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After finishing middle school, Rodger was eager to distance himself from girls and enrolled in Crespi Carmelite High School, an all-boys Roman Catholic institution. He initially looked forward to the new start, but his anticipation quickly turned to anxiety on his first day. Upon arriving and observing the older, taller students, Rodger experienced overwhelming fear, leading him to break down in tears and confess to his father that he was too scared to exit the car. During his first week at Crespi Carmelite High School, Rodger faced bullying from seniors, including incidents where they threw food at him during lunch. In one incident, Rodger, having fallen asleep in class, had his head taped to his desk by classmates. The bullying escalated with students taunting him over his fear of interacting with girls and called him homophobic slurs. Overwhelmed by the bullying, Rodger felt powerless to respond, often crying alone during school hours. As the bullying persisted, Rodger began to wait for the halls to be empty before going to his next class. He started to avoid doing his homework and would continue to play "World of Warcraft" for hours. On the last day of Rodger's freshman year, a classmate bragged about having sexual relations with his girlfriend. Since Rodger didn't believe him, the classmate played a voice recording of him and his girlfriend being intimate. Rodger was soon overcome with rage and jealousy. He was shortly called into the office and was picked up by his mother. During the car ride, Rodger sobbed heavily and shared the ordeal with her, marking his final day at the school. In 2007, Rodger was diagnosed with pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS), a condition on the autism spectrum that leads to challenges in social development. At the age of 15, he was prescribed a regimen of Xanax and Prozac, eventually taking Paxil. His parents then enrolled him in Taft Charter High School, a public school with a student body of 2,700. The transition to Taft Charter High School intensified Rodger's fears due to its large student population. Rodger reported experiences of being shoved against lockers and suffering verbal abuse from male students in the presence of female students. One afternoon, while leaving the school premises, Rodger stopped dead in his tracks and started having an anxiety attack. School staff had to call his mother to come and escort her son to her car.
Rodger's parents decided to remove him from Taft High School after only a week, and after a few weeks of Rodger staying at home, enrolled him in Independence Continuation High School, a school of roughly 100 students that offered three to four hours of daily instruction aimed at assisting students facing challenges. Rodger remained mostly silent, continuing to immerse himself in playing "World of Warcraft" during his time there. After spending so much time on video games, Akaaboune became concerned and told him to get off, but this would anger Rodger, causing him to argue with his step-mother. In a later event Rodger rescued his younger brother from drowning in their family pool. The downturn in the commercial directing industry, exacerbated by the September 11 attacks, severely impacted Rodger's father's career. In response, he embarked on creating a documentary titled "Oh My God", which took him to over 23 countries in two and a half years to interview figures like Hugh Jackman and Ringo Starr on their perceptions of God. The documentary's release in November 2009 was a financial flop, selling only a few tickets and costing Rodger's father around $200,000, money he had secured from his home's equity. This drove Rodger's father into debt and forced him to stop child support payments. He explained to a judge that his business had been unprofitable for more than a year, leaving him without any income and in search of work. He sought to reduce his child support payments for his two children from $2,000 monthly. Rodger's mother acknowledged that her ex-husband financed his documentary by leveraging his home but consented to pause child support payments for a year. With Rodger's mother only making $40,000 a year working as a research assistant for a film company, she stated that she found herself relying on family and friends for money.
At the age of 17, the mere suggestion of visiting Morocco triggered a severe temper tantrum from Rodger. Despite his initial resistance, he ended up in Morocco but remained discontent, sulking at his mother until she finally gave in and allowed him to return home. By 18, Rodger stopped going to the mental health care his family provided and refused to take psychiatric medication he had been prescribed. Rodger graduated from Independence High School in 2010. His relationships with his step-mother and father grew increasingly strained over time, ultimately leading to him being kicked out from their house. Rodger harbored a fixation on becoming wealthy, believing it to be the key to gaining attention from women. He even went so far as to urge his mother to marry a wealthy man, disregarding her happiness for his ambitions. His mother expressed unwillingness to remarry. She suggested Rodger direct his energies toward writing, recognizing his potential talent in that area, and mentioned he could make money out of it. Considering this, Rodger thought that writing a successful book would be a quick path to wealth. Upon realizing the time and effort required for the success, he quickly gave up.
