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Thousands Gather for Shooting Vigil at U.C. Santa Barbara

HeadlineMay 28, 2014

Thousands of people have gathered at the University of California, Santa Barbara, in a day of mourning for the victims of Friday’s shooting and stabbing rampage. Elliot Rodger killed six people and then himself after posting a video online saying he was seeking revenge against all women for rejecting his sexual advances. UC Santa Barbara students joined together to remember their classmates.

Rebekkah Scharf: “I know it hit home for some students here, and I felt like we needed a space to recognize that.”

Jimmy Tran: “When one part of the body hurts like we all hurt, and like if UC Santa Barbara is going through this tragedy, like we’re going through it, too.”

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