning planned in Santa Barbara after rampage|work=USA Today|last=Jones|first=Charisse|date=May 26, 2014|access-date=October 8, 2024|archive-date=July 2, 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230702191122/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/usanow/2014/05/26/elliot-rodger-santa-barbara-university-isla-vista/9594107/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/sv/article/i-survived-the-isla-vista-shooting/|title=I Survived the Isla Vista Shooting|work=Vice|last=Skerge|first=Sky|date=June 2, 2014|access-date=October 8, 2024|archive-date=October 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241008104826/https://www.vice.com/sv/article/i-survived-the-isla-vista-shooting/|url-status=live}} More than 20,000 people attended the memorial, where Michaels-Martinez's father read statements from the families of Hong and Wang.{{cite magazine|url=https://time.com/121631/memorial-uc-santa-barbara-shooting-elliot-rodger/|title=Thousands Mourn Victims of Isla Vista Slayings|magazine=Time|last=Rayman|first=Noah|date=May 27, 2014|access-date=February 22, 2024|archive-date=February 24, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224060937/https://time.com/121631/memorial-uc-santa-barbara-shooting-elliot-rodger/|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2014/05/27/isla-vista-shootings-thousands-turn-out-to-mourn-students-killed-in-rampage/|title=Isla Vista shootings: Thousands turn out to mourn students killed in rampage|magazine=East Bay Times|date=May 27, 2014|access-date=September 15, 2024|archive-date=September 14, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240914120505/https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2014/05/27/isla-vista-shootings-thousands-turn-out-to-mourn-students-killed-in-rampage/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/national-international/memorial-service-isla-vista-uc-santa-barbara-day-of-mourning-students-shooting/70016/|title=Victim's Father Speaks at Memorial During 'Day of Mourning and Reflection'|publisher=NBC Los Angeles|last1=Lloyd|first1=Jonathan|last2=Kandel|first2=Jason|date=May 28, 2014|access-date=October 8, 2024|archive-date=September 28, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240928122428/https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/national-international/memorial-service-isla-vista-uc-santa-barbara-day-of-mourning-students-shooting/70016/|url-status=live}} He also spoke about his son and repeatedly yelled "not one more" to the crowd.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.com/2014/05/29/isla-vista-killings-shock-suffering-survival/|title=Isla Vista Killings: Shock. Suffering. Survival.|work=Santa Barbara Independent|last=Hoffman|first=Lyz|date=May 29, 2014|access-date=February 22, 2024|archive-date=February 24, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224060937/https://www.independent.com/2014/05/29/isla-vista-killings-shock-suffering-survival/|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.thewrap.com/father-of-ussb-not-one-more/|title=UCSB Shooting Memorial: Richard Martinez Lashes Out at Congress, Demands 'Not One More' Shooting|magazine=TheWrap|last=Bennett|first=Anita|date=May 27, 2014|access-date=September 14, 2024|archive-date=August 29, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829042617/https://www.thewrap.com/father-of-ussb-not-one-more/|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://lompocrecord.com/not-one-more-says-father-of-isla-vista-shooting-victim/article_d2fb6570-e6f3-11e3-8452-001a4bcf887a.html|title='Not one more' says father of Isla Vista shooting victim|magazine=Lompoc Record|date=May 28, 2014|access-date=September 14, 2024|archive-date=September 14, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240914120513/https://lompocrecord.com/not-one-more-says-father-of-isla-vista-shooting-victim/article_d2fb6570-e6f3-11e3-8452-001a4bcf887a.html|url-status=live}} On May 29, over 2,000 people gathered for a paddle-out memorial, where students chanted, sang, and threw flowers into the ocean.{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-ucsb-students-paddle-out-isla-vista-victims-20140529-story.html|title=UC Santa Barbara students paddle out to honor Isla Vista victims|work=Los Angeles Times|last=Wells|first=Jason|date=May 29, 2014|access-date=October 8, 2024|archive-date=September 13, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913020647/https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-ucsb-students-paddle-out-isla-vista-victims-20140529-story.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://dailynexus.com/2014-05-29/thousands-attend-paddle-out/|title=Thousands Attend Paddle-Out|work=Daily Nexus|last=Fernbacher|first=Max|date=May 29, 2014|access-date=October 8, 2024|archive-date=April 18, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240418134550/https://dailynexus.com/2014-05-29/thousands-attend-paddle-out/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/mikehayes/thousands-of-surfers-honor-ucsb-victims-with-memorial-paddle|title=Thousands Of Surfers Honor UCSB Victims With Memorial 'Paddle-Out'|publisher=BuzzFeed|last=Hayes|first=Mike|date=May 29, 2014|access-date=October 8, 2024|archive-date=July 4, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240704110013/https://www.buzzfeed.com/mikehayes/thousands-of-surfers-honor-ucsb-victims-with-memorial-paddle|url-status=live}}
Reactions
=On social media=
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After the attacks, PUAHate closed its forums, causing its members to go to other chatrooms and forums.{{cite web |url=https://slate.com/human-interest/2014/05/elliot-rodger-the-pick-up-artist-communitys-predictable-horrible-response-to-a-mass-murder.html |title=The Pick-Up Artist Community's Predictable, Horrible Response to a Mass Murder |work=Slate |last1=Hess |first1=Amanda |date=May 24, 2014 |access-date=May 6, 2024 |archive-date=April 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240421234933/https://slate.com/human-interest/2014/05/elliot-rodger-the-pick-up-artist-communitys-predictable-horrible-response-to-a-mass-murder.html |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/elliot-rodgers-online-life-provides-a-glimpse-at-a-hateful-group-of-pick-up-artists/ |title=Elliot Rodger's Online Life Provides a Glimpse at a Hateful Group of 'Anti-Pick-up Artists' |work=Vice |last1=McGuire |first1=Patrick |date=May 26, 2014 |access-date=May 6, 2024 |archive-date=April 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240421092600/https://www.vice.com/en/article/znwz53/elliot-rodgers-online-life-provides-a-glimpse-at-a-hateful-group-of-pick-up-artists |url-status=live}}{{cite magazine |url=https://newrepublic.com/article/118036/sexist-pseudoscience-alpha-male-pick-artists |title=The Sexist Pseudoscience of Pick-Up Artists: The Dangers of 'Alpha Male' Thinking |magazine=The New Republic |last1=Steadman |first1=Ian |date=June 6, 2014 |access-date=May 6, 2024 |archive-date=May 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200502191611/https://newrepublic.com/article/118036/sexist-pseudoscience-alpha-male-pick-artists |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-27640474 |title=The extreme misogyny of 'pick-up artist' hate |publisher=BBC News |date=May 31, 2014 |access-date=May 6, 2024 |archive-date=June 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190606152636/https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-27640474 |url-status=live}} On social media and in the comments on Rodger's YouTube videos, some men empathized with Rodger's views and difficulties; some said being ignored by women was a valid reason for murdering women.{{cite web |url=https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/elliot-rodger-mens-rights-activists/ |title=Why Elliot Rodger is being linked to the men's rights movement |work=The Daily Dot |last1=Baker-Whitelaw |first1=Gavia |date=May 25, 2014 |access-date=March 8, 2024 |archive-date=March 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240309035808/https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/elliot-rodger-mens-rights-activists/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/politics/news/a26084/ucsb-shooters-fans-on-rodgers-sister/ |title=Men's Rights Activists Discover Photo of Elliot Rodger's Sister — Their Reaction Will Haunt You |work=Cosmopolitan |last1=Shrayber |first1=Mark |date=May 31, 2014 |access-date=August 10, 2024 |archive-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816093517/https://www.cosmopolitan.com/politics/news/a26084/ucsb-shooters-fans-on-rodgers-sister/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://msmagazine.com/2023/04/09/incel-violence-women-misogyny-white-supremacy-online/ |title=The Danger of Incels—and How We Shift the Thinking of Men Attracted to These Groups |work=Ms. |last1=Emezue |first1=Chuka |date=April 9, 2023 |access-date=May 17, 2024 |archive-date=March 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240324190215/https://msmagazine.com/2023/04/09/incel-violence-women-misogyny-white-supremacy-online/ |url-status=live}} Some users on social media described Rodger as attractive and wondered how he failed to get a girlfriend. Other users acknowledged his physical appearance but contended that he failed to gain attention from women because he was mentally disturbed and had expectations that women should approach him instead.{{cite web |url=https://www.dailydot.com/crime/elliot-rodger-so-hot-right-now-horrible/ |title=The Internet thinks alleged mass murderer Elliot Rodger was hot |work=The Daily Dot |last=McHugh |first=Molly |date=May 25, 2014 |accessdate=June 3, 2024 |archive-date=March 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240323215910/http://www.dailydot.com/crime/elliot-rodger-so-hot-right-now-horrible/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.vox.com/2014/5/25/5749416/don-t-give-elliot-rodger-in-death-the-fame-he-wanted-in-life |title=Mass murderers want glory and fame. Somehow, we need to stop giving it to them. |work=Vox |last1=Klein |first1=Ezra |date=May 25, 2014 |access-date=May 8, 2024 |archive-date=December 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231209180051/https://www.vox.com/2014/5/25/5749416/don-t-give-elliot-rodger-in-death-the-fame-he-wanted-in-life |url-status=live}}
A Facebook page named "Elliot Rodger Is an American Hero" was created, calling on men to share their thoughts and pay tribute to Rodger for his "ultimate sacrifice in the struggle against feminazi ideology".{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/may/26/facebook-removes-page-glorifying-isla-vista-killer |title=Facebook removes page glorifying Isla Vista killer |work=The Guardian |last1=Hern |first1=Alex |date=May 26, 2014 |access-date=March 8, 2024 |archive-date=March 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240310081139/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/may/26/facebook-removes-page-glorifying-isla-vista-killer |url-status=live}}{{cite news |url=https://torontosun.com/2014/05/27/facebook-takes-down-elliot-rodger-fan-pages |title=Facebook fan pages for Elliot Rodger keep returning |newspaper=Toronto Sun |last=Goodyear |first=Sheena |date=May 27, 2014 |access-date=September 15, 2024 |archive-date=May 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520062737/https://torontosun.com/2014/05/27/facebook-takes-down-elliot-rodger-fan-pages |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.nbcbayarea.com/local/facebook-takes-down-virgin-killer-fan-pages/73078/ |title=Facebook Takes Down 'Virgin Killer' Fan Pages |publisher=NBC Bay Area |date=May 28, 2014 |access-date=September 15, 2024 |archive-date=September 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240914101052/https://www.nbcbayarea.com/local/facebook-takes-down-virgin-killer-fan-pages/73078/ |url-status=live}} The page also shared Rodger's "Retribution" video, and several users expressed support for his quest for vengeance against women.{{cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/2014/05/27/opinion/lindin-misogyny-rodger-killings/index.html |title=In killer's world, victims get blamed |work=CNN |last1=Lindin |first1=Emily |date=May 28, 2014 |access-date=March 8, 2024 |archive-date=March 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240310081139/https://www.cnn.com/2014/05/27/opinion/lindin-misogyny-rodger-killings/index.html |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/facebook-removes-fan-pages-glorifying-ucsb-killer/63-282125465 |title=Facebook removes fan pages glorifying UCSB killer |publisher=KSDK |date=May 27, 2014 |access-date=September 15, 2024 |archive-date=September 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240914100729/https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/facebook-removes-fan-pages-glorifying-ucsb-killer/63-282125465 |url-status=live}} Activists reported the page for promoting hate speech, harassment, and violence, and initiated a campaign on Twitter encouraging others to report the page to Facebook.{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/facebook-relents-to-remove-page-glorifying-isla-vista-killer-elliot-rodger-9435875.html |title=Elliot Rodger: Facebook removes page glorifying Isla Vista shooter |work=The Independent |last1=Griffin |first1=Andrew |date=May 28, 2014 |access-date=March 8, 2024 |archive-date=March 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240310081140/https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/facebook-relents-to-remove-page-glorifying-isla-vista-killer-elliot-rodger-9435875.html |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.southbendtribune.com/story/opinion/2014/06/03/opinion-can-american-culture-explain-the-santa-barbara-shootings/117157760/ |title=Opinion: Can American culture explain the Santa Barbara shootings? |work=South Bend Tribune |last1=Mathis |first1=Joel |last2=Boychuk |first2=Ben |date=June 3, 2014 |access-date=September 15, 2024 |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526122018/https://www.southbendtribune.com/story/opinion/2014/06/03/opinion-can-american-culture-explain-the-santa-barbara-shootings/117157760/ |url-status=live}} Facebook said the page did not infringe upon its community standards, leading to widespread criticism on Twitter.{{cite web |url=https://www.smh.com.au/world/facebook-page-glorifying-elliot-rodger-removed-20140528-zrq9j.html |title=Facebook page glorifying Elliot Rodger removed |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |last1=Rodriguez |first1=Salvador |date=May 28, 2014 |access-date=March 8, 2024 |archive-date=March 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240310081139/https://www.smh.com.au/world/facebook-page-glorifying-elliot-rodger-removed-20140528-zrq9j.html |url-status=live}} The page, along with several other fan pages, were later deactivated, with Facebook citing its Statement of Rights and Responsibilities as the rationale for the decision.{{cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2014/05/27/eliot-rodger-facebook-youtube/9622951/ |title=Facebook removes fan pages glorifying California killer |work=USA Today |last1=Lee |first1=Jolie |date=May 28, 2014 |access-date=March 8, 2024 |archive-date=March 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240310081139/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2014/05/27/eliot-rodger-facebook-youtube/9622951/ |url-status=live}}
