GOLETA, Calif. (AP) — Classes are canceled at the University of California, Santa Barbara, today, as the college community reels from the deadly rampage that took the lives of six of its students.
UC Santa Barbara has declared a day of mourning and reflection and a memorial service is scheduled on campus.
University of California President Janet Napolitano (neh-pahl-ih-TAN’-oh) says flags at all 10 UC campuses will be lowered to half-staff to honor the victims’ memories. In a letter to the UC community, Napolitano says this is a time for consoling and supporting each other, and that the healing process will take time.
Authorities say a 22-year-old man carried out his attacks Friday night in the Isla Vista community after posting an Internet video saying he intended to slaughter as many people as he could. After the rampage he was found dead in an apparent suicide.
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126-r-10-(Malia Smith, UCLA student, in interview at candlelight vigil for victims of violent rampage)-“bubble of safety”-UCLA student Malia Smith says the deadly rampage burst her security bubble. COURTESY: KNBC ((mandatory on-air credit)) (27 May 2014)
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127-r-07-(Malia Smith, UCLA student, in interview at candlelight vigil for victims of violent rampage)-“a wake-up call”-UCLA student Malia Smith says the rampage in the college community has made her realize that her sense of safety was an illusion. COURTESY: KNBC ((mandatory on-air credit)) (27 May 2014)
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128-r-08-(Unidentified speaker, at candlelight vigil for victims of violent rampage)-“it’s a blessing”-This unidentified speaker at the candlelight vigil for rampage victims says no one should take even the simplest pleasures for granted. COURTESY: KNBC ((mandatory on-air credit)) (27 May 2014)
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