People were screaming and this went on for ten minutes. We have someone on the phone who witnessed that chaos. Daniel slovinsky. He is the editor of the campus news there. Daniel, you were at a restaurant there. What did you hear . What did you see . I didnt see anything immediately. We all heard some shots somewhere between 9 or 15 shots. Like most people. Obviously, we just lost daniel there. Guys, i know you will work to get him back on the phone. We have edwin perez, our justice correspondent. In front of the camera. Good. We have reports from the sheriffs spokesperson there that the department of justice is getting involved in some way. How . One of the things that the Police Departments smaller Police Departments tend to call in the fbi or the atf or federal agencies to help with the investigation because they have a lot of expertise in these scenes. One of the things that will be happening this morning when people can get there is they would go to the suspects house and go to the family members and talk to them about what any indications there might have been in the last few days that Something Like this was going to happen. They would be looking for computer records, email, telephone records, to indicate who this suspect may have spoken to and if there is anything written down. We know from the Santa BarbaraSheriffs Office that they are investigating a video, a Youtube Video, that may or may not have been done by the possible suspect. That is something that they will be going through. The fbi and federal Law Enforcement has a lot of experience in doing this kind of thing. It would be key to helping the Santa BarbaraSheriffs Office. Evan, what do you know about the Youtube Video and why is it of interest to them . We have taken a look at it. We are not showing it because we have to make sure that it indeed is matching up with what the authorities are looking at. It appears to be some manifesto. Some kind of threat that this person was thinking of carrying something out. Again, it fits with what the Sheriffs Office saying that it appears to have been some premeditation. This person was intending to kill. We know that he started shooting at 9 27 and he, you know, for the next ten minutes, carries out shootings. Nine crime scenes the police are going through. Luckily, because this is isla vista and this is a place where they had weekend troubles before in Santa Barbara county, it is something they had a lot of Police Presence on. It appears that local officers were able to get to the scene and to be able to Exchange Gunfire with the suspect very quickly. Within six minutes, they started exchanging gunfire with him. Another three minutes later, he is dead. Evan perez, our Justice Department correspondent there. Stand by. We have someone on the phone who was a witness to the shooting. Robert johnson. The daily chief of the daily newspaper on campus. Robert, thank you for speaking with us. We are glad you are safe after this. Tell us what you saw. I was standing on a Street Corner. I had heard, i guess, what sounded what i now know to be gunshots. At that time, i thought they were fireworks or firecrackers which is not an uncommon occurrence here. I was standing on the Street Corner and the black bmw turns through the intersection and goes away from me. About maybe two seconds later, i heard a pop. At first, i remember looking at the car and thinking it had back fired. Which i remember thinking was strange because it was such a new car and it happened again. By this time, it had reached outside of a restaurant and Convenience Store and the deli mart. There were maybe a group of six or seven people eating out in front of it. It stopped in front of it and opened fire upon the group. Robert, did it seem to be targeting anybody or seem very random, the shooting . It all happened very quickly, but i think that this happened to be just a large group on the street. He was just aiming for the group . Just a target because it was the Largest Group in the area. What was the response from the crowds there . Was there screaming . Did they start running . What did you see and hear from the people standing on the corner . I saw the people that were fired upon immediately they all jumped up. Many tried to run into the building. Lets see, i dont recall hearing any screaming. Then it was at that point i turned and ran in the opposite direction. So, can you help us understand what it is would like there right now. How are you feeling . How are people around you . I think there is a lot of confusion going on. I think even shortly after this whole ordeal had ended, i think a lot of people did not realize the magnitude of the situation. It hadnt been as contained, but it had been around a quarter of the isla vista area. Robert, you said you saw the suspect shoot into a crowd. Were any of those people shot on that corner or did he miss all of them . I cant say. I wasnt close enough to see. Let me correct. I was on the corner. I was looking down the street. Okay. Mike, you have a question. Robert, could you see if the gunman was by himself or if he had anyone else with him . Did he get out of the car or stay in the car when he fired on the group . I could not see into the vehicle. The windows were heavily tinted. No one exited the vehicle. Okay. Robert johnson, thank you very much. We may come back to you. Again, we are glad you are safe. Copy chief of the daily nexus there telling us about the deadly shooting just outside of the university of california Santa Barbara. We also have daniel slovinsky. He is outgoing editor of the newspaper there. You were starting to tell us the story of what you heard when we lost the call. You were at a restaurant and heard pops and screaming. What did you hear . Yes. Just like robert, i was saying i heard some pops, but i just assumed it was fireworks like most other people. So, contrary to what you might expect, there wasnt a lot of chaos immediately. I did not hear any screaming. A few people were running. Most other people didnt know why. It wasnt really until police started yelling at people to get inside that we realized Something Big went down. Even then, people did not know what. I think robert is right when there was a lot of confusion rather than panic. I didnt even go ahead. Go ahead. I didnt even really figure out exactly what happened until i started talking to some of the eyewitnesss myself such as robert. Okay, you were talking to robert. What were you saying and what did you see, i guess, once things started to clear up and you were getting a picture of maybe how many people were shot or how expansive this crime scene is . The first thing we were trying to figure out was how many people were injured and, you know, what exactly was going with this suspect. It seemed at the time that there were only maybe four at max, possible deaths. It was a huge shock to us when the police announced there were seven. We did also find out that the suspect, who is now of course confirmed to be dead, did get out of the vehicle somewhere around del playa drive. I believe one witness i talked to mentioned that he crashed while engaging with police and tried to get out