Rodger went on to enroll in Pierce College but didn't stay, choosing to leave the institution after seeing too many happy couples that caused him rage. Despite his mother's encouragement to seek employment, Rodger preferred to spend his time reading at Barnes and Noble, although the sight of couples would often incite anger in him. Worried about his direction in life, his parents hired a life coach to help Rodger. Despite their attempts, Rodger was resistant to the idea of employment, asserting that the jobs available were "beneath [him]," as he considered himself an "intellectual who [was] destined for greatness." He would often sit by himself in cafes, hoping for women to approach him. After leaving Pierce College, Rodger transitioned to Moorpark College, attracted by its smaller size and more appealing aesthetics, a decision made after a visit to the campus with his mother. Rodger began becoming hopeful that the change would mark a new beginning, particularly with the prospect of meeting blond girls, and he fantasized about showing a potential girlfriend around his new college campus. However, this was short-lived, as Rodger quickly found himself feeling lonely and sad at Moorpark. He developed feelings of envy towards a couple in one of his classes. By the time he turned 19, Rodger decided to take one class, a political science course, partly relieved that the couple from his previous class was not present, although he still encountered them on campus. His discomfort was further fueled by his social anxiety, particularly when he was called upon by a professor. After completing a year at Moorpark College, he dropped out in 2010.
Rodger increasingly shared with his few friends his disturbing fantasies about dominating the world and committing acts of torture and murder. Over time, these conversations began to take a toll on his friendships, leading his friends to distance themselves and avoid him. In an attempt to help Rodger socialize more and reduce his isolation, his parents decided to send him to college in Santa Barbara. They were optimistic that being part of a college community would encourage him to make friends. Rodger agreed after having watched the 2006 American crime drama film "Alpha Dog". Thinking about the film, Rodger believed moving to Santa Barbara would give him the chance to lose his virginity and go to parties. In June 2011, Rodger moved from his mother's house to the Capri Apartments, and would attend Santa Barbara City College. Shortly after settling in, Rodger experienced intense jealousy towards a black peer who shared that he had lost his virginity at the age of 13. This deeply upset Rodger, driving him to retreat to his room in tears and reach out to his mother, expressing his frustration and jealousy over the attention black men received from blond women. Rodger found it hard to get along with several different roommates and chose to spend much of his time alone, seeking solitude at a golf course or the beaches around Isla Vista. In the fall of 2011, Rodger was assigned two new Hispanic roommates, who were subjected to his racial slurs. After the two moved out, Rodger was soon paired with another roommate in September 2011. The relationship between them deteriorated over time, leading the roommate to send a letter to Capri's management asking to be assigned a new apartment. The roommate stated that Rodger was rude on several occasions and had "huge psychological issues." He added that Rodger was a "ticking time bomb waiting to explode" and feared for their life.
Rodger developed a deep resentment towards the people in Isla Vista, seeing himself as a sophisticated person deserving of relationships with attractive blond women. He believed these women rejected him, and blamed men who were more successful than him. In July 2011, during a visit to Starbucks, Rodger noticed a couple engaging in a kiss. Overwhelmed by his emotions, he followed them outside and, in a moment of anger, threw his coffee at them. The man yelled at Rodger, prompting him to flee the scene in fear. On another incident, just days away from turning 20, Rodger encountered another couple at a food court, seeing them kissing. Driven by jealousy, he followed them in his car and splashed them with iced tea. Rodger's feelings of jealousy were further inflamed when one of his roommates invited his girlfriend over, leading Rodger to internally question why a girl would choose to date someone he perceived as unattractive. In an attempt to find social connection, Rodger made a friend who introduced him to other acquaintances in hopes of integrating him into their circle. During this period, Rodger developed an obsession with designer clothing, purchasing numerous items in an attempt to elevate his status. Rodger's friend of 14 years would later end their friendship when he could no longer deal with Rodger's increasingly disturbing perspectives. In January 2012, while driving past a bus stop, Rodger saw two blond women and attempted to engage with them by smiling. When they did not return the smile, he reacted turning his car around and splashing his latte on them.
