On Fri, 07 Jun 2013 18:07:29 -0700, jps wrote:


Seven people -- including the gunman -- are confirmed dead, the Los
Angeles Times and CBS report.

Jacqueline Seabrooks, Chief of the Santa Monica Police Department,
described the incident as a series of shootings that began on a
residential block and ended on the Santa Monica College campus.


California Highway Patrol spokeswoman Officer Kerri Rivas walked
HuffPost through the timeline of Friday's shooting from the point of
view of the CHP.

11:55 a.m.: CHP began receiving multiple phone calls reporting a man
dressed in black standing on a street corner. The reports varied in
description: witnesses described him as either fully armed, holding a
shotgun or holding several different weapons.
11:59 a.m.: CHP started fielding calls that the gunman was actively
shooting at a bus and that there were injured parties inside the
vehicle (See a photo of the bus with gunshots). At that point CHP
officials were able to confirm with the Santa Monica Police Department
that they had an active shooter on their hands.
12:17 p.m.: Santa Monica College students heard screams and shots
being fired inside the library.
1:29 p.m.: SMPD confirmed they had one shooter in custody. From then
on, the department began the process of containing and clearing the
entire campus in search of other victims and suspects.
2:11 p.m.: At the time of HuffPost's call, authorities were continuing
to clear the campus. The process could take several hours.