A man who identifies himself as Elliot Rodger, pictured, posted a YouTube video before a fatal rampage in Isla Vista, California.
Seven people are dead and seven injured after a swift and deadly "mass murder" rampage by a gunman who plowed through the streets in a black BMW, spraying bullets into Friday night crowds in the Southern California seaside town of Isla Vista near UC Santa Barbara.
The gunman -- identified by an attorney for his father as Elliot Rodger -- was later involved in
at least one shootout with sheriff's deputies and
died of a gunshot wound to the head, Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown said at a Saturday morning news conference. He could not confirm whether the gunshot was self-inflicted and the department had not released the idetity of the gunman by Saturday afternoon.
Seven victims were hospitalized and at least one of them underwent surgery for life-threatening injuries, Brown said. Details regarding the other victims' conditions were not immediately available.
Rampage witnesses who spoke with NBC4 identified the gunman as Elliot Rodger. An attorney for the man's father -- "
Hunger Games" assistant director Peter Rodger -- later confirmed to NBC News that Elliot Rodger, a Santa Barbara City College student, was the gunman.
The family has not visited Santa Barbara to identify the remains, the attorney said, adding that the family is cooperating with investigators.
Sheriff's department personnel are investigating a video in which a man identified as Rodger sits in a car,
detailing plans for "retribution" and "revenge against humanity" prior to the shooting.
Comment: Seeking the "voice of reason" from the government will likely lead nowhere. The psychopaths in power won't be satisfied until the entire earth and its inhabitants are utterly destroyed.