Following Rodger's misogynistic attacks and the identification of his hatred of women as a motivating factor, some Twitter users employed the hashtag #NotAllMen to express "not all men" act the same as Rodger or would commit similar attacks.{{cite web |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/jessie-thompson/elliot-rodger-not-all-men_b_5394396.html |title=Elliot Rodger: Not All Men Hate Women{{spd}}But If One Does, That's Enough |work=HuffPost |last1=Thompson |first1=Jessie |date=May 28, 2014 |access-date=March 11, 2024 |archive-date=February 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226214202/https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/jessie-thompson/elliot-rodger-not-all-men_b_5394396.html |url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ajc.com/news/what-with-the-yesallwomen-and-notallmen-hashtags/HkLI9RKF0w5DDokbKBCM2H/|title=What's up with the #YesAllWomen and #NotAllMen hashtags?|work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|last1=Bailey|first1=Jasmine|date=May 25, 2014|access-date=October 5, 2024|archive-date=October 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241005094405/https://www.ajc.com/news/what-with-the-yesallwomen-and-notallmen-hashtags/HkLI9RKF0w5DDokbKBCM2H/|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://time.com/2809276/notallmen-dont-get-it/|title=#NotAllMen Don't Get It|magazine=Time|last1=Bridges|first1=Jeff|date=June 2, 2014|access-date=October 5, 2024|archive-date=March 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170317032332/http://time.com/2809276/notallmen-dont-get-it/|url-status=live}} Other men on social media argued that his attacks were not misogynistic because Rodger killed more men than women, that he was mentally ill, and the lack of gun control in the United States was to blame for the attacks.{{cite web |url=https://slate.com/human-interest/2014/05/elliot-rodger-hated-men-because-he-hated-women.html?pay=1710055726879&support_journalism=please |title="If I Can't Have Them, No One Will": How Misogyny Kills Men |work=Slate |last1=Hess |first1=Amanda |date=May 29, 2014 |access-date=March 8, 2024 |archive-date=March 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240310081140/https://slate.com/human-interest/2014/05/elliot-rodger-hated-men-because-he-hated-women.html?pay=1710055726879&support_journalism=please |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://archive.junkee.com/elliot-rodger-and-the-dark-heart-of-mens-rights-activism/34885|title=Elliot Rodger, And The Dark Heart Of Men's Rights Activism|publisher=Junkee |last=Parkhill |first=Chad |date=May 26, 2014 |accessdate=June 3, 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2014/6/7/elliot-rodger-wasnt-interested-in-women |title=Elliot Rodger wasn't interested in women |publisher=Al Jazeera English |last1=Thomas |first1=Dexter |date=June 7, 2014 |access-date=March 8, 2024 |archive-date=March 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240310081139/https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2014/6/7/elliot-rodger-wasnt-interested-in-women |url-status=live}} The hashtag faced criticism for diverting attention away from the broader issue of the dangers against women.{{cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/2014/05/27/living/california-killer-hashtag-yesallwomen/index.html |title=Why #YesAllWomen took off on Twitter |work=CNN |last1=Grinberg |first1=Emanuella |date=May 27, 2014 |access-date=March 11, 2024 |archive-date=September 17, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917032646/http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/27/living/california-killer-hashtag-yesallwomen/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://slate.com/technology/2014/05/not-all-men-how-discussing-womens-issues-gets-derailed.html |title=#YesAllWomen |work=Slate |last1= Plait |first1=Phil |date=May 27, 2014 |access-date=March 11, 2024 |archive-date=October 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181012115025/http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2014/05/27/not_all_men_how_discussing_women_s_issues_gets_derailed.html |url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://graziadaily.co.uk/life/real-life/yesallwomen-empowering-response-shooter-elliot-rodger/|title=#yesallwomen Is The Empowering Response On Social Media To Shooter Elliot Rodger|work=Grazia|last1=Draper|first1=Lucy|date=May 27, 2014|access-date=October 5, 2024|archive-date=October 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241005094506/https://graziadaily.co.uk/life/real-life/yesallwomen-empowering-response-shooter-elliot-rodger/|url-status=live}} In a bid to shift the focus back to the misogyny and sexism experienced by women, two Twitter users introduced the hashtag #YesAllWomen, saying all women endure sexism and misogyny.{{cite web |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2014/05/28/powerful-twitter-response-to-elliot-rodgers-misogynistic-bile/ |title=Powerful Twitter response to Elliot Rodger's misogynistic bile |work=The Dallas Morning News |date=May 27, 2014 |access-date=March 11, 2024 |archive-date=February 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226214201/https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2014/05/28/powerful-twitter-response-to-elliot-rodgers-misogynistic-bile/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.westword.com/arts/standing-in-the-way-of-control-elliot-rodger-yesallwomen-and-the-culture-of-misogyny-5789293|title=Standing in the way of control: Elliot Rodger, #YesAllWomen and the culture of misogyny|work=Westword|last1=Davies|first1=Bree|date=May 27, 2014|access-date=October 5, 2024|archive-date=October 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241005094405/https://www.westword.com/arts/standing-in-the-way-of-control-elliot-rodger-yesallwomen-and-the-culture-of-misogyny-5789293|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.vox.com/2014/5/25/5749480/why-yesallwomen-is-the-most-important-thing-youll-read-today|title=Why #yesallwomen is the most important thing you'll read today|work=Vox|last1=Abad-Santos|first1=Alex|date=May 25, 2014|access-date=October 5, 2024|archive-date=October 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241005100825/https://www.vox.com/2014/5/25/5749480/why-yesallwomen-is-the-most-important-thing-youll-read-today|url-status=live}} Within four days of its inception, the #YesAllWomen hashtag had been used 1.2 million times on Twitter, quickly eclipsing previous hashtags that aimed to highlight violence and sexism against women.{{cite web|url=https://slate.com/technology/2017/10/metoo-is-frustratingly-familiar.html|title=For Women, #MeToo Is Frustratingly Familiar|work=Slate|last1=Cummins|first1=Eleanor|date=October 16, 2017|access-date=October 5, 2024|archive-date=October 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241005100716/https://slate.com/technology/2017/10/metoo-is-frustratingly-familiar.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://theintercept.com/2017/10/27/me-too-metoo-social-media-harvey-weinstein-sexual-assault/|title=How #meToo Can Graduate from Moment to Movement|work=The Intercept|last1=Lennard|first1=Natasha|date=October 27, 2017|access-date=October 5, 2024|archive-date=October 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241005094505/https://theintercept.com/2017/10/27/me-too-metoo-social-media-harvey-weinstein-sexual-assault/|url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-27565815 |title=#YesAllWomen: California rampage sparks Twitter response |publisher=BBC News |date=May 27, 2014 |access-date=March 11, 2024 |archive-date=March 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240313055502/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-27565815 |url-status=live}}
Rodger and his attacks brought the incel community to mainstream attention and were praised by young men around the world who identified as incels.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:{{cite web |url=https://www.news24.com/Life/twitter-responds-to-elliot-rodger-massacre-20140526 |title=Twitter responds to 'Virgin Killer', Elliot Rodger's massacre |work=News24 |last1=Radloff |first1=Lili |date=May 26, 2014 |access-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-date=September 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240914100833/https://www.news24.com/Life/twitter-responds-to-elliot-rodger-massacre-20140526 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/09/22/incels-rape-murder-study/ |title=The online incel movement is getting more violent and extreme, report says |newspaper=The Washington Post |last1=Lorenz |first1=Taylor |date=September 23, 2022 |access-date=May 16, 2024 |archive-date=February 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226211303/https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/david-kaufman-elliot-rodger-incel-stalker-b2058474.html |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/david-kaufman-elliot-rodger-incel-stalker-b2058474.html |title=Stalker who worshipped incel killer Elliot Rodger sentenced to 30 months prison |work=The Independent |last=Hurley |first=Bevan |date=April 14, 2022 |access-date=May 16, 2024 |archive-date=February 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226211303/https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/david-kaufman-elliot-rodger-incel-stalker-b2058474.html |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/incels-elliot-rodger-misogyny-far-right/ |title=Killer Incels: How Misogynistic Men Sparked a New Terror Threat |publisher=Vice News |date=May 31, 2022 |access-date=March 8, 2024 |archive-date=March 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240305155509/https://www.vice.com/en/article/bvnw3d/incels-elliot-rodger-misogyny-far-right |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/2019/07/237264/inside-the-secret-world-of-incels-bbc-three |title=Inside The Secret World Of Incels – The Men Who Want To Punish Women |publisher=Refinery29 |last1=Gil |first1=Natalie |date=July 19, 2015 |access-date=May 17, 2024 |archive-date=December 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231213190220/https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/2019/07/237264/inside-the-secret-world-of-incels-bbc-three |url-status=live}}}} Incels post tribute songs, and others distributed t-shirts with Rodger's image.{{cite web |url=https://www.thecut.com/2018/04/incel-meaning-rebellion-alex-minassian-elliot-rodger-reddit.html |title=When a Mass Murderer Has a Cult Following |work=The Cut |last1=Futrelle |first1=David |date=April 27, 2018 |access-date=March 8, 2024 |archive-date=May 6, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180506145559/https://www.thecut.com/2018/04/incel-meaning-rebellion-alex-minassian-elliot-rodger-reddit.html |url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-elliot-rodger-incel-20180426-story.html|title=How Elliot Rodger went from misfit mass murderer to 'saint' for group of misogynists — and suspected Toronto killer|work=Los Angeles Times|last1=Branson-Potts|first1=Hailey|last2=Winton|first2=Richard|date=April 26, 2018|access-date=March 8, 2024|archive-date=August 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190822204434/https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-elliot-rodger-incel-20180426-story.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43892189|title=Elliot Rodger: How misogynist killer became 'incel hero'|publisher=BBC|date=April 25, 2018|access-date=March 8, 2024|archive-date=May 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180512075225/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43892189|url-status=live}} Incels refer to Rodger as a "saint" and a "hero", celebrating "Saint Elliot Day" on every anniversary of his attacks.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:{{Cite journal |last=Chan |first=Esli |date=July 2023 |title=Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence, Hate Speech, and Terrorism: A Risk Assessment on the Rise of the Incel Rebellion in Canada |journal=Violence Against Women |language=en |volume=29 |issue=9 |pages=1687–1718 |doi=10.1177/10778012221125495 |issn=1077-8012 |pmc=10248308 |pmid=36226437 |quote=Saint Elliot is a description of Rodger as a martyr due to his violent actions (Squirrel, 2018). A word frequency search of Saint Elliot reveals 25 occurrences within incels.co; a word tree query on Saint Elliot reveals that conversations featured the adoration and justification of his actions. Incels.co members also celebrated a "Happy Saint Elliot's Day" on May 23, the date of his shooting, favoring Rodger's actions. As a result, the term "Saint Elliot" is assigned to VERA-2's Glorification of Violent Action risk factor as it is as a term of adoration of incel-inspired violence against women.