By February 2012, Rodger's frustration with his social interactions, particularly with blond women whom he perceived as evil, led him to withdraw from all his college classes from Santa Barbara City College. This revelation led Rodger to begin to contemplate what he referred to as the "Day of Retribution," a planned attack to avenge his perceived slights and loneliness. Rodger later attended a private Katy Perry concert and went to the red carpet premiere of "The Hunger Games" with his father in March 2012, where he met Jack Ross, the 16-year-old son of the film's director, Gary Ross. In a bid to achieve instant wealth, Rodger bought lottery tickets for The Mega Millions jackpot in June 2012, but his hopes were dashed when he did not win. Determined to amass the funds he believed were necessary for his planned act of vengeance, Rodger managed to save up $5,000 to buy the supplies he thought he needed. In July 2012, while walking alone in a park, he observed some college students playing kickball. Overwhelmed by envy, especially upon seeing blond women interacting with men, Rodger went to a Kmart, purchased a Super Soaker, and filled it with orange juice. He returned to the park and sprayed the students while yelling at them. In August 2012, Rodger encountered "The Secret" by Rhonda Byrne, a book that promoted the "law of attraction." Motivated by its principles, he dedicated the entire month to meditating in his room, vividly imagining himself walking through a park alongside a beautiful girl. Later in September 2012, after not winning the Mega Millions $120 million jackpot, Rodger was engulfed in a fit of despair, screaming and crying for hours on end. This led him to go to a gun range, fueled by a desire to familiarize himself with firearms as part of the groundwork for his contemplated attack.
Rodger began to meticulously plan his attack around Halloween of 2013 but eventually scrapped the idea, fearing the heightened police presence typical of the holiday might thwart his plans. In November 2012, his quest for a quick fortune drove him to drive from California to Arizona to purchase tickets for the Powerball jackpot, which had soared to $500 million. Despite driving over to Arizona four times, his efforts were met with consistent failure, each loss pushing him deeper into fury. Thinking he would remain a virgin forever, he actively began to plan and prepare for the "Day of Retribution". In December 2012, Rodger bought a Glock 34 semiautomatic pistol for $755.57 at a firearms dealer in Goleta, California. As the spring of 2013 approached, Rodger's thoughts turned darker as he began to seriously contemplate orchestrating the "Day of Retribution," purchasing a Sig Sauer P226 handgun in March 2013 for $1,179.48 in Burbank, California. Rodger began to plan his attack sometime in November of 2013. Rodger and two other people were placed as roommates in their apartment complex not long after having taken a questionnaire about their personalities. Rodger would go with them to the gym and dinner, but after a few occasions, he started to distance himself. He became withdrawn and was frequently heard having intense phone calls from his room. The roommates suspected that Rodger possessed a firearm because they had heard a clicking sound numerous times. They decided to move out in June 2013 as they became more uncomfortable living with Rodger.
On July 20, 2013, Rodger, intent on losing his virginity before his 22nd birthday, consumed vodka to induce intoxication. He attended a party with the hope of engaging with women. Frustrated by his inability to talk with them, Rodger grew enraged and climbed a 10-foot ledge, pretending to shoot people with his finger. Subsequently, he attempted to shove multiple women off the ledge but was thwarted by a group of men who pushed him off instead, resulting in a fractured ankle. Following the fall, Rodger tried to leave the party but realized he had lost his sunglasses. Still highly inebriated, he attempted to return to the party but inadvertently walked into another house and got into another fight. The students called him names and beat him up. Rodger, battered and bloodied, had to stumble back to his apartment. The following day, two sheriff's deputies visited Rodger in the hospital. Rodger claimed being pushed off the ledge after insulting someone's appearance, asserting that he then went to a different house's front yard and sat on a law chair, when out of nowhere, approximately ten men showed up and beat him up. When asked why he didn't call the cops, Rodger claimed he didn't know who to reach out to.
