Boston Herald - Boston Herald: Police: Gunman killed 6 in Santa Monica shootings

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Police: Gunman killed 6 in Santa Monica shootings Jun 7th 2013, 23:57 SANTA MONICA, Calif. — A gunman with an assault-style rifle killed at least six people in Santa Monica on Friday before police shot him to death in a gunfight in the Santa Monica College library, authorities said. Santa Monica Police Chief Jacqueline Seabrooks told reporters the rampage began at a house in the coastal city before the gunman, dressed all in black, made his way to Santa Monica College. Seabrooks said he killed two people in the house, which caught fire, two more people as he moved several blocks toward the campus, and then two more on campus. Media files: Police officers stand next to a body near an entrance to Santa Monica College, Friday, June 7, 2013, in Santa Monica, Calif., following a shooting incident in the area. Two people were found dead in a burned home near the college, where someone sprayed a street corner with gunfire, authorities said. (image/jpeg) Forensic investigators photograph a car with bullet holes across a home that caught fire in Santa Monica, Calif. Friday, June 7, 2013. Two people were found dead Friday in a burned home near the school, where someone sprayed a street corner with gunfire, wounding at least three people, authorities said. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) (image/jpeg) An investigator checks a car damaged by a bullet at the intersection of Kansas and Yorkshire about a mile northeast of Santa Monica College in Santa Monica, Calif. on Friday, June 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon) (image/jpeg) A car with its windows broken stands near where shots were fired near Santa Monica College in Santa Monica, Calif., Friday, June 7, 2013. Two people were found dead in a burned home near the college campus, where someone sprayed a street corner with gunfire, wounding at least three people, authorities said.(AP Photo/Reed Saxon) (image/jpeg) Los Angeles Police officers are shown detaining a man near a shooting at Santa Monica College Friday June 7, 2013 in Santa Monica, Calif. A gunman opened fire near Santa Monica College, police said, and several people are reported wounded. Witnesses say a man on a street corner fired shots at vehicles, including a bus. Santa Monica police Sgt. Rudy Flores says the shooter is believed to be among the wounded. (AP Photo/Tami Abdollah) (image/jpeg) Investigators look at a Santa Monica City Bus that was shot at in Santa Monica, Calif. Friday, June 7, 2013. Someone fired gunshots near the campus of Santa Monica College shortly before noon Friday, police said, and several people were reported to be wounded. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) (image/jpeg) Tina Kronkvist, 21, top right, a student at Santa Monica College, ices her knee she injured running from shots fired by a gunman Friday June 7, 2013 in Santa Monica, Calif. Someone fired gunshots near the campus of Santa Monica College shortly before noon Friday, police said, and several people were reported to be wounded. No additional identification. (AP Photo/Tami Abdollah) (image/jpeg) Firefighters work at a burning home about a mile northeast of Santa Monica College in Santa Monica, Calif. Friday, June 7, 2013. Two people were found dead in the burned home where someone sprayed a street corner with gunfire, wounding at least three people, authorities said. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon) (image/jpeg) A California Highway Patrol officer stands guard as students students wait outside the north side of the lock down Santa Monica College campus in Santa Monica, Calif. Friday, June 7, 2013. Two people were found dead Friday in a burned home near the school, where someone sprayed a street corner with gunfire, wounding at least three people, authorities said. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) (image/jpeg) Students stand outside the north side of Santa Monica College campus in Santa Monica, Calif. Friday, June 7, 2013. Two people were found dead Friday in a burned home near college, where someone sprayed a street corner with gunfire, wounding at least three people, authorities said. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) (image/jpeg) A Santa Monica police officer leads children on a field trip from Citizens of the World Charter School in Los Angeles out of Santa Monica College, where they had gone for a planetarium show, following a shooting in the area, in Santa Monica, Calif., Friday, June 7, 2013. Two people were found dead Friday in a burned home near the campus, where someone sprayed a street corner with gunfire. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon) (image/jpeg)

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