2014-05-25  09:20

〔本報訊〕聖塔芭芭拉校區附近的海岸大學城伊斯拉維斯塔鎮（Isla Vista），昨日發生槍手持槍射殺6人、7人重傷後自己也頭部中槍身亡的重大社會案件，兇手是22歲的艾略特．羅傑（Elliot Rodger），他殺人後舉槍自盡。案發後，外界懷疑艾略特是電影《飢餓遊戲》副導演彼得．羅傑（Peter Rodger）的兒子，而羅傑家的律師在最新發表的一份聲明中，證實艾略特就是彼得之子。

由於案發後，槍手身分無法快速查明，且他是自殺還是被警方擊斃也有待釐清，讓媒體開始懷疑他是否就是艾略特．羅傑。警方隨後證實槍手就是艾略特．羅傑，羅傑家的律師也發出聲明稿。據了解，彼得之前曾向媒體透露自己的兒子有精神上的疾病，正在接受治療。

聲明指出，羅傑全家都為死難者致上最深的同情和歉意。「我們正經歷一場無法置信的悲劇，我們全心為受害者默哀。」

2014-05-25

22歲大學生 飛車獨狼式攻擊

〔編譯詹立群／綜合報導〕美國加州大學聖塔芭芭拉校區附近的海岸大學城伊斯拉維斯塔鎮（Isla Vista），當地時間二十三日晚間九點半發生「獨狼式攻擊」的濫殺案，二十二歲的大學生艾略特．羅傑開著黑色BMW汽車在多處地點朝街上人群濫射，之後又與警方駁火，造成包括自己在內至少七人死亡。他在行凶前把名為「羅傑的復仇」的影片貼上影音網站YouTube，說明是因為向女孩求愛遭拒才要報復。

聖塔芭芭拉郡警長布朗說，此案為預謀屠殺，凶手選擇在人潮眾多的週五晚間，開車在數個地點開火，造成至少九處犯罪現場，而警方在晚間九點半左右接獲報案。

朝人群多處開火 被警方擊斃

羅傑的社群網站資料顯示，他是當地人、就讀聖塔芭芭拉市社區學院，八年來求愛總是遭拒、是個處男，連一個女生都沒親過、慾望無法獲得滿足；四月十九日他在推特上寫：「為什麼女孩們在性方面總是受到討厭、粗暴男人的吸引？而不喜歡我這樣的斯文紳士？」四月二十日，他寫下：「為什麼女生這麼恨我？」據傳羅傑的父親是好萊塢電影《飢餓遊戲》的副導演彼得．羅傑。

行凶前Po影片：求愛被拒報復

羅傑二十二日將名為「羅傑的復仇」的七分鐘影片貼上網，說大學是體驗性與歡愉的階段，但這幾年來自己只感到寂寞、這不公平，不明白為什麼這些女孩們都不被自己所吸引，但他將會因此誓言要「報復」與「懲罰」所有人，殺掉過得比他好的男人，還計畫潛入學校最辣的姊妹會、並殺了這些女孩；「女孩，如果不能擁有你，我就會摧毀你，你活該被消滅」。

加州KEYT-TV電視台報導，這起槍擊案另有七人受傷，有目擊者看到車子在鎮上街道飛馳、車內有人朝行人開槍濫射；凶手稍後與警方兩度駁火、撞上一輛停在路邊的車，被發現時頭部中槍死在車裡，身邊有一把半自動手槍。

一名目擊者說，事發當時看起來像是「老式的西部槍戰」；另一人說，女友當時就在現場、靠近凶手，就在一秒鐘時間裡，凶手舉槍指著她的臉，她馬上轉身沒命奔逃，同時聽到身後傳來三聲槍響。

伊斯拉維斯塔鎮人口約兩萬三千人，風景如畫，因為緊鄰加大，素以狂野派對著名。

California gunman 'was filmmaker Peter Rodger's son'

 

A video emerged of Elliot Rodger threatening revenge

A Hollywood filmmaker believes his son carried out drive-by shootings that killed six people in California late on Friday, a family lawyer says.

Peter Rodger, who was assistant director on The Hunger Games, thinks the attacker was his 22-year-old son Elliot, the statement said.

The gunman died of bullet wounds after going on a rampage near Santa Barbara.

Police are investigating a video in which a man complains of rejection by women, threatening revenge.

Authorities have not confirmed the identity of the gunman, or that of the young man seen in the YouTube video.

But Peter Rodger's lawyer, Alan Shifman, said on Saturday that the "family believes the child was the perpetrator".

He said the son had Asperger's syndrome, had trouble making friends and had been receiving professional help.

Mr Shifman added that the family had contacted police about "recent posts on YouTube" by Elliot "regarding suicide and the killing of people".

The family is "devastated" and co-operating with police, he said.

Ricardo Martinez, whose 20-year-old son Christopher was one of the victims, spoke of his grief.

"When will this insanity stop? ... Too many have died. We should say to ourselves 'Not one more'," he said.

 

 

Ricardo Martinez: "[Christopher's] death has left our family lost and broken"

Bullet wounds

Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown told reporters on Friday that police were treating the incident as "premeditated mass murder".

It occurred in the area of Isla Vista, near the University of California-Santa Barbara campus.

Witnesses described seeing a black BMW speeding through the streets, with shots being fired at people.

Police say they were alerted around 21:30 on Friday (04:30 GMT on Saturday). Six minutes later, the suspect and responding officers exchanged gunfire.

 

 

Lawyer Alan Shifman: "The world has got to spend more on its mental health system"

The suspect fled. But after a second exchange of fire with police, he eventually crashed into a parked vehicle.

He was found dead in his car with a bullet wound to the head. although police say it is not yet clear whether the wound was self-inflicted.

A semi-automatic handgun was recovered from the vehicle.

Seven other people are in hospital, and being treated for bullet wounds.

The University of California-Santa Barbara said was "shocked and saddened'' by the shootings and that several of its students had been taken to hospital.

Santa Barbara shootings timeline, 23 May

21:27 local time: Shootings begin

21:33: Police exchange fire with gunman, who flees in his vehicle

Seconds later: More police exchange fire. Car crashes in Del Playa Drive, alleged gunman found dead