A deputy remarked on Rodger's dishonesty, deeming him too "timid" and "shy" to tell the true events. A witness said a man who looked like Rodger began the fight by trying to push two women off a ledge. They didn't fall, but Rodger tried to push two more women before he jumped off the ledge and ran. The witness stated that Rodger was alone and acted strange He noted that Rodger wasn't talking to anyone at the party. After arriving at his apartment, a neighbor observed Rodger returning home in tears, swearing to kill those who attacked him and contemplated suicide. Rodger disclosed in his manifesto that this event was the decisive moment that propelled him to finalize his plans for the attack. The sheriff's office concluded Rodger had started the fight, and the investigation was closed without further action. They did not arrest Rodger or interrogate him further.
In August 2013, fueled by resentment over his broken ankle and repeated rejections from women, Rodger concluded that his only resolve was to enact his planned attack. However, hindered by his fractured ankle, he postponed his scheme until the following spring of 2014. Rodger's parents sought more professional help for him, leading to therapy sessions with Charles Sophy, a controversial psychiatrist who began treating Rodger in late 2012. He prescribed him Risperidone, an antipsychotic drug, which Rodger decided not to take after researching it online. Subsequently, Rodger stopped going to his appointments with Sophy by the fall of 2013. Rodger experienced jealousy and increased distress when he noticed women showing interest to one of his counselors. Although he developed a connection with a female counselor, her relocation left him reluctant to seek a replacement, feeling that hiring a woman for companionship resembled engaging in prostitution. Around this time, his parents enlisted the help of a life coach named Gavin Linderman. Linderman provided Rodger with rehabilitation and instructions to improve his social life, requiring Rodger to travel to Los Angeles for the sessions. During their meetings, Rodger opened up to the life coach about his struggles with his virginity. Linderman suggested that moving out from Isla Vista would be beneficial, but Rodger promptly dismissed that idea. During this period, Rodger's envy toward his six-year-old stepbrother intensified, particularly as his brother secured opportunities to appear in television commercials. Consumed by jealousy, Rodger began plotting the murder of his stepbrother, fearing his sibling would surpass him in popularity with girls. Additionally, he devised a plan to kill his stepmother by stabbing her in the neck due to disliking her. Rodger planned to commit the murders while his father was away on a business trip, as Rodger harbored concerns that he might hesitate if confronted with the task of killing his own father. Amidst his intentions, Rodger's mother bought him a BMW 3-series coupe, giving a glimmer of hope within him that he might attract a girlfriend during the remaining months of 2013.
In September 2013, Rodger was assigned a random apartment where he gained two new roommates, 20-year-old Weihan "David" Wang and 20-year-old Cheng Yuan "James" Hong. As Wang's mother helped her son move his stuff into the apartment, she urged the three to take care of each other, which Rodger quickly brushed off. Rodger would spend most of his time out of the apartment or alone in his room, making Wang feel bothered by Rodger's antisocial behavior. He filed complaints with the building manager, claiming Rodger played loud music during the night. On January 15, 2014, a fight happened between Rodger and Hong when Rodger accused him of stealing three candles valued at $22. The conflict began when Rodger, irritated by Hong's cooking, took his measuring cup, prompting Hong to retaliate by taking Rodger's candles in an attempt to initiate a trade. Rodger responded by placing Hong under a citizen's arrest. Upon police intervention, Hong claimed he believed Rodger had stolen his possessions, including a rice bowl, though Rodger denied the allegations. Law enforcement discovered the candles on Hong's bed. Hong was arrested and charged with petty theft and refused to return them. He was found guilty, fined, and later released. Hong had become by Rodger's actions but refrained from confronting him, concerned that it might worsen their living conditions. Hong and Wang distanced themselves from Rodger and went on to sign a lease with their 19-year-old friend George Chen for a different apartment. Rodger began to plan to murder Wang and Hong, due to disliking them and feeling they would get in the way of his attack. In January 2014, Rodger contemplated launching his planned attack during Valentine's Day or Deltopia, a spring break event drawing crowds to Isla Vista in early April. However, he dismissed these dates due to heightened police presence and his realization that he required additional time for preparation. Eventually, he settled on April 26, 2014, as the revised date for his attack. During this period, he acquired another Sig Sauer P226 firearm incase the other two firearms jammed. He bought another Sig Sauer P226 handgun for $1,132 in Oxnard, California in February 2014. Throughout February and March, Rodger visited gun ranges, making multiple ammunition purchases. He funded his weapon purchases with money he had saved from gifts from his grandparents and the $500 monthly allowance his father sent him.