}}{{cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/16/us/incel-involuntary-celibate-explained-cec/index.html |title=What does the term 'incel' mean? |work=CNN |last1=Willingham |first1=AJ |date=March 16, 2023 |access-date=May 17, 2024 |archive-date=February 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240213103633/https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/16/us/incel-involuntary-celibate-explained-cec/index.html |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/world-news/andrew-tate-incels-manosphere-how-25905500 |title=Andrew Tate, incels and the manosphere - how the internet is radicalising young men |work=Manchester Evening News |last1=Mwamba |first1=Ramazani |date=January 8, 2023 |access-date=May 17, 2024 |archive-date=April 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405102245/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/world-news/andrew-tate-incels-manosphere-how-25905500 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://graziadaily.co.uk/life/real-life/now-elliot-rodger-called-hero-men-s-rights-activist-websites/ |title=Now Elliot Rodger Has Been Called A Hero On Men's Rights Activist Websites |work=Grazia |last1=Wilkinson |first1=Sophie |date=May 28, 2014 |access-date=August 14, 2024 |archive-date=August 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240814064839/https://graziadaily.co.uk/life/real-life/now-elliot-rodger-called-hero-men-s-rights-activist-websites/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://qz.com/1092037/the-alt-right-is-creating-its-own-dialect-heres-a-complete-guide |title=The alt-right is creating its own dialect. Here's the dictionary |work=Quartz |last1=Sonnad |first1=Nikhil |last2=Squirrell |first2=Tim |date=October 30, 2017 |access-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-date=August 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240828171734/https://qz.com/1092037/the-alt-right-is-creating-its-own-dialect-heres-a-complete-guide |url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.yourtango.com/2018313651/what-is-saint-elliots-day-former-ucsb-student-on-elliot-rodger-mass-shooting-how-incel-rebellion-spreads-ideology-male-supremacy|title=It's Been 4 Years Since I Was At UCSB When 'Incel' Elliot Rodger Killed 6 People — And Male Supremacy Is Still Killing Us|work=YourTango|last1=Dumont|first1=Katana|date=May 23, 2018|access-date=November 12, 2024|archive-date=June 21, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240621213844/https://www.yourtango.com/2018313651/what-is-saint-elliots-day-former-ucsb-student-on-elliot-rodger-mass-shooting-how-incel-rebellion-spreads-ideology-male-supremacy|url-status=live}}}} Incels also refer to Rodger as "E.R.", and his mass killings have inspired similar crimes.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:{{cite web |title=Why I Spent Two Years Investigating a Notorious Mass Shooting |url=https://www.motherjones.com/criminal-justice/2024/05/investigating-elliot-rodger-incels-isla-vista-threat-assessment/ |last=Follman |first=Mark |work=Mother Jones |date=May 16, 2024 |access-date=May 16, 2024 |archive-date=May 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240516192227/https://www.motherjones.com/criminal-justice/2024/05/investigating-elliot-rodger-incels-isla-vista-threat-assessment/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/should-tv-news-show-elliot-rodgers-video |title=Should TV News Show Elliot Rodger's Video? |work=The Daily Beast |last1=Grove |first1=Lloyd |date=May 27, 2014 |access-date=May 8, 2024 |archive-date=July 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230701153258/https://www.thedailybeast.com/should-tv-news-show-elliot-rodgers-video |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://graziadaily.co.uk/life/real-life/university-student-arrested-threats-copy-elliot-rodger-kill-women/ |title=A University Student Has Been Arrested After Threats To Copy Elliot Rodger's Massacre |work=Grazia |last1=Wilkinson |first1=Sophie |date=September 3, 2014 |access-date=May 8, 2024 |archive-date=May 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240509034741/https://graziadaily.co.uk/life/real-life/university-student-arrested-threats-copy-elliot-rodger-kill-women/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/california-shooting-police-investigating-elliot-3610929 |title=California shooting: Police investigating Elliot Rodger killing spree 'worried about copycat attacks' |work=Daily Mirror |last1=Bucktin |first1=Christopher |date=May 26, 2014 |access-date=May 8, 2024 |archive-date=February 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207040234/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/california-shooting-police-investigating-elliot-3610929 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://radaronline.com/videos/keshav-bhide-arrested-elliot-rodger-santa-barbara-university-washington/ |title='Everything Elliot Did Is Perfectly Justified': Disturbed UW College Student, Vocal In Fondness For Elliot Rodger, Arrested For Cyberstalking |publisher=Radar Online |date=June 17, 2014 |access-date=August 17, 2024 |archive-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816191408/https://radaronline.com/videos/keshav-bhide-arrested-elliot-rodger-santa-barbara-university-washington/ |url-status=live}}}} Incels involved in or suspected of other mass killings have frequently cited Rodger as an influence, often referring to their attacks as "going E.R."{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:{{cite web |url=https://unherd.com/newsroom/new-report-investigates-the-emotional-life-of-incels/ |title=New report investigates the emotional life of incels |work=UnHerd |last1=Billot |first1=James |date=February 9, 2023 |access-date=May 16, 2024 |archive-date=February 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226054021/https://unherd.com/newsroom/new-report-investigates-the-emotional-life-of-incels/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.inverse.com/article/44126-alek-minassian-elliot-rodger-facebook-post |title=Who Was Elliot Rodger? Alek Minassian Referenced Killer In Facebook Post |work=Inverse |last1=Lisa Scott |first1=Grace |date=April 25, 2018 |access-date=August 14, 2024 |archive-date=August 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240814064839/https://www.inverse.com/article/44126-alek-minassian-elliot-rodger-facebook-post |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2022/05/femcel-meaning-female-incel-reddit/629836/ |title=What Do Female Incels Really Want? |work=The Atlantic |last1=Tiffany |first1=Kaitlyn |date=May 12, 2022 |access-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816101755/https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2022/05/femcel-meaning-female-incel-reddit/629836/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/2018/04/24/father-of-mass-shooter-elliot-rodger-very-sad-toronto-attacker-was-inspired-by-his-son/ |title=Father of mass shooter Elliot Rodger 'very sad' Toronto attacker was inspired by his son |work=New York Daily News |last1=Dillon |first1=Nancy |last2=Cullen |first2=Terrence |date=April 25, 2018 |access-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816101755/https://www.nydailynews.com/2018/04/24/father-of-mass-shooter-elliot-rodger-very-sad-toronto-attacker-was-inspired-by-his-son/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.newser.com/story/350613/what-the-mom-of-this-mass-shooter-can-teach-us.html |title=What the Mom of This Mass Shooter Can Teach Us |publisher=Newser |last1=Gastaldo |first1=Evann |date=June 1, 2024 |access-date=June 8, 2024 |archive-date=August 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240828171129/https://www.newser.com/story/350613/what-the-mom-of-this-mass-shooter-can-teach-us.html |url-status=live}}}} On April 23, 2018, 25-year-old Alek Minassian killed eleven people and injured fifteen others in Toronto, Canada, by driving a van into pedestrians.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:{{cite web |url=https://www.jezebel.com/saint-elliot-rodger-and-the-incels-who-canonize-him-1825567815 |title=Saint Elliot Rodger and the 'Incels' Who Canonize Him |work=Jezebel |last1=Edwards |first1=Stassa |date=April 27, 2018 |access-date=March 8, 2024 |archive-date=March 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240310091449/https://www.jezebel.com/saint-elliot-rodger-and-the-incels-who-canonize-him-1825567815 |url-status=live}}{{cite news |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio-web/inside-the-secret-world-of-incels-misogyny-murder-and-cowardice-1.3973980 |title=Inside the Secret World of Incels: Misogyny, murder and cowardice |newspaper=The Irish Times |last=Power |first=Ed |date=August 1, 2019 |access-date=May 17, 2024 |archive-date=April 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240408052843/https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio-web/inside-the-secret-world-of-incels-misogyny-murder-and-cowardice-1.3973980 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.nationalobserver.com/2018/04/27/news/van-attack-puts-spotlight-violent-sentiment-incel-communityexpert |title=Van attack puts spotlight on violent sentiment in 'incel' community:expert |work=Canada's National Observer |last1=Bresge |first1=Adina |date=April 27, 2018 |access-date=May 17, 2024 |archive-date=May 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520112116/https://www.nationalobserver.com/2018/04/27/news/van-attack-puts-spotlight-violent-sentiment-incel-communityexpert |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/04/mass-shooting-1989-montreal-14-women-killed |title='Hate is infectious': how the 1989 mass shooting of 14 women echoes today |work=The Guardian |last1=Lindeman |first1=Tracey |date=December 4, 2019 |access-date=August 14, 2024 |archive-date=August 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240828171018/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/04/mass-shooting-1989-montreal-14-women-killed |url-status=live}}}} Before his attack, Minassian posted on his Facebook profile: "Private (Recruit) Minassian Infantry 00010, wishing to speak to Sgt 4chan please. C23249161. The Incel Rebellion has already begun! We will overthrow all the Chads and Stacys! All hail the Supreme Gentleman Elliot Rodger!"{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.com/2024/05/30/ten-years-later-what-have-we-learned-from-the-violence-in-isla-vista/ |title=Ten Years Later, What Have We Learned from the Violence in Isla Vista? |work=Santa Barbara Independent |last1=Ward |first1=Janes |date=May 30, 2024 |access-date=May 31, 2024 |archive-date=June 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240601000228/https://www.independent.com/2024/05/30/ten-years-later-what-have-we-learned-from-the-violence-in-isla-vista/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/4/25/17279294/toronto-massacre-minassian-incels-internet-misogyny |title=The internet is enabling a community of men who want to kill women. They need to be stopped |work=The Verge |last1=Hudson |first1=Laura |date=April 25, 2018 |access-date=May 31, 2024 |archive-date=August 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180812052453/https://www.theverge.com/2018/4/25/17279294/toronto-massacre-minassian-incels-internet-misogyny |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/facebook-post-linked-to-alek-minassian-cites-incel-rebellion-mass-murderer/article_ce3cbac7-61cc-5910-b6e5-8222f44fa391.html |title=Facebook post linked to Alek Minassian cites 'incel rebellion,' mass murderer |work=Toronto Star |last=Yang |first=Jennifer |date=April 24, 2018 |access-date=May 17, 2024 |archive-date=May 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240517090106/https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/facebook-post-linked-to-alek-minassian-cites-incel-rebellion-mass-murderer/article_ce3cbac7-61cc-5910-b6e5-8222f44fa391.html |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/apr/26/mass-killer-toronto-attack-man-men |title=Nearly every mass killer is a man. We should all be talking more about that |work=The Guardian |last1=Younge |first1=Gary |date=April 26, 2018 |access-date=August 14, 2024 |archive-date=August 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240828171133/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/apr/26/mass-killer-toronto-attack-man-men |url-status=live}}
= In other media =
== Controversy over publication of Rodger's videos and manifesto ==
Several news networks limited the use of Rodger's "Retribution" video for fear of triggering copycat crimes.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:}} On May 24, 2014, YouTube took down Rodger's "Retribution" video, stating it broke the platform's rules by showing a threat of violence.{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2014/05/27/youtube-finally-takes-down-all-of-elliot-rodgers-videos/?sh=72376a6e779a |title=Elliot Rodger's Videos Were Removed From YouTube, But Only Temporarily |work=Forbes |last1=McGuire |first1=Patrick |date=May 26, 2014 |access-date=February 22, 2024 |archive-date=February 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223081721/https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2014/05/27/youtube-finally-takes-down-all-of-elliot-rodgers-videos/?sh=72376a6e779a |url-status=live}}{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/elliot-rodger-video-removed-by-youtube/2014/05/25/8595173c-e42c-11e3-afc6-a1dd9407abcf_story.html |title=Elliot Rodger video removed by YouTube |newspaper=The Washington Post |last1=Farhi |first1=Paul |date=May 25, 2014 |access-date=May 8, 2024 |archive-date=June 7, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140607054829/http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/elliot-rodger-video-removed-by-youtube/2014/05/25/8595173c-e42c-11e3-afc6-a1dd9407abcf_story.html |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2014/may/31/was-youtube-right-to-take-down-elliot-rodger-video |title=Was YouTube right to take down Elliot Rodger's video? |work=The Guardian |last1=Reidy |first1=Padraig |last2=Rozenberg |first2=Joshua |date=May 31, 2014 |access-date=May 8, 2024 |archive-date=May 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240509034655/https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2014/may/31/was-youtube-right-to-take-down-elliot-rodger-video |url-status=live}} Experts noted taking down the video would cause it to be increasingly shared across the internet.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-27588967 |title=Gunman Elliot Rodger's videos removed by YouTube|publisher=BBC News |last1=Lee |first1=Dave |date=May 27, 2014 |access-date=February 22, 2024 |archive-date=February 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223081721/https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-27588967 |url-status=live}} Genius co-founder Mahbod Moghadam resigned after receiving negative media attention by adding annotations on the website to Rodger's manifesto, calling Rodger's sister "smokin hot", and describing the document as "beautifully written".