of the vehicle. At which point he sustained a head injury. It is not clear right now if it was self sustained or whether the police shot him. Let me say this, we have not at cnn have been able to confirm if the suspect got out of the vehicle and there was any head injury. We will work with the spokesperson and the sheriff there in Santa Barbara county to make sure we get that right. Daniel, also robert johnson, we want you to stand by. We want to get more from what you saw in isla vista. We will play in its entirely that News Conference from Santa Barbara county sheriff bill brown explaining exactly what happened and how this investigation is moving forward into what the sheriff is calling a mad man who went on this premeditated mass murder spree. Stay with us. Im on expert on softball. And tea parties. Ill have more awkward conversations than im equipped for, because im raising two girls on my own. Ill worry about the economy more than a few times before theyre grown. But its for them, so ive found a way. Who matters most to you says the most about you. At massmutual were owned by our policyowners, and they matter most to us. Ready to plan for your future . Well help you get there. 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In that seven dead, one person is the alleged shooter. The Sheriffs Office says he went on a rampage driving the black bmw through the streets of isla vista. This morning, six are dead. Sheriff bill brown characterizing this as a mass murder by a mad man. We want to get you to the press conference from a short while ago. Here it is. This incident appears to be a mass murder situation. The timeline, as we have been able to put it together as follows, at 9 27 p. M. , the Sheriffs Office received calls of multiple gunshots fired in the isla vista area. We had deputies in the area on foot who also heard a number of shots being fired. The deputies began responding in the direction of the gunshots and immediately found several victims who were suffering from gunshot wounds. As they were performing first aid on the victims, they were also receiving suspect information and a vehicle description. As this was occurring, additional shots were fired and calls were received by the sheriffs dispatch from several areas in isla vista. During the initial stage, both the suspect and suspect vehicle descriptions were broadcast to those Law Enforcement personnel who were in the area. At 9 33 p. M. , six minutes after the initial call was received, the suspect engaged a group of responding deputies with gunfire. The deputies returned fire and the suspect fled in his vehicle. Seconds later, the suspect was again spotted by another deputy. Another exchange of gunfire occurred at that time. The suspect fled down del playa and eventually crashed into a parked vehicle. The deputies approached the crashed vehicle and determined that the suspect within that vehicle was dead from an apparent gunshot wound to the head. A handgun was recovered from within that vehicle. Although we have preliminarily identified the suspect, we are not releasing the suspects name until a positive identification can be made. Currently, the Sheriffs Office is not looking for any additional suspects. We believe this suspect acted alone. This is still a very active investigation and as you can imagine, a very chaotic series of crime scenes. It is still in the very early phases of the investigation. We identified nine separate crime scenes within the area and multiple victims who were either shot or injured as a result of apparently a result of the suspects actions. Seven victims are in area hospitals being treated for gunshot wounds or for traumatic injuries. At least one of those victims has undergone surgery for life threatening injuries. We currently have seven confirmed dead. That includes the suspect and six victims. We are in the process of identifying those victims and notifying their next of kin. We have obtained and we are currently analyzing both written and videotaped evidence that suggests that this atrocity was a premeditated mass murder. The Sheriffs Office is currently interviewing multiple witnesses to these crimes and we are asking for the publics assistance. If there is anyone who has not yet been spoken to by Law Enforcement authorities, we would ask if you have information about this crime or series of crimes, if you would contact the Santa Barbara county Sheriffs Office tip line at 8056814171. I would like to acknowledge and thank those allied agencies who are currently assisting us in the investigation in addition to patrol and investigative personnel from the Santa Barbara county Sheriffs Office and assisted by the uc Santa Barbara department and california Highway Patrol and the District Attorney investigators and by the California State ParksLaw Enforcement personnel and by criminalists from the department of justice crime lab. I know this information that im giving you at this point is somewhat preliminary. We are going to work diligently to get you more information in detail, including the identity of the suspect and victims. The next press conference is going to be scheduled for 4 00 p. M. Today at a location to be determined. We will notify you through our regular processes of where that press conference will be held. Two things i just want to say in closing, the first is i want to commend the deputy sheriffs who engaged very resolutely this suspect shortly after we were notified of this incident. There is no question in my mind at this point their resolute actions and valor in doing so very well may have prevented further loss of life and injury. I also want to let the families of the victims know that our hearts go out to them at this tragic time. We will be doing all that we can in the near future to try to identify the actual circumstances, the complete Background Information and so forth about the horrific series of events that occurred this evening. So right now, the investigation is in full force into who this suspect is and what his motive may have been and did he act alone. This, of course, as seven people lay in hospital beds this morning hopefully recovering and seven families dealing with they lost family members overnight. There are gunshot wound injuries and traumatic injuries. One person has already undergone surgery of the seven at hospitals there around the uc Santa Barbara campus. We will continue to cover the breaking news. We are speaking with people who were in the area and saw what happened and heard what happened. We reached out to reporters there from keyt. Our cnn affiliate there in Santa Barbara. We are getting the latest this morning. Stay right here. Te smoke . Nah, im good. 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A suspect driving through the streets of a college town, isla vista near uc Santa Barbara and just shooting at people. Seven have been killed, including the gunman this morning, following that deadly driveby shooting. The incident happened at isla vista, as i said, the town at 9 30 last night. The community was out walking and enjoying the restaurants and weather in the beach side town. It is a friday night in a colle