Rodger mainly expressed his emotions through platforms like YouTube and Facebook, where he shared his frustrations about his romantic failures and his views on life. He was subscribed to multiple YouTube channels associated with the Men's rights movement, which posted content aimed at advising men on attracting and talking with women. Rodger also maintained a second YouTube channel named "Valtharion". He would leave negative comment across several videos, including calling women derogatory terms, saying racist statements, and accusing other men of lying about their relationships with women. Additionally, Rodger boasted about his affluent family background and expressed a sense of superiority due to being half-white. On his personal blog, named "Elliot Rodger's Official Blog," he portrayed himself as a "sophisticated, polite gentleman," expressing his difficulties in socializing and connecting with others in Isla Vista. Rodger frequently shared photos on his Facebook, Google Plus, and YouTube, often showcasing himself alongside his BMW. Rodger frequently engaged with online communities such as ForeverAlone and PUAHate, where men who struggled with romantic relationships shared their grievances, critiqued each other and expressed disdain towards women and pick-up artists. Within these forums, Rodger and other men identified themselves as "Incels", a term for involuntary celibate, where they discussed their struggles to find a romantic or sexual partner.
Because users on PUAHate shared similar negative perceptions of women, it further convinced Rodger that the difficulties some men experienced in finding partners were because women are "wicked and degenerate." Rodger also expressed racist views in his posts, including mocking an Asian man trying to date a white women and stating it was "rage-inducing" after he saw black man hanging out with white women. In April 2014, he had uploaded several videos to YouTube lamenting his loneliness and frustration over his inability to attract a girlfriend, with titles such as: "Why do girls hate me so much?", "Life is so unfair because girls don't want me", and "My reaction to seeing a young couple at the beach, Envy". In other videos he filmed himself on scenic drives amidst palm trees and dancing to music. He would secretly follow couples and record them while complaining how lonely he felt by seeing them. Rodger would post his YouTube videos to forums like Bodybuilding.com, where despite his attempts to showcase his loneliness, users lefts comments on his videos that ridiculed him, branding him as desperate and insecure. On bodybuilding.com, a user compared Rodger's demeanor to that of a serial killer, attributing his romantic failures to sounding creepy. Additionally, one of Rodger's YouTube videos garnered attention on Reddit's "cringe" forum, where a user drew comparisons between Rodger and the fictional serial killer Patrick Bateman from "American Psycho".
In the days leading up to his planned April attack, Rodger created a 137-page manifesto called "My Twisted World: The Story of Elliot Rodger". Rodger wrote that women's refusal to accept him was a "declaration of war" and hoped for his attacks to reshape humanity. He believed that to "purify the world," it was necessary to get rid of love and sexuality from human existence. He imagined imprisoning women in concentration camps where most would die from starvation. Rodger also wrote that he imagined the continuation of humanity would be through artificial insemination, ensuring men would be unaware of women's existence. Rodger detailed his plan for his "Day of Retribution," and divided into three parts. The first phase involved killing his two roommates first, where he would then lure people into his apartment, wanting to slowly torture them before killing them. The second phase, which he called the "War on Women," was where he intended to kill as many blond women as he could inside the Alpha Phi sorority house. In his final phase, Rodger planned to drive to his father's house and kill his stepmother and half-brother. He would then steal their Mercedes SUV and drive it to Isla Vista, shooting and hitting as many people as possible with his car.
In April, Rodger extended his preparations by visiting two additional gun ranges. In the week before his planned "Day of Retribution," Rodger posted multiple videos to his YouTube channel, clinging to the hope that a woman might see his videos and ask him out on a date. As this did not happen, Rodger planned to finish writing his manifesto and upload one last video minutes before he started his attack. However, Rodger became sick with a cold on April 24, leading him to ponder whether it was a sign to abandon his intentions. Consequently, he postponed the date by a month, settling on May 24, to allow recovery from his cold and more time to live.