{{cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/2014/05/27/tech/web/rap-genius-fired-shooting/index.html |title=Tech exec fired for comments about California killer |work=CNN |last1=Shaw |first1=Lucus |date=May 26, 2014 |access-date=May 8, 2024 |archive-date=January 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230124175124/https://www.cnn.com/2014/05/27/tech/web/rap-genius-fired-shooting/index.html |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.thewrap.com/rap-genius-co-founder-resigns-after-crass-comments-about-ucsb-shooter/ |title=UCSB Shootings: Rap Genius Co-Founder Ousted Over Crass Comments About Elliot Rodger |work=TheWrap |last1=Reidy |first1=Padraig |date=May 31, 2014 |access-date=May 8, 2024 |archive-date=November 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112013546/https://www.thewrap.com/rap-genius-co-founder-resigns-after-crass-comments-about-ucsb-shooter/ |url-status=live}}{{cite magazine |url=https://time.com/116717/rap-genius-dumps-co-founder-over-annotations-to-alleged-ucsb-shooter-manifesto/ |title=Rap Genius Dumps Co-Founder Over Annotations to Alleged UCSB Shooter Manifesto |magazine=Time |last1=Dockterman |first1=Eliana |date=May 26, 2014 |access-date=May 8, 2024 |archive-date=December 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231215084947/https://time.com/116717/rap-genius-dumps-co-founder-over-annotations-to-alleged-ucsb-shooter-manifesto/ |url-status=live}} Genius CEO Tom Lehman said in a statement Moghadam's comments "went beyond that into gleeful insensitivity and misogyny".{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/rap-genius-cofounder-mahbod-moghadam-forced-to-resign-over-gleeful-and-misogynistic-comments-on-elliot-rodger-manifesto-9437378.html |title=Rap Genius co-founder Mahbod Moghadam resigns over 'gleeful and misogynistic' comments on Elliot Rodger manifesto |work=The Independent |last1=Withnall |first1=Adam |date=May 28, 2014 |access-date=May 8, 2024 |archive-date=July 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220708031607/http://www.independent.co.uk/tech/rap-genius-cofounder-mahbod-moghadam-forced-to-resign-over-gleeful-and-misogynistic-comments-on-elliot-rodger-manifesto-9437378.html |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.vox.com/2014/5/26/11627246/rap-genius-co-founder-moghadam-fired |title=Rap Genius Co-Founder Moghadam Fired Over Tasteless Comments on Santa Barbara Shooting |work=Vox |last1=Swisher |first1=Kara |date=May 26, 2014 |access-date=May 8, 2024 |archive-date=July 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200710050933/https://www.vox.com/2014/5/26/11627246/rap-genius-co-founder-moghadam-fired |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/rap-genius-drops-founder-comments-707108/ |title=Rap Genius Drops Co-Founder Over Comments on Santa Barbara Suspect's Manifesto (Report) |work=The Hollywood Reporter |last1=Emery |first1=Debbie |date=May 26, 2014 |access-date=May 8, 2024 |archive-date=December 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201070400/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/rap-genius-drops-founder-comments-707108/ |url-status=live}}
==Misogyny==
The attacks sparked discussion of broader issues of violence against women and misogyny.{{cite web |url=https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2014/05/lets-call-isla-vista-killings-what-they-were-misogynist-extremism |title=Laurie Penny on misogynist extremism: Let's call the Isla Vista killings what they were |work=New Statesman |last=Penny |first=Laurie |date=May 25, 2014 |access-date=May 10, 2024 |archive-date=July 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230701165505/https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2014/05/lets-call-isla-vista-killings-what-they-were-misogynist-extremism |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/27/us/campus-killings-set-off-anguished-conversation-about-the-treatment-of-women.html |title=Campus Killings Set Off Anguished Conversation About the Treatment of Women |work=The New York Times |last=Medina |first=Jennifer |date=May 26, 2014 |access-date=May 10, 2024 |archive-date=May 27, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527223031/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/27/us/campus-killings-set-off-anguished-conversation-about-the-treatment-of-women.html |url-status=live}} According to the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism at the Hague, Rodger's attacks were an act of misogynist terrorism.{{cite journal |url=https://icct.nl/publication/male-supremacist-terrorism-as-a-rising-threat/ |title=Male Supremacist Terrorism as a Rising Threat |first=Alex |last=DiBranco |date=February 10, 2020 |website=International Centre for Counter-Terrorism |publisher=The Hague |quote=No misogynist killer articulated the terroristic intention behind his selected target more clearly than 22-year-old Elliot Rodger, who set out on his 'War on Women' to 'punish all females for the crime of depriving me of sex.' The autobiography he left behind—which has been taken as a manifesto for the incel ideology—spells this out. |access-date=March 23, 2021 |archive-date=April 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200420024236/https://icct.nl/publication/male-supremacist-terrorism-as-a-rising-threat/ |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=https://macleans.ca/longforms/incel-terrorism/|title=The Incel Terrorist|work=Maclean's|last=Hall|first=Lana|date=April 3, 2024|access-date=October 8, 2024|archive-date=October 7, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241007144912/https://macleans.ca/longforms/incel-terrorism/|url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://graziadaily.co.uk/life/in-the-news/sydney-attacks-misogyny-terrorism/ |title='We Need To Recognise Misogynistic Extremism For What It Really Is – Terrorism' |work=Grazia |last1=Bates |first1=Laura |date=April 15, 2024 |access-date=May 16, 2024 |archive-date=May 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240515074709/https://graziadaily.co.uk/life/in-the-news/sydney-attacks-misogyny-terrorism/ |url-status=live}} The US Secret Service described it as "misogynistic extremism".{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/16/involuntary-celibates-incels-threat-us-secret-service|title='Incels' are a rising threat in the US, Secret Service report finds|work=The Guardian|last=Yang|first=Maya|date=March 16, 2022|access-date=October 8, 2024|archive-date=October 9, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241009005506/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/16/involuntary-celibates-incels-threat-us-secret-service|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.salon.com/2022/03/15/secret-report-details-growing-of-incel-terrorism/|title=Secret Service report details growing threat of 'incel' terrorism|work=Salon.com|last=Skolnik|first=Jon|date=March 15, 2022|access-date=October 8, 2024|archive-date=September 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240905060526/https://www.salon.com/2022/03/15/secret-report-details-growing-of-incel-terrorism/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/incel-threat-secret-service-report/|title=New Secret Service report details growing incel terrorism threat|publisher=CBS News|last=Sganga|first=Nicole|date=March 15, 2022|access-date=October 8, 2024|archive-date=October 9, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241009005526/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/incel-threat-secret-service-report/|url-status=live}} Writer M.E. Williams objected to Rodger being labeled the "virgin killer", saying that implies "one possible cause of male aggression is a lack of female sexual acquiescence".{{cite news |url=https://www.salon.com/2014/05/27/the_media_scapegoating_of_rodgers_childhood_crush/ |title=The media scapegoating of Rodger's childhood crush |newspaper=Salon.com |last=Elizabeth Williams |first=Mary |date=May 27, 2014 |access-date=May 10, 2024 |archive-date=May 29, 2014 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140529165122/http://www.salon.com/2014/05/27/the_media_scapegoating_of_rodgers_childhood_crush/ |url-status=live}} Amanda Hess, writing for Slate, said although Rodger killed more men than women, his motivations were misogynistic because his reason for hating the men he attacked was that he thought they stole the women he felt entitled to. Writing for Reason, Cathy Young wrote that it seemed like a "good example of stretching the concept into meaninglessness – or turning it into unfalsifiable quasi-religious dogma", and that Rodger also wrote hateful messages about other men.{{cite web |url=https://reason.com/2014/05/29/elliot-rodgers-war-on-women-and-toxic-ge/ |title=Elliot Rodger's 'War on Women' and Toxic Gender Warfare |work=Reason |last=Young |first=Cathy |date=May 29, 2014 |access-date=May 10, 2024 |archive-date=May 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210507152804/https://reason.com/2014/05/29/elliot-rodgers-war-on-women-and-toxic-ge/ |url-status=live}}
Film critic Ann Hornaday of The Washington Post attributed the attacks to Hollywood's "sexist movie monoculture", which she said is largely produced by white men.{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/in-a-final-videotaped-message-a-sad-reflection-of-the-sexist-stories-we-so-often-see-on-screen/2014/05/25/dec7e7ea-e40d-11e3-afc6-a1dd9407abcf_story.html |title=In a final videotaped message, a sad reflection of the sexist stories we so often see on screen |newspaper=The Washington Post |last=Hornaday |first=Ann |date=May 25, 2014 |access-date=May 10, 2024 |archive-date=August 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810192649/https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/in-a-final-videotaped-message-a-sad-reflection-of-the-sexist-stories-we-so-often-see-on-screen/2014/05/25/dec7e7ea-e40d-11e3-afc6-a1dd9407abcf_story.html |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://slate.com/human-interest/2014/05/ann-hornaday-on-elliot-rodger-judd-apatow-seth-rogen-and-sexist-movies-aren-t-to-blame-for-the-ucsb-murders.html |title=If Hollywood Movies Inspire Real-Life Violence, Then Why Are Teens Less Violent Than Ever? |work=Slate |last=Grose |first=Jessica |date=May 28, 2014 |access-date=May 10, 2024 |archive-date=November 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109014605/https://slate.com/human-interest/2014/05/ann-hornaday-on-elliot-rodger-judd-apatow-seth-rogen-and-sexist-movies-aren-t-to-blame-for-the-ucsb-murders.html |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://nypost.com/2014/05/27/rogen-apatow-slam-critic-who-blamed-them-for-elliot-rodger-rampage/ |title=Killer virgin sparks a culture war |work=New York Post |last=O'Neill |first=Natalie |date=May 27, 2014 |access-date=May 10, 2024 |archive-date=May 29, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529154632/http://nypost.com/2014/05/27/rogen-apatow-slam-critic-who-blamed-them-for-elliot-rodger-rampage/ |url-status=live}} Hornaday criticized the Canadian actor Seth Rogen and the American director Judd Apatow, stating Rogen's role in the 2014 movie Neighbors and Apatow's directing encourage "outsized frat-boy fantasies", making people like Rodger feel "unjustly shut out of college life that should be full of 'sex and fun and pleasure'."{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/seth-rogen-slams-film-critic-707117/ |title=Seth Rogen Slams Film Critic for Article About Santa Barbara Shooting Rampage |work=The Hollywood Reporter |last=Emery |first=Debbie |date=May 26, 2014 |access-date=May 10, 2024 |archive-date=July 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703035911/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/seth-rogen-slams-film-critic-707117/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/elliot-rodger-isla-vista-shooting-seth-rogen-horrified-at-critic-s-suggestion-his-work-inspired-mass-murderer-s-rampage-against-women-9437969.html |title=Elliot Rodger California shooting: Seth Rogen 'horrified' at suggestion his work inspired mass murderer's rampage against women |work=The Independent |last=Selby |first=Jenn |date=May 28, 2014 |access-date=May 10, 2024 |archive-date=March 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240316201520/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/elliot-rodger-isla-vista-shooting-seth-rogen-horrified-at-critic-s-suggestion-his-work-inspired-mass-murderer-s-rampage-against-women-9437969.html |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/may/28/ann-hornaday-responds-seth-rogen-judd-apatow-elliot-rodger |title=Film critic responds to outrage over linking Seth Rogen with Elliot Rodger |work=The Guardian |last=Beaumont-Thomas |first=Ben |date=May 28, 2014 |access-date=May 10, 2024 |archive-date=May 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240509013302/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/may/28/ann-hornaday-responds-seth-rogen-judd-apatow-elliot-rodger |url-status=live}}
= Gun control and mental health =
