So much more efficient than a knife or a fork...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A drive-by shooter went on a rampage near a Santa
Barbara university campus that left seven people dead, including the
attacker, and seven others wounded, authorities said Saturday.

The gunman got into two gun battles with deputies during Friday
night's rampage in the beachside community of Isla Vista before
crashing his black BMW into a parked car, Santa Barbara County Sheriff
Bill Brown said.

Deputies found him dead with a gunshot wound to the head, but it
wasn't immediately clear whether he was killed by gunfire or if he
committed suicide, he said.

A semi-automatic handgun was recovered from the scene near the
University of California, Santa Barbara.

Investigators know the gunman's name, but Brown said he couldn't
release it pending notification of relatives.

"We're analyzing both written and videotaped evidence that suggests
that this atrocity was a premeditated mass murder," Brown said.

The rampage broke out around 9:30 p.m. in the student enclave reputed
for parties, including an annual spring bash that turned into a
violent blowout last month. Brown said the shootings occurred at
several sites, resulting in nine crime scenes.

A student told KEYT-TV he saw shots fired from a BMW, fatally striking
one woman and critically injuring another woman.

"I heard shots, scream, pain," Michael Vitak said. "All emotions. I
hope she is going to be fine."

A visibly shaken student told the station she was approached by the
driver of a black BMW who flashed a handgun and asked "Hey, what's
up?" The student, who didn't provide her full name, said thought he
was carrying an airsoft gun and kept walking. She said seconds later,
she felt something buzz by her head and quickly realized they were
bullets.

The victims' identities were not immediately released. Brown said the
injured were being treated for gunshot wounds and traumatic injuries,
including at least one person who underwent surgery for
life-threatening injuries.