On April 30, 2014, Rodger's mother became worried after she hadn't heard from her son in four days. She found the videos he had posted online and became shocked, reaching out to his therapist. The therapist then contacted a mental health professional, who requested a welfare check on Rodger. Responding to the request, four sheriff's deputies, a university police officer, and a dispatcher in training visited Rodger's apartment. Rodger explained that he had no thoughts of hurting anyone or himself and his videos were his way of expressing his social difficulties in Isla Vista. A deputy called Rodger's mother to update her and handed the phone to Rodger, who reassured her he was alright and would call her later. The deputies also provided Rodger with information on local support services and determined he did not meet the criteria for an involuntary hold. Because the officers did not watch the videos or check if Rodger owned any weapons, they determined that Rodger did not pose an immediate risk to himself or others. After the authorities left, Rodger felt relieved they did not search his apartment, fearing they would have located his firearms and manifesto, causing him to go to prison. He maintained possession of a gun and several loaded magazines close at hand. Rodger intended to use them against the police if they returned and then planned to flee. This caused Rodger to remove most of his videos from YouTube in case of being caught. In the description of one of his videos, Rodger mentioned that he had temporarily removed most of his videos due to the concern they had caused among some of his family members. Rodger planned to re-post them in the days leading up to his attack in May.
As the pressure mounted in anticipation of his looming attack, Rodger turned to Xanax to alleviate his escalating anxiety. Days before his attack, he posted on bodybuilding.com before discovering and posting on anxietyzone.com. Throughout May 2014, Rodger embarked on drives across Santa Barbara, savoring his final weeks alive. On May 22, he reposted the "Why do girls hate me so much?" video on YouTube. However, despite initially selecting May 24 as the date for his attack, Rodger unexpectedly initiated his assault a day earlier, on May 23. Carrying a 6- and 8-inch "SRK" knife along with a nine-inch boar hunting knife, Rodger first ambushed Wang upon his return to their apartment. Wang, attempting to fend off the attack, found himself subjected to a barrage of 15 stabbing wounds and 23 slashing injuries. Subsequently, Rodger dragged Wang's lifeless body to a secluded corner of a bedroom, hiding it beneath blankets, towels, and clothing. Hong entered the apartment next, only to be then ambushed by Rodger. Despite his efforts to defend himself, Hong fell victim to 25 stab wounds and 12 slashing injuries. Hong's body was then dragged into the same bedroom and thrown face down halfway on top of Wang's body. The final victim Chen, Wang and Hong's friend, arrived at the apartment last. Rodger ambushed Chen, unleashing a total of 94 stab wounds and 11 slashing injuries as Chen attempted to defend himself. Rodger left Chen's lifeless body in a bathroom. Rodger had tried to clean the apartment's hallways and hide signs of the earlier stabbings as each victim entered the apartment. With blood spattered on the walls, using bathroom towels and paper towels, Rodger attempted to clean up the blood, but they quickly became soaked.
Following the murders of the three men, Rodger discarded his blood-drenched clothes and made his way to Starbucks. There, he purchased a triple-vanilla latte. Less than two hours after his Starbucks visit, and minutes before his attack, Rodger uploaded a video on YouTube called "Elliot Rodger's Retribution" and emailed his 137-page manifesto to 34 people, including his parents, friends, and therapists. In the video, Rodger is seen sitting in his BMW during a sunset, reciting scripted lines and letting out fake laughs. Rodger explained in the video that he was frustrated that he was still a virgin at 22, that he would "punish" women for rejecting him, and hated sexually active men. Upon receiving a call from Linderman to check what her son had sent, Rodger's mother hurriedly checked the email, discovering his manifesto. Alarmed by its contents and subsequently locating Rodger's "Retribution" video online, she promptly contacted Rodger's father, and they swiftly set off toward Isla Vista while alerting the authorities. Meanwhile, Rodger proceeded to the Alpha Phi sorority house, attempting to gain entry by knocking on the door for three minutes. Foiled in his attempt, he retreated to his car, where he opened fire from an open window at three women returning to their Delta Delta Delta sorority house. The victims were 19-year-old Veronika Weiss, 22-year-old Katherine Cooper, and 20-year-old Bianca DeKock. One person started giving Cooper CPR, while another tried to comfort Weiss by holding her head and talking to her, but both sorority sisters succumbed to their injuries. DeKock, in a call with her mother, was crying that she was going to die. A deputy arrived to provide aid to DeKock, applying pressure to her wounds, while a bystander continued to administer first aid when the deputy joined the pursuit of Rodger. A person told DeKock's mother that her daughter was going to survive.