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The attacks renewed calls for gun control and improvements in the American healthcare system.{{cite web |url=https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Latest-News-Wires/2014/0529/Elliot-Rodger-rampage-shows-gaps-in-mental-health-law |title=Elliot Rodger rampage shows gaps in mental health law |work=The Christian Science Monitor |last1=R. Blood |first1=Michael |last2=Abdollah |first2=Tami |date=May 29, 2014 |access-date=March 9, 2024 |archive-date=March 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240310001826/https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Latest-News-Wires/2014/0529/Elliot-Rodger-rampage-shows-gaps-in-mental-health-law |url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://reason.com/2014/05/28/gun-controls-false-promise/|title=Elliot Rodger and Gun Control's False Promise|work=Reason|last1=Sullum|first1=Jake|date=May 28, 2014|access-date=October 5, 2024|archive-date=September 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230923171333/https://reason.com/2014/05/28/gun-controls-false-promise/|url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=Recent Tragedy Incites Gun Debate |url=https://dailynexus.com/2014-05-28/recent-tragedy-incites-gun-debate/ |last=Quiambao |first=Carissa |work=Daily Nexus |date=May 28, 2014 |accessdate=August 16, 2024 |archive-date=May 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240526064818/https://dailynexus.com/2014-05-28/recent-tragedy-incites-gun-debate/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/story/opinion/columnists/2014/06/12/will-americans-ever-ready-challenge-gun-cult/10354981/|title=Will Americans ever be ready to challenge the gun cult?|work=Hattiesburg American|last1=Lyons|first1=Gene|date=June 12, 2014|access-date=October 5, 2024|archive-date=October 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241005084643/https://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/story/opinion/columnists/2014/06/12/will-americans-ever-ready-challenge-gun-cult/10354981/|url-status=live}} Sheriff Bill Brown said Rodger's actions and copycat attacks were due to shortcomings in the mental-health treatment system, noted a widespread shortfall in resources for community mental health care, and criticized inadequate communication from healthcare professionals regarding people who suffer from suicidal or homicidal thoughts.{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/25/sheriff-mental-health-shortcomings-california-rampage |title=Sheriff highlights mental-health shortcomings after California killings |work=The Guardian |last1=Carroll |first1=Rory |last2=Pengelly |first2=Martin |date=May 25, 2014 |access-date=February 25, 2024 |archive-date=February 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226112822/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/25/sheriff-mental-health-shortcomings-california-rampage |url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/26/us/gunman-was-able-to-fly-under-the-radar-says-santa-barbara-sheriff.html|title=Gunman Covered Up Risks He Posed, Sheriff Says|work=The New York Times|last1=G. Fitzsimmons|first1=Emma|last2=Knowlton|first2=Brian|date=May 25, 2014|access-date=May 8, 2024|archive-date=December 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231222113332/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/26/us/gunman-was-able-to-fly-under-the-radar-says-santa-barbara-sheriff.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/elliot-rodger-long-concealed-mental-health-issues-sheriff-says/|title=Sheriff: Elliot Rodger long concealed mental health issues|publisher=CBS News|last1=Kaplan|first1=Rebecca|date=May 25, 2014|access-date=May 8, 2024|archive-date=October 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241005100116/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/elliot-rodger-long-concealed-mental-health-issues-sheriff-says/|url-status=live}} Several legislators in California demanded an evaluation of the interaction between the deputies and Rodger on April 30, 2014.{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-rodger-welfare-20140530-story.html |title=Deputies didn't view Elliot Rodger's videos in welfare check |work=Los Angeles Times |last1=Mather |first1=Kate |last2=Winton |first2=Richard |last3=Flores |first3=Adolfo |date=May 29, 2014 |access-date=February 22, 2024 |archive-date=March 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240310001826/https://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-rodger-welfare-20140530-story.html |url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/new-mass-murder-old-lesson/|title=New Mass Murder, Old Lesson|work=The Nation|last1=Kim|first1=Richard|date=June 4, 2014|access-date=October 5, 2024|archive-date=October 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241005100748/https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/new-mass-murder-old-lesson/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://gazette.com/news/police-knew-of-but-didnt-view-killers-videos/article_1a5aadc2-eab9-5e79-8bf0-0b47228ff424.html|title=Police knew of but didn't view killer's videos|work=The Gazette|last1=Kim|first1=Richard|date=May 30, 2014|access-date=October 5, 2024|archive-date=October 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241005100116/https://gazette.com/news/police-knew-of-but-didnt-view-killers-videos/article_1a5aadc2-eab9-5e79-8bf0-0b47228ff424.html|url-status=live}} The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) launched an investigation on the Sheriff's Office's handling of the situation.{{cite web |url=https://radaronline.com/exclusives/2014/06/fbi-investigation-santa-barbara-sheriff-elliot-rodger/ |title=Could Elliot Rodger Have Been Stopped? FBI Investigating Santa Barbara Sheriff's Interactions With The Virgin Killer Prior To Shooting Spree |publisher=Radar Online |last=Heger |first=Jen |date=June 23, 2014 |access-date=May 8, 2024 |archive-date=February 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226112824/https://radaronline.com/exclusives/2014/06/fbi-investigation-santa-barbara-sheriff-elliot-rodger/ |url-status=live}} The deputies did not consult the California gun ownership database, which showed Rodger had purchased at least two handguns.{{cite web|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/2014/05/31/cops-talked-to-elliot-rodger-three-times-before-santa-barbara-killing-spree-didnt-know-he-owned-guns/|title=Cops talked to Elliot Rodger three times before Santa Barbara killing spree, didn't know he owned guns|work=New York Daily News|last1=McShane|first1=Larry|date=May 31, 2014|access-date=October 5, 2024|archive-date=June 1, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240601013000/https://www.nydailynews.com/2014/05/31/cops-talked-to-elliot-rodger-three-times-before-santa-barbara-killing-spree-didnt-know-he-owned-guns/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/police-didnt-search-database-showing-calif-shooter-had-bought-guns/2014/05/30/59ad5186-e74f-11e3-a86b-362fd5443d19_story.html|title=Police didn't search database showing Calif. shooter had bought guns|newspaper=The Washington Post|last1=Kindy|first1=Kimberly|last2=Crites|first2=Alice R.|date=May 30, 2014|access-date=October 5, 2024|archive-date=November 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125030448/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/police-didnt-search-database-showing-calif-shooter-had-bought-guns/2014/05/30/59ad5186-e74f-11e3-a86b-362fd5443d19_story.html|url-status=live}} They also did not examine the YouTube videos that led Rodger's parents to contact them.{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/30/elliot-rodger-santa-barbara-police-knew-videos |title=California authorities knew of but didn't view Elliot Rodger's videos |work=The Guardian |date=May 30, 2014 |access-date=February 22, 2024 |archive-date=March 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240310001826/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/30/elliot-rodger-santa-barbara-police-knew-videos |url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/05/30/police-had-not-seen-elliot-rodgers-videos-when-they-determined-he-was-not-a-threat-officials-say/|title=Police had not seen Elliot Rodger's videos when they determined he was not a threat, officials say|newspaper=The Washington Post|last1=Bever|first1=Lindsey|date=May 30, 2014|access-date=October 5, 2024|archive-date=March 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170317141340/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/05/30/police-had-not-seen-elliot-rodgers-videos-when-they-determined-he-was-not-a-threat-officials-say/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cops-knew-about-santa-barbara-attackers-videos-but-didnt-watch-them/|title=Cops knew about Santa Barbara attacker's videos, but didn't watch them|publisher=CBS News|date=May 29, 2014|access-date=October 5, 2024|archive-date=February 23, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223070457/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cops-knew-about-santa-barbara-attackers-videos-but-didnt-watch-them/|url-status=live}} Subsequently, the Sheriff's Office concluded the responding deputies followed all rules and conducted themselves professionally in accordance with both state law and departmental guidelines.{{cite web|url=https://ktla.com/news/new-details-on-welfare-check-made-on-isla-vista-killer-before-rampage/|title=New Details on 'Welfare Check' Made on Isla Vista Killer Before Rampage|publisher=KTLA|last1=Mcginnis|first1=Shawn|last2=Ryan|first2=Kennedy|work=KTLA |date=May 29, 2014|access-date=October 5, 2024|archive-date=August 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220829085807/https://ktla.com/news/new-details-on-welfare-check-made-on-isla-vista-killer-before-rampage/|url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/isla-vista-rampage/deputies-who-made-welfare-check-ucsb-killer-elliot-rodger-cleared-n119331 |title=Deputies Who Made Welfare Check on UCSB Killer Elliot Rodger Cleared |publisher=NBC News |date=May 31, 2014 |access-date=February 22, 2024 |archive-date=February 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223070452/https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/isla-vista-rampage/deputies-who-made-welfare-check-ucsb-killer-elliot-rodger-cleared-n119331 |url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://santamariatimes.com/news/local/elliot-rodger-welfare-check-detailed-by-sheriff-s-department/article_484d751e-e796-11e3-9a79-001a4bcf887a.html|title=Nation's Strictest Gun Laws Didn't Stop Rodger|work=Santa Maria Times|date=May 29, 2014|access-date=October 5, 2024|archive-date=November 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108232537/https://santamariatimes.com/news/local/elliot-rodger-welfare-check-detailed-by-sheriff-s-department/article_484d751e-e796-11e3-9a79-001a4bcf887a.html|url-status=live}}
Despite California having one of the strictest gun laws in the United States, Rodger, despite having undergone several years of psychiatric treatment, passed all necessary background checks. Because he had neither been institutionalized for mental health issues nor had a criminal history, he was able to purchase three firearms.{{cite web |url=https://nationalpost.com/news/elliot-rodgers-murderous-rampage-puts-gun-control-back-in-spotlight-as-victims-father-blames-nra |title=Elliot Rodger's murderous rampage puts gun control back in spotlight as victim's father blames NRA |work=The National Post |date=May 26, 2014 |access-date=March 9, 2024 |archive-date=April 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240430011514/https://nationalpost.com/news/elliot-rodgers-murderous-rampage-puts-gun-control-back-in-spotlight-as-victims-father-blames-nra |url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://time.com/121682/isla-vista-shooting-elliot-rodger/|title=Mental-Health Lessons Emerge from Isla Vista Slayings|magazine=Time|last=Pickert|first=Kate|date=May 27, 2014|access-date=October 5, 2024|archive-date=February 28, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228120426/https://time.com/121682/isla-vista-shooting-elliot-rodger/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/elliot-rodger-not-stopped-by-gun-control/|title=Nation's Strictest Gun Laws Didn't Stop Rodger|work=Investor's Business Daily|date=May 27, 2014|access-date=October 5, 2024|archive-date=November 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119193359/https://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/elliot-rodger-not-stopped-by-gun-control/|url-status=live}} In California, at the time, undergoing mental health treatment did not disqualify people for applying for firearms. When the mental health hotline informed the police of Rodger's threats on YouTube, the absence of an immediate threat meant the police lacked the authority to search his apartment, search the gun registry, or confiscate any firearms without a warrant based on probable cause.{{cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/2014/05/28/opinion/robbins-mental-health-rodger/index.html |title=Fix mental health care or expect more killings |work=CNN |last=Robbins |first=Mel |date=June 2, 2014 |access-date=March 9, 2024 |archive-date=March 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240310001826/https://www.cnn.com/2014/05/28/opinion/robbins-mental-health-rodger/index.html |url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2014/05/29/why-law-enforcement-was-powerless-to-stop-elliot-rodger-from-buying-guns/|title=Why law enforcement was powerless to stop Elliot Rodger from buying guns|newspaper=The Washington Post|last=Pollack|first=Harold|date=May 29, 2014|access-date=October 5, 2024|archive-date=July 16, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240716025138/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2014/05/29/why-law-enforcement-was-powerless-to-stop-elliot-rodger-from-buying-guns/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/isla-vista-rampage/elliot-rodgers-isla-vista-rampage-sparks-push-gun-seizures-n117971|title=Elliot Rodger's Isla Vista Rampage Sparks Push For Gun Seizures|publisher=NBC News|date=May 29, 2014|access-date=October 5, 2024|archive-date=February 26, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226213742/https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/isla-vista-rampage/elliot-rodgers-isla-vista-rampage-sparks-push-gun-seizures-n117971|url-status=live}}
Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal from Connecticut advocated for the reinstatement of gun-control measures previously declined by Congress following the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting, saying such legislation might have prevented Rodger's shooting spree.{{cite web|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/207192-blumenthal-revive-gun-control-bill-after-calif-shootings/|title=Blumenthal: Revive background check bill|work=The Hill|last=Laing|first=Keith|date=May 25, 2014|access-date=October 5, 2024|archive-date=May 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220503135210/https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/207192-blumenthal-revive-gun-control-bill-after-calif-shootings/|url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/25/senator-gun-control-legislation-california-killings-richard-blumenthal |title=Senator keen to revive gun-control legislation after California killings |work=The Guardian |date=May 25, 2014 |access-date=March 9, 2024 |archive-date=March 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240310001825/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/25/senator-gun-control-legislation-california-killings-richard-blumenthal |url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/world/elliot-rodgers-killing-spree-sparks-new-gun-control-debate-in-america-20140526-zrnux.html|title=Elliot Rodger's killing spree sparks new gun control debate in America|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=May 26, 2014|access-date=October 5, 2024|archive-date=May 31, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240531062951/https://www.smh.com.au/world/elliot-rodgers-killing-spree-sparks-new-gun-control-debate-in-america-20140526-zrnux.html|url-status=live}} Blumenthal noted the necessity of refocusing gun-control initiatives around mental health issues, and the urgent need for enhanced resources to support people with mental illnesses.{{cite magazine |url=https://time.com/115274/gun-control-santa-barbara/ |title=Gun-Control Debate Heats Up Following California Shooting |magazine=Time |last=Stout |first=David |date=May 26, 2014 |access-date=March 9, 2024 |archive-date=March 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240310001825/https://time.com/115274/gun-control-santa-barbara/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-05-27/hamad-elliot-rodger-and-hate-crime-hypocrisy/5478820|title=Elliot Rodger and hate crime hypocrisy|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|last=Hamad|first=Ruby|date=May 26, 2014|access-date=October 5, 2024|archive-date=May 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240512040359/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-05-27/hamad-elliot-rodger-and-hate-crime-hypocrisy/5478820|url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/richard-blumenthal-revive-gun-control-debate-msna336371 |title=Sen. Blumenthal: It's time to revive the gun control debate |publisher=MSNBC |last=Frumin |first=Aliyah |date=May 25, 2014 |access-date=March 9, 2024 |archive-date=June 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210616043205/https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/richard-blumenthal-revive-gun-control-debate-msna336371 |url-status=live}} In his address, Michaels-Martinez's father attributed the attacks to the "craven, irresponsible" actions of politicians and the National Rifle Association (NRA), accusing the NRA of prioritizing gun rights above public safety.{{cite web |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/video-richard-martinez-nra-ucsb-shooting-2014-5 |title=Father Of Shooting Victim Angrily Rails Against NRA And 'Craven Politicians' In Emotional Press Conference |work=Business Insider |last=LoGiurato |first=Brett |date=May 25, 2014 |access-date=March 9, 2024 |archive-date=March 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240310001826/https://www.businessinsider.com/video-richard-martinez-nra-ucsb-shooting-2014-5 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/california-killings-father-of-victim-shot-by-elliot-rodger-blames-irresponsible-politicians-and-the-nra-for-son-s-death-9432710.html |title=California killings: Father of victim shot by Elliot Rodger blames 'irresponsible politicians and the NRA' for son's death |work=The Independent |last=Eleftheriou-Smith |first=Loulla-Mae |date=May 26, 2014 |access-date=March 9, 2024 |archive-date=July 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230701164909/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/california-killings-father-of-victim-shot-by-elliot-rodger-blames-irresponsible-politicians-and-the-nra-for-son-s-death-9432710.html |url-status=live}}{{cite magazine |url=https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/christopher-michael-martinezs-father-gets-it-right |title=Christopher Michael-Martinez's Father Gets It Right |magazine=The New Yorker |last=Gopnik |first=Adam |date=May 25, 2014 |access-date=March 9, 2024 |archive-date=March 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240310001826/https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/christopher-michael-martinezs-father-gets-it-right |url-status=live}} Subsequently, Martinez said he wanted members of Congress to stop calling him to offer condolences for his son's death and appealed to the public to unite with him in "demanding immediate action" on gun control from Congress members.{{cite web |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/richard-martinez-ucsb-shooting-victim-nra-2014-5 |title=Father Of California Shooting Victim: 'I Don't Give A S— That You Feel Sorry For Me ... Get To Work And Do Something' |work=Business Insider |last=LoGiurato |first=Brett |date=May 27, 2014 |access-date=March 9, 2024 |archive-date=March 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240310001825/https://www.businessinsider.com/richard-martinez-ucsb-shooting-victim-nra-2014-5 |url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/ucsb-victims-father-dont-call-me-do-something-video/|title=UCSB Victim's Father Tells Congress: Don't Call Me, Do Something (Video)|work=TheWrap|last=Crugnale|first=James|date=May 28, 2014|access-date=October 5, 2024|archive-date=October 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241005084757/https://www.thewrap.com/ucsb-victims-father-dont-call-me-do-something-video/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/richard-martinez-turning-anguish-into-activism-84620/|title=Richard Martinez: Turning Anguish Into Activism|work=Rolling Stone|last=Marchese|first=David|date=July 14, 2014|access-date=October 5, 2024|archive-date=December 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221210022625/https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/richard-martinez-turning-anguish-into-activism-84620/|url-status=live}} He extended his sympathies toward Rodger's parents.{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/father-of-victim-in-santa-barbara-shootings-to-politicians-i-dont-care-about-your-sympathy/2014/05/27/8a030d10-e5ad-11e3-a86b-362fd5443d19_story.html |title=Father of victim in Santa Barbara shootings to politicians: 'I don't care about your sympathy.'|newspaper=The Washington Post |last=Kindy |first=Kimberly |date=May 27, 2014 |access-date=March 9, 2024 |archive-date=July 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210702205453/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/father-of-victim-in-santa-barbara-shootings-to-politicians-i-dont-care-about-your-sympathy/2014/05/27/8a030d10-e5ad-11e3-a86b-362fd5443d19_story.html |url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.salon.com/2014/05/27/i_don%E2%80%99t_care_about_your_sympathy_father_of_isla_vista_victim_urges_action_slams_politicians_for_gun_control_cowardice/|title="I don't care about your sympathy": Father of Isla Vista victim urges action, slams politicians for gun control cowardice|work=Salon.com|last=McDonough|first=Katie|date=May 27, 2014|access-date=October 5, 2024|archive-date=February 27, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240227063922/https://www.salon.com/2014/05/27/i_don%E2%80%99t_care_about_your_sympathy_father_of_isla_vista_victim_urges_action_slams_politicians_for_gun_control_cowardice/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2014/05/santa-barbara-shooting-gun-control-father-of-victim-asks-for-action.html|title='I Don't Care About Your Sympathy,' Says Rodger Victim's Father in Gun Control Plea|work=Slate|last=Mathis-Lilley|first=Ben|date=July 14, 2014|access-date=October 5, 2024|archive-date=December 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221201065848/https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2014/05/santa-barbara-shooting-gun-control-father-of-victim-asks-for-action.html|url-status=live}}
Timothy F. Murphy, a Pennsylvania Representative and clinical psychologist, presented his bipartisan mental-health reform as a solution and called on Congress to enact it.{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/may/27/-sp-washington-mental-illness-legislation-elliot-rodger |title=Dear Washington: take serious mental illness seriously. It's a matter of life and death |work=The Guardian |date=May 27, 2014 |access-date=March 9, 2024 |archive-date=March 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240310001825/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/may/27/-sp-washington-mental-illness-legislation-elliot-rodger |url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://rollcall.com/2014/05/25/elliot-rodger-sparks-new-call-for-mental-health-bill/|title=Elliot Rodger Sparks New Call for Mental Health Bill|work=Roll Call|last=T. Dennis|first=Steven|date=May 25, 2014|access-date=October 5, 2024|archive-date=October 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241005101550/https://rollcall.com/2014/05/25/elliot-rodger-sparks-new-call-for-mental-health-bill/|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine |url=https://newrepublic.com/article/117950/rep-tim-murphy-pushes-mental-health-bill-after-isla-vista-shooting |title=Were the Isla Vista Killings Preventable? A GOP Congressman Thinks So, and He's Got Bipartisan Support. |magazine=The New Republic |last=Schulberg |first=Jessica |date=May 29, 2014 |access-date=March 9, 2024 |archive-date=March 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240310001826/https://newrepublic.com/article/117950/rep-tim-murphy-pushes-mental-health-bill-after-isla-vista-shooting |url-status=live}} Santa Barbara Assembly members Das Williams and Nancy Skinner introduced legislation that would allow law enforcement, close relatives, or roommates to request a court order for the confiscation of firearms from individuals deemed a serious risk to themselves or others.{{cite web|url=https://www.kqed.org/news/137287/can-legislation-prevent-mass-shootings|title=Elliot Rodger Sparks New Call for Mental Health Bill|publisher=KQED-FM|last1=Pickoff-White|first1=Lisa|last2=Kim|first2=Mina|last3=Dornhelm|first3=Rachel|date=May 27, 2014|access-date=October 5, 2024|archive-date=October 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241005101526/https://www.kqed.org/news/137287/can-legislation-prevent-mass-shootings|url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/gun-violence-restraining-order-pushed-after-5508835.php |title='Gun violence restraining order' pushed after Isla Vista rampage |publisher=SFGate |last=Gutierrez |first=Melody |date=May 27, 2014 |access-date=March 9, 2024 |archive-date=March 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240310001826/https://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/gun-violence-restraining-order-pushed-after-5508835.php |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gun-law-proposed-in-california-in-wake-of-elliot-rodgers-killing-spree/ |title=Gun law proposed in California in wake of Elliot Rodger's killing spree |publisher=CBS News |date=May 28, 2014 |access-date=March 9, 2024 |archive-date=February 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226213729/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gun-law-proposed-in-california-in-wake-of-elliot-rodgers-killing-spree/ |url-status=live}} State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson also proposed a bill enforcing officers to consult a state firearms registry during assessments of potential threats to personal or public safety.{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/29/us/in-wake-of-mass-shooting-a-gun-bill-is-pushed-in-california.html |title=After Attack Near Campus, California Weighs Gun Bill |work=The New York Times |last=Medina |first=Jennifer |date=May 28, 2014 |access-date=March 9, 2024 |archive-date=February 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226213722/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/29/us/in-wake-of-mass-shooting-a-gun-bill-is-pushed-in-california.html |url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://archive.vcstar.com/news/local/county-supervisors-support-gun-seizure-bills-ep-515640625-351167101.html/|title=County supervisors support gun seizure bills|work=Ventura County Star|last=Wilson|first=Kathleen|date=July 23, 2014|access-date=October 5, 2024|archive-date=October 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241005101528/https://archive.vcstar.com/news/local/county-supervisors-support-gun-seizure-bills-ep-515640625-351167101.html/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2014/05/27/california-students-mourn-near-scene-of-rampage/|title=California students mourn near scene of rampage|work=The San Diego Union-Tribune|date=May 27, 2014|access-date=October 5, 2024|archive-date=October 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241005101527/https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2014/05/27/california-students-mourn-near-scene-of-rampage/|url-status=live}} Jackson's bill received unanimous Senate approval in August 2014.{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/local/political/la-me-pc-california-senate-isla-vista-massacre-20140822-story.html|title=California Senate approves bill in response to Isla Vista massacre|work=Los Angeles Times|last1=McGreevy|first1=Patrick|date=August 22, 2014|access-date=October 5, 2024|archive-date=October 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241005101551/https://www.latimes.com/local/political/la-me-pc-california-senate-isla-vista-massacre-20140822-story.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.kqed.org/news/145596/gun-check-bill-inspired-by-isla-vista-tragedy-heads-to-governor|title=Gun-Check Bill Inspired by Isla Vista Tragedy Heads to Governor|publisher=KQED-FM|last1=Simmonds|first1=Robin|date=August 23, 2014|access-date=October 5, 2024|archive-date=October 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241005101527/https://www.kqed.org/news/145596/gun-check-bill-inspired-by-isla-vista-tragedy-heads-to-governor|url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/lawmakers-pass-bills-on-guns-and-ammo/ |title=Lawmakers Pass Bills On Guns And Ammo |publisher=CBS News |date=August 22, 2014 |access-date=March 9, 2024 |archive-date=March 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240310001825/https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/lawmakers-pass-bills-on-guns-and-ammo/ |url-status=live}} Williams' and Skinner's bill passed through both legislative chambers but was opposed by the NRA and other groups advocating for Second Amendment rights, and launched statewide robocall campaigns against it. Williams noted the external origin of the calls and maintained the legislation had received significant bipartisan support.{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.com/2014/09/02/elliot-rodger-bills-pass-legislature/ |title='Elliot Rodger' Bills Pass Legislature |work=Santa Barbara Independent |last=Welsh |first=Nick |date=September 2, 2014 |access-date=March 9, 2024 |archive-date=February 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226213724/https://www.independent.com/2014/09/02/elliot-rodger-bills-pass-legislature/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://dailynexus.com/2014-07-01/gun-control-bill-moves-through-state-senate/|title=Gun Control Bill Moves Through State Senate|work=Daily Nexus|last1=Quiambao|first1=Carissa|date=July 1, 2014|access-date=October 5, 2024|archive-date=October 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241005101528/https://dailynexus.com/2014-07-01/gun-control-bill-moves-through-state-senate/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.presstelegram.com/2014/08/30/legislators-wrap-up-with-water-ethics-scandals-guns-bills/|title=Legislators wrap up with water, ethics scandals, guns bills|work=Press-Telegram|date=August 30, 2014|access-date=October 5, 2024|archive-date=October 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241005101528/https://www.presstelegram.com/2014/08/30/legislators-wrap-up-with-water-ethics-scandals-guns-bills/|url-status=live}} Governor Jerry Brown ultimately signed both bills into law in September 2014,{{cite web |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-california-gun-restraining-order-may-deter-suicide-2014sep30-story.html |title=California gun restraining order may deter suicide |work=The San Diego Union-Tribune|date=September 30, 2014 |access-date=March 9, 2024 |archive-date=March 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240310001827/https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-california-gun-restraining-order-may-deter-suicide-2014sep30-story.html |url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/world/uk/california-governor-signs-gun-violence-restraining-order-law-idUSKCN0HP2JA/|title=California governor signs 'gun violence restraining order' law|publisher=Reuters|last1=Bernstein|first1=Sharon|date=September 30, 2014|access-date=October 5, 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/gov-jerry-brown-signs-california-gun-restriction-25872205?singlePage=true |title=Gov. Jerry Brown Signs California Gun Restriction |publisher=ABC News |date=September 30, 2014 |access-date=March 9, 2024 |archive-date=October 2, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141002150251/https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/gov-jerry-brown-signs-california-gun-restriction-25872205?singlePage=true |url-status=bot: unknown}} making California the first state to enact a red flag law that allows family members to petition courts to remove weapons from persons deemed a threat.{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.com/2024/05/22/ten-years-after-the-isla-vista-killings/ |title=Ten Years After the Isla Vista Killings |work=Santa Barbara Independent |last=van der Brug |first=Sierra |date=May 22, 2024 |access-date=May 22, 2024 |archive-date=May 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240522202355/https://www.independent.com/2024/05/22/ten-years-after-the-isla-vista-killings/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.noozhawk.com/love-remembrance-of-victims-bring-isla-vista-community-together-10-years-after-shooting/ |title=With 'Love and Remembrance,' Isla Vista Gathers to Honor Victims 10 Years After Massacre |publisher=Noozhawk |last1=Caraway |first1=Rebecca |date=May 23, 2024 |access-date=May 23, 2024 |archive-date=May 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524033802/https://www.noozhawk.com/love-remembrance-of-victims-bring-isla-vista-community-together-10-years-after-shooting/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/01/red-flag-laws-temporarily-take-away-guns/3521491002/|title=Should guns be seized from those who pose threats? More states saying yes to red flag laws|work=USA Today|last1=Stanglin|first1=Doug|date=May 1, 2019|access-date=October 5, 2024|archive-date=September 1, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240901000118/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/01/red-flag-laws-temporarily-take-away-guns/3521491002/|url-status=live}}
Lawsuits
In March 2015, Hong's, Wang's, and Chen's parents filed a wrongful death lawsuit in federal court against Santa Barbara County, the Sheriff's department, Capri Apartments, and the property management company, claiming negligence and breaches of the victims' constitutional right to due process.{{cite web |url=https://www.noozhawk.com/families_of_3_killed_by_elliot_rodger_file_federal_lawsuit/ |title=Families of Three Victims Killed by Elliot Rodger in Isla Vista File Wrongful-Death Lawsuit |publisher=Noozhawk |last=Bolton |first=Tom |date=March 2, 2015 |access-date=March 10, 2024 |archive-date=March 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240310210606/https://www.noozhawk.com/families_of_3_killed_by_elliot_rodger_file_federal_lawsuit/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/isla-vista-santa-barbara-rampage-lawsuit-apartment-victims/2084763/ |title=Roommates' Families Sue Sheriff's Department, Housing Company Over Isla Vista Massacre |publisher=KNBC |last=Cocca |first=Christina |date=March 3, 2015 |access-date=March 10, 2024 |archive-date=March 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240310210602/https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/isla-vista-santa-barbara-rampage-lawsuit-apartment-victims/2084763/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-parents-sue-county-landlord-over-santa-barbara-2015mar03-story.html |title=Mother says rampage lawsuit filed to prevent tragedies |work=The San Diego Union-Tribune|date=March 3, 2015 |access-date=March 10, 2024 |archive-date=March 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240310210601/https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-parents-sue-county-landlord-over-santa-barbara-2015mar03-story.html |url-status=live}} They alleged since Rodger moved into the Capri Apartments in 2011, he insulted and fought with a lot of his roommates and displayed odd behavior, but the apartment owners failed to conduct reasonable background checks before assigning Hong and Wang as his roommates, and failed to warn them Rodger had had serious conflicts with his previous roommates.{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-elliot-rodger-isla-vista-lawsuit-20150303-story.html |title=Families of Elliot Rodger's slain roommates sue sheriff's, apartment |work=Los Angeles Times |last=Ceasar |first=Stephen |date=March 3, 2015 |access-date=March 10, 2024 |archive-date=March 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240310210601/https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-elliot-rodger-isla-vista-lawsuit-20150303-story.html |url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.com/2015/03/03/victims-parents-sue-sheriff-landlord-over-isla-vista-murders/|title=Victims' Parents Sue Sheriff, Landlord Over Isla Vista Murders|work=Santa Barbara Independent|last=Hayden|first=Tyler|date=March 3, 2015|access-date=October 3, 2024|archive-date=October 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001022235/https://www.independent.com/2015/03/03/victims-parents-sue-sheriff-landlord-over-isla-vista-murders/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/elliot-rodger-victim-families-sue_n_6789374|title=California Mass Shooting Victims' Families File Lawsuit|work=HuffPost|last=Skinner|first=Curtis|date=March 3, 2015|access-date=October 3, 2024|archive-date=October 3, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241003074528/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/elliot-rodger-victim-families-sue_n_6789374|url-status=live}} They also alleged the county and its Sheriff's Department violated their rights to due process by ignoring repeated "red flags" that indicated Rodger was violent and unstable, even after a mental health worker saw Rodger's YouTube videos and contacted authorities to report Rodger appeared to be a danger to himself and others.{{cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/03/03/victims-parents-elliot-rodger/24302645/ |title=Victims' parents sue over Elliot Rodger rampage |work=USA Today |date=March 3, 2015 |access-date=March 10, 2024 |archive-date=March 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240310210601/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/03/03/victims-parents-elliot-rodger/24302645/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.com/2015/06/04/rodger-lawsuit-winds-through-court/|title=Rodger Lawsuit Winds Through Court|work=Santa Barbara Independent|last=Brugger|first=Kelsey|date=June 4, 2015|access-date=October 3, 2024|archive-date=March 10, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240310235208/https://www.independent.com/2015/06/04/rodger-lawsuit-winds-through-court/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/parents-sue-county-landlord-over-santa-barbara-rampage/|title=Parents Sue County, Landlord Over Santa Barbara Rampage|publisher=CBS News|date=March 3, 2015|access-date=October 3, 2024|archive-date=October 3, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241003074528/https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/parents-sue-county-landlord-over-santa-barbara-rampage/|url-status=live}} By June 2015, the lawsuit was in early stages of litigation, with the defendants denying any wrongdoing.
On October 28, 2015, U.S. District Judge John F. Walter removed Santa Barbara County and the Sheriff's department from the lawsuit, determining the county had not infringed upon the plaintiffs' constitutional rights under federal law and that the Sheriff's department did not act neglectfully, nor did their procedures and guidelines contribute to the harm they suffered. The judge concluded the victim's parents failed to sufficiently demonstrate a violation of their due-process rights, and although the judge dismissed the state-law claims within the lawsuits in federal court, he allowed the claims to be re-submitted. The victim's parents proceeded to re-file their claims on November 20, 2015, in state court.{{cite web |url=https://www.courthousenews.com/ucsb-massacre-victims-turn-to-state-court/ |title=UCSB Massacre Victims Turn to State Court |publisher=Courthouse News Service |last=Reynolds |first=Matt |date=December 1, 2015 |access-date=March 10, 2024 |archive-date=March 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240310210606/https://www.courthousenews.com/ucsb-massacre-victims-turn-to-state-court/ |url-status=live}} Capri Apartments and the property management company sought to have the lawsuit dismissed but their motion was denied on February 10, 2017. By May 2017, a trial date was scheduled for September 15 the same year.{{cite web |url=https://dailynexus.com/2017-05-25/suit-against-i-v-shooters-housing-complex-progresses/ |title=Suit Against I.V. Shooter's Housing Complex Progresses |work=Daily Nexus |last=Ochoa |first=Jose |date=May 25, 2017 |access-date=March 10, 2024 |archive-date=March 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240310210602/https://dailynexus.com/2017-05-25/suit-against-i-v-shooters-housing-complex-progresses/ |url-status=live}} The lawsuit was settled nearly a week and a half before the trial was due to start. Despite the property management company's denial of a settlement, an attorney for the victim's parents said a confidential settlement had been reached; according to the Santa Barbara Independent, the settlement was for $20 million.{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.com/2017/09/21/families-i-v-shooting-victims-reportedly-receive-20-million-settlement/ |title=Families of I.V. Shooting Victims Reportedly Receive $20 Million Settlement |work=Santa Barbara Independent |last=Welsh |first=Nick |date=September 21, 2017 |access-date=March 10, 2024 |archive-date=March 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240310210601/https://www.independent.com/2017/09/21/families-i-v-shooting-victims-reportedly-receive-20-million-settlement/ |url-status=live}}
In June 2015, the parents of Cooper filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Santa Barbara County and UCSB, claiming that there were failures in mandatory responsibilities as well as negligent hiring and training of deputies. They claimed the welfare check performed on Rodger by sheriff's deputies on April 30 was inadequate because the deputies failed to review Rodger's YouTube videos or check the gun registry. They also highlighted several "red flags", including a report made by Rodger to campus police about someone damaging his car and his involvement in a fight at a party. In October 2015, Judge Colleen Stern determined that the lawsuit did not meet the required legal standards to proceed but allowed them to submit a revised complaint by November 10 of that year. Cooper's parents' lawyer told Noozhawk they believed the judge's ruling was largely influenced by the legal safeguards that protect government entities from being sued for the choices made by police.{{cite web |url=https://www.noozhawk.com/parents_isla_vista_shooting_victim_must_amend_lawsuit_county/|title=Judge Rules Parents of Isla Vista Shooting Victim Must Amend Lawsuit Against County, UCSB|publisher=Noozhawk|last=Potthoff|first=Gina|date=October 27, 2015|access-date=October 8, 2024|archive-date=November 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241117072111/https://www.noozhawk.com/parents_isla_vista_shooting_victim_must_amend_lawsuit_county/|url-status=live}}
In June 2015, the cyclist who was struck by Rodger's vehicle and subsequently handcuffed filed a civil lawsuit against Santa Barbara County, the Sheriff's department, Rodger's parents, and UCSB, citing negligence, false imprisonment, and civil rights infringements for being handcuffed and not given immediate medical attention after the collision.{{cite web|url=https://keyt.com/news/2015/06/26/ucsb-student-injured-in-shooting-sues-government-and-shooters-parents/|title=UCSB Student Injured in Shooting Sues Government and Shooters Parents|publisher=KEYT-TV|date=June 26, 2015|access-date=October 3, 2024|archive-date=October 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241005103632/https://keyt.com/news/2015/06/26/ucsb-student-injured-in-shooting-sues-government-and-shooters-parents/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.dailyjournal.com/article/312764-another-lawsuit-filed-in-isla-vista-rampage|title=Another lawsuit filed in Isla Vista rampage|publisher=Daily Journal Corporation|last=Araya|first=Kibkabe|date=June 30, 2015|access-date=October 3, 2024|archive-date=October 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241005103531/https://www.dailyjournal.com/article/312764-another-lawsuit-filed-in-isla-vista-rampage|url-status=live}} The lawsuit alleged both campus police and the Santa Barbara Sheriff's Department did not adequately investigate Rodger despite his release of several YouTube videos indicating his potential threat to others. Additionally, it alleged Rodger's parents were negligent in allowing their mentally unstable son access to a vehicle.{{cite web|url=https://www.santamariasun.com/news/isla-vista-victim-sues-sheriffs-office-ucsb-14790020|title=Isla Vista victim sues Sheriff's Office, UCSB|work=Santa Maria Sun|last=Minsky|first=David|date=July 2, 2015|access-date=October 8, 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://calcoastnews.com/2015/06/isla-vista-rampage-victim-files-lawsuit/ |title=Isla Vista rampage victim files lawsuit |work=Cal Coast News |date=June 27, 2015 |access-date=March 10, 2024 |archive-date=March 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240311014827/https://calcoastnews.com/2015/06/isla-vista-rampage-victim-files-lawsuit/ |url-status=live}}