After departing from the sorority house, Rodger executed a three-point turn in a driveway along Pardall Road. Driving past a closed coffee shop on Pardall, he discharged a shot toward it. Continuing his rampage, he proceeded to the IV Deli Mart, where he unleashed a barrage of gunfire at individuals nearby. 20-year-old Christopher Michaels-Martinez was at the Deli's entrance and turned around to look at Rodger's car. He was shot in the chest, resulting in injuries to his liver and the right ventricle of his heart. Michaels-Martinez managed to stumble inside the deli but succumbed to his injuries despite CPR attempts by a 19-year-old woman. Rodger fired additional shots into the deli, shattering windows and sending people scrambling for cover. Unrelenting in his assault, Rodger resumed driving, striking a man with his vehicle, knocking him into the air. Recklessly driving on the wrong side of the street, he collided with another pedestrian and fired shots at two individuals on the sidewalk, narrowly missing them. He then targeted a couple exiting a pizzeria and a female cyclist. Navigating through several streets, Rodger engaged in a harrowing exchange of gunfire with a sheriff's deputy, injuring two pedestrians in the process. Continuing his spree, he shot and wounded three more individuals on Sabado Tarde Street, striking a skateboarder and two cyclists with his vehicle before shooting two men at another intersection.
Near the intersection of El Embarcadero and Sabado Tarde, Rodger engaged in a shootout with four sheriff's deputies, sustaining a gunshot wound to the hip. Desperate to evade capture, Rodger navigated through several streets, striking another cyclist whose impact shattered the car's windshield. Rodger's attempt to flee made him crash into several vehicles. As law enforcement officers surrounded the car, they mistakenly handcuffed the injured cyclist, initially suspecting him to be a potential second assailant. Realizing their error, they promptly provided him with medical attention, acknowledging him as a victim rather than an accomplice. Upon searching Rodger's vehicle, police discovered his lifeless body, having succumbed to a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Inside the car, authorities found a cache of weaponry, including a Glock 34 handgun, two SIG Sauer P226 handguns, 500 additional rounds of live ammunition, and two knives. The entire spree of attacks unfolded within eight minutes, during which Rodger discharged approximately 55 9mm rounds. The rampage resulted in the deaths of six University of California, Santa Barbara students, with 14 others sustaining injuries.
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The Spanish considered these groups to be Lipan:
Confederated eastern Apache bands had a homeland that stretched from the Southern Great Plains to the Gulf of Mexico. Much of this area was in Texas. The Mescalero Apache may have drawn the pictographs at Hueco Tanks, which were made between 1500 and 1879.
Lipan Apache got horses from the Spanish by 1608 and adopted a nomadic lifestyle. They were excellent horsemen and freely raided settlements. Throughout the 1600s, Spaniards raided Apache communities for slaves. The Acho, a branch of Lipan, fought with Taos Pueblo and Picuris Pueblo people against the Spanish in the 1620 Pueblo Revolt.
In 1684, Spanish colonists built the Mission San Francisco de los Julimes near Presidio, Texas. At the mission, there were Jumano, Julime, and neighboring tribes. These tribes taught the peyote ceremony to the Tonkawa and Lipan. They then shared it with the Comanches, Mescalero Apaches, and Plains Apaches. In the 1860s, the Spanish wrote that some Lipan Apache lived near the Gulf Coast and adopted the lifestyle of the neighboring Karankawa.
Spanish records first mentioned the Lipan in 1718 when they raided Spanish settlements in San Antonio. They often raided Spanish supply trains traveling from Coahuila to San Antonio.
In 1749, two Lipan Apache chiefs and other Apache leaders signed a peace treaty with Spain in San Antonio. It was one of the earliest peace treaties signed in that city. Some Lipan Apache people lived northwest of San Antonio during the mid-1700s.
After it became a state, the State of Texas had many war debts and sold land to make money. The state left almost no land to Native Americans. Texas established the Brazos Reservation in 1854. About 2,000 members of the Caddo, Anadarko, Waco, and Tonkawa tribes lived there. Then the tribes had to move to Indian Territory by 1859.
In 1855, some Lipan Apache joined the Brazos Reservation, but most did not. Some joined the Plains Apache in Oklahoma; others joined the Mescalero in New Mexico, and others fled to Mexico.
In October 1903, 19 Lipan Apaches who fled Texas into Coahuila were taken to northwest Chihuahua and kept as prisoners of war until 1905. They were released to the Mescalero Reservation.
Today, Lipan live mostly in northern Mexico and the U.S. Southwest, in Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona, and in urban and rural areas throughout North America (Mexico, United States, and Canada). Lipan Apache descendants are enrolled with the Mescalero Apache Tribe in New Mexico, Tonkawa Tribe in Oklahoma, and the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma.
There are three Lipan Apache communities in Texas whose members are descendants of Lipan Apache. These Texas Lipan communities are:
On March 18, 2009, SR 438 titled "Recognizing the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas" was adopted in the Texas Senate, legislative session 81(R). Jointly, on the same day, HR 812 titled "Recognizing the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas" was adopted in the Texas House of Representatives. Although not signed by the Governor or law, these resolutions expressed the views of the Senate and the House in recognizing the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas as "the present-day incarnation of the clans, bands, and divisions historically known as the Lipan Apaches, who have lived in Texas and northern Mexico for 300 years" and commending the people of this Tribe for their contributions to the state.
In August 2014, after nine years of litigation by Robert Soto (Vice-chairman of the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas) and other plaintiffs against the U.S. Department of Interior (DOI), the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals found that the seizure of 50 eagle feathers during a 2006 Lipan Apache pow wow violated Robert Soto's rights as a "sincere adherent to an American Indian religion" under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) of 1993. They concluded that Congress did not specifically aim to safeguard the religious rights solely of federally recognized tribe members. The Court accepted that he was "without dispute an [American] Indian" and a member of the Lipan Apache Tribe acknowledged to have "long historical roots" in Texas and who had a history of "government-to-government" relationships with the Republic of Texas, State of Texas, and the United States. The opinion discussed and was limited only to "Soto's RFRA claim based on his and his tribe's status". They remanded to the lower district court for proceedings consistent with their opinion, and the case was cabined to "Native American co-religionists" (referring to the "religious practices of real Native Americans"). The DOI and the plaintiffs settled the case on June 3, 2016. Through the settlement, the DOI granted lifetime permits to over 400 Native Americans plaintiffs who were not members of federally recognized tribes to "possess, carry, use, wear, give, loan, or exchange among other Indians, without compensation, all federally protected birds, as well as their parts or feathers" for their "Indian religious use", in accordance to "the terms set forth in the DOI's February 5, 1975 'Morton Policy'". The case was officially closed on February 17, 2017.
In 2019, State of Texas 86th Legislature, adopted concurrent resolutions, Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 61 (SCR 61) and House Concurrent Resolution No. 171 (HCR 171), that affirmed the Texas Legislature's views that the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas was "the present-day incarnation of a proud people who have lived in Texas and northern Mexico for more than 300 years" and commended the the people of this Tribe for their contributions to the state. Each concurrent resolutions was signed by the Senate, House, and the Governor.
They are members of the National Congress of American Indians as a state-recognized tribe under courts of claims. The Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas is headquartered in McAllen, Texas.
Ethnographer James Mooney estimated that there were 500 Lipan Apache in 1690. Missionary priest Friar Diego Ximenez estimated that the Lipan Apache population was 5000 in 1762, 3000 in 1763, and 4000 in 1764. In 1778, Spanish military commanders meeting in Monclova, Coahuila, estimated the population of Lipan men to be 5000. By 1820, Mexican government official Juan Padilla estimated that there were 700 Lipans in Texas. Opler and Ray estimated that the Lipan population between 1845-1855 ranged from 500 to 1000. The 1910 census lists 28 Lipan Apache people who were enrolled in federally recognized tribes.
Below is a list of Lipan Apache chiefs. The years show when they were likely active as chiefs.
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