Impact on media
In August 2015, a trailer for an independent indie horror film titled Del Playa was released on YouTube. Directed by Shaun Hart and produced by Josh Berger and Berger Bros. Entertainment, the film follows a college student who embarks on a killing spree after facing romantic rejection and bullying.{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-horror-film-petition-20150811-story.html|title=Thousands back petition to halt new horror film resembling Isla Vista shooting|work=Los Angeles Times|last1=Rocha|first1=Veronica|date=August 11, 2015|access-date=December 16, 2024|archive-date=November 20, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241120072410/https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-horror-film-petition-20150811-story.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/more-than-20k-support-petition-to-halt-del-playa-horror-movie-citing-similarities-to-isla-vista-shooting-tragedy/|title=More Than 20K Support Petition To Halt 'Del Playa' Horror Movie, Citing Similarities To Isla Vista Shooting Tragedy|publisher=CBS News|date=August 9, 2015|access-date=December 16, 2024|archive-date=June 22, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622201457/https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/more-than-20k-support-petition-to-halt-del-playa-horror-movie-citing-similarities-to-isla-vista-shooting-tragedy/|url-status=live}} Its title references Del Playa Drive, a street in Isla Vista, and the film includes footage shot in Isla Vista and UCSB.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/aug/07/campaigners-accuse-indie-horror-del-playa-profiting-elliot-rodger-isla-vista-killing-spree|title=Campaigners accuse indie horror movie of profiting from Isla Vista killing spree|work=The Guardian|last1=Child|first1=Ben|date=August 7, 2015|access-date=December 16, 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/indie-horror-movie-draws-outrage-813942/|title=Indie Horror Movie Draws Outrage Over Isla Vista Shooting Resemblance|work=The Hollywood Reporter|last1=McMillan|first1=Graeme|date=August 7, 2015|access-date=December 16, 2024|archive-date=January 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128013147/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/indie-horror-movie-draws-outrage-813942/|url-status=live}}
Hours after the trailer's release, a UCSB student launched a Change.org petition demanding that its release be stopped, arguing that the movie too closely resembled Rodger and his attacks.{{cite web|url=https://laist.com/news/entertainment/horror-movie-inspired-by-isla-vista-killings-sparks-outrage|title=Horror Movie Inspired By Isla Vista Killings Sparks Outrage|publisher=LAist|last1=Tse|first1=Carman|date=August 6, 2015|access-date=December 16, 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://abc7news.com/students-killing-uc-santa-barbara-elliot-rodger/919534/|title=Thousands protest release of film that resembles 2014 Santa Barbara killings|publisher=ABC7 San Francisco|date=August 10, 2015|access-date=December 16, 2024}} The petition urged the producers to rename the film and donate to a memorial fund set up for the victims, ultimately gathering over 20,000 signatures.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/del-playa-petition-isla-vista-shooting-1201558622/|title=Santa Barbara Horror Film Featuring College Killer Sparks Backlash|work=Variety|last1=Stedman|first1=Alex|date=August 6, 2015|access-date=December 16, 2024|archive-date=September 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923011024/https://variety.com/2015/film/news/del-playa-petition-isla-vista-shooting-1201558622/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/widespread-backlash-against-indie-horror-film-del-playa-for-its-similarities-to-uc-santa-barbara-tragedy-insensitivity-to-victims-families/1977761/|title=Trailer of Horror Film 'Del Playa' Triggers Backlash Over Similarities to UC Santa Barbara Tragedy, Insensitivity to Victims, Families|publisher=NBC Bay Area|last1=Mahbubani|first1=Rhea|date=August 10, 2015|access-date=December 16, 2024|archive-date=October 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231003173728/https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/widespread-backlash-against-indie-horror-film-del-playa-for-its-similarities-to-uc-santa-barbara-tragedy-insensitivity-to-victims-families/1977761/|url-status=live}} In response, Hart issued a statement apologizing to those offended and clarifying that the film was not inspired by Rodger, but intended to focus on the issues of bullying.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.com/2015/08/06/del-playa-horror-flick-sparks-widespread-backlash/|title=Del Playa Horror Flick Sparks Widespread Backlash|work=Santa Barbara Independent|last1=Hayden|first1=Tyler|date=August 6, 2015|access-date=December 16, 2024|archive-date=February 25, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225020642/https://www.independent.com/2015/08/06/del-playa-horror-flick-sparks-widespread-backlash/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.mic.com/articles/123673/nearly-24-000-people-have-petitioned-to-stop-a-movie-that-glorifies-the-ucsb-shooting|title=Nearly 24,000 People Have Petitioned to Stop a Movie That 'Glorifies' the UCSB Shooting|publisher=Mic|last1=Mckay|first1=Tom|date=August 10, 2015|access-date=December 16, 2024|archive-date=December 7, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241207234513/https://www.mic.com/articles/123673/nearly-24-000-people-have-petitioned-to-stop-a-movie-that-glorifies-the-ucsb-shooting|url-status=live}}
Originally slated for release in October 2015,{{cite web|url=https://archive.vcstar.com/news/state/petition-opposes-film-said-to-resemble-isla-vista-killings-near-ucsb-ep-1226360875-351174291.html|title=Petition opposes film said to resemble Isla Vista killings near UCSB|work=Ventura County Star|date=August 10, 2015|access-date=December 16, 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://calcoastnews.com/2015/08/students-outraged-by-film-linked-to-isla-vista-killings/|title=Students outraged by film linked to Isla Vista killings|work=Cal Coast News|date=August 10, 2015|access-date=December 16, 2024}} because Del Playa faced significant backlash, Hart decided to push the film back. In December 2016, he announced that the film would come out in 2017, commenting that many Isla Vista residents had since "graduated and moved on with their lives". Hart insisted he never intended to offend anyone, describing the film as "art" that was pushed into "boundaries, inciting societal and emotional revelation". He said writing the movie was his way of processing the attacks and coming to terms with them. He predicted Del Playa would be moderate success and promised to donate a portion of its proceeds to charity.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.com/2016/12/06/del-playa-horror-film-release-set-2017/|title='Del Playa' Horror Film Release Set for 2017|work=Santa Barbara Independent|last1=Hayden|first1=Tyler|date=December 6, 2016|access-date=December 16, 2024|archive-date=August 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240808104601/https://www.independent.com/2016/12/06/del-playa-horror-film-release-set-2017/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/horror-film-del-playa-uc-santa-barbara-isla-vista_n_55c750e4e4b0923c12bd2407|title=Horror Film 'Del Playa' Too Close To UC Santa Barbara Tragedy, Critics Say|work=HuffPost|last1=McLaughlin|first1=Michael|date=August 6, 2015|access-date=December 16, 2024|archive-date=November 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108102614/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/horror-film-del-playa-uc-santa-barbara-isla-vista_n_55c750e4e4b0923c12bd2407|url-status=live}} The film was ultimately released to streaming platforms on July 21, 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.kcrw.com/culture/articles/the-fictional-film-del-playa-has-real-consequences-for-people-who-lived-through-the-isla-vista-shooting|title=The fictional film 'Del Playa' has real consequences for people who lived through the Isla Vista shooting|publisher=KCRW|last1=Barnes|first1=Kathryn|date=July 21, 2017|access-date=December 16, 2024|archive-date=May 29, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240529130152/https://www.kcrw.com/culture/articles/the-fictional-film-del-playa-has-real-consequences-for-people-who-lived-through-the-isla-vista-shooting|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/241236/controversial-film-del-playa-released-week/|title=Controversial Film Del Playa Being Released This Week|publisher=Dread Central|last1= Barkan|first1=Jonathan|date=July 18, 2017|access-date=December 16, 2024}}
= Depiction in popular culture =
- "Holden's Manifesto", an episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, is based on this event.{{cite web|url=https://observer.com/2014/10/law-order-svu-recap-16x4-the-quest-for-validation/|title='Law & Order: SVU' Recap 16×4: The Quest for Validation|work=The New York Observer|last1=Niazi|first1=Amil|date=October 16, 2014|access-date=October 10, 2024|archive-date=October 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019115200/http://observer.com/2014/10/law-order-svu-recap-16x4-the-quest-for-validation|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://dailynexus.com/2014-10-23/isla-vista-questions-television-episode/|title=Isla Vista Questions Television Episode|work=Daily Nexus|last1=Brennan-Greenbaum|first1=Noah|date=October 23, 2014|access-date=October 10, 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-best-episodes-from-all-20-years-of-law-and-order-svu/|title=The Best Episodes From All 20 Years of 'Law & Order: SVU'|work=Vice|last1=Niazi|first1=Amil|date=October 18, 2018|access-date=October 10, 2024}}
- The 2023 science fiction film The Beast features a character, played by George MacKay, inspired by Rodger. The film contains re-creations of Rodger's YouTube videos.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2023/film/global/bertrand-bonello-incel-the-beast-lea-seydoux-george-mackay-1235712237/|title=Director Bertrand Bonello Explains the Shocking, Incel Inspiration for 'The Beast,' Starring Lea Seydoux, George MacKay (Exclusive)|work=Variety|last1=Croll|first1=Ben|date=September 3, 2023|access-date=October 10, 2024|archive-date=September 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230924032912/https://variety.com/2023/film/global/bertrand-bonello-incel-the-beast-lea-seydoux-george-mackay-1235712237/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/bertrand-bonello-interview-the-beast/|title=Interview: Bertrand Bonello on The Beast, Images of Cinema, and Incels|work=Slant Magazine|last1=Shaffer|first1=Marshall|date=April 6, 2024|access-date=October 10, 2024|archive-date=May 30, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240530133530/https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/bertrand-bonello-interview-the-beast/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://hero-magazine.com/article/256958/bertrand-bonello-the-beast|title='You must not write a script, you must write a film' – French auteur Bertrand Bonello pushes fear and love to their limits|work=Hero|last1=Joyce|first1=Ella|date=June 4, 2024|access-date=October 10, 2024|archive-date=August 30, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240830091245/https://hero-magazine.com/article/256958/bertrand-bonello-the-beast|url-status=live}}
- Rodger was mentioned several times in the Criminal Minds episode "Alpha Male".{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/criminal-minds-episodes-based-real-cases/|title=25 Criminal Minds Episodes Based On Real Cases|work=Screen Rant|last1=S. Lealos|first1=Shawn|last2=Russell|first2=Tom|last3=Barker|first3=Stephen|last4=Bruce|first4=Amanda|date=August 15, 2024|access-date=October 10, 2024|archive-date=June 23, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240623025122/https://screenrant.com/criminal-minds-episodes-based-real-cases/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/hanifahrahman/criminal-minds-true-crimes|title=16 Horrifying True Crimes That Inspired Episodes Of 'Criminal Minds'|publisher=BuzzFeed|last1=Rahman|first1=Hanifah|date=February 25, 2024|access-date=October 10, 2024|archive-date=August 9, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240809094037/https://www.buzzfeed.com/hanifahrahman/criminal-minds-true-crimes|url-status=live}}
- Chanel Miller recounts her experience as a student at UCSB during the event in her 2019 memoir Know My Name.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/24/books/review/chanel-miller-know-my-name.html|title='Know My Name,' a Sexual Assault Survivor Tells the World|work=The New York Times|last1=Weiner|first1=Jennifer|date=September 29, 2019|access-date=October 10, 2024|archive-date=September 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190928014715/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/24/books/review/chanel-miller-know-my-name.html|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-irrepressibly-political-survivorship-of-chanel-miller|title=The Irrepressibly Political Survivorship of Chanel Miller|magazine=The New Yorker|last1=St. Félix|first1=Doreen|date=October 11, 2019|access-date=October 10, 2024|archive-date=July 3, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240703195507/https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-irrepressibly-political-survivorship-of-chanel-miller|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/chanel-miller-will-no-longer-brock-turners-faceless-victim/|title=Why Chanel Miller will no longer be Brock Turner's faceless victim|work=The Telegraph|last1=Lytton|first1=Charlotte|date=October 14, 2019|access-date=October 10, 2024|archive-date=September 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916170740/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/chanel-miller-will-no-longer-brock-turners-faceless-victim/|url-status=live}}
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