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Elliot Rodger | |
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| Born | Elliot Oliver Robertson Rodger July 24, 1991 London, England |
| Died | May 23, 2014 (aged 22) Isla Vista, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Suicide by gunshot |
| Resting place | Cremated, location of ashes unknown |
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| Occupation | Student |
| Known for | Perpetrator of the 2014 Isla Vista killings |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
| Father | Peter Rodger |
| Relatives | Soumaya Akaaboune (stepmother) George Rodger (grandfather) |
| Motive | Misogynist terrorism, revenge for sexual and social rejection, incel ideology |
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| Date | May 23, 2014 |
| Location(s) | Isla Vista, California, U.S. |
| Target(s) | Students of the University of California, Santa Barbara, roommates |
| Killed | 6 |
| Injured | 14 |
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Elliot Oliver Robertson Rodger (July 24, 1991 – May 23, 2014) was an English-American former college student and mass murderer who was responsible for the 2014 Isla Vista killings. On May 23, 2014, Rodger killed six people and injured fourteen others using knives, semi-automatic pistols and his car near the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) in Isla Vista, California. Rodger first killed his two roommates and their friend in the apartment they shared, ambushing and stabbing them one at a time as they arrived. Hours later, he drove to a sorority house, where he intended to murder its occupants but was unable to enter the premises. Rodger shot at three women outside the sorority house, killing two. He later drove by a nearby delicatessen, shooting and killing a man inside.
Afterward, Rodger drove around Isla Vista, indiscriminately shooting and ramming into pedestrians with his vehicle. He exchanged gunfire with sheriff's deputies twice; during the second shootout, Rodger was shot in his hip. Shortly after, he crashed his vehicle into a parked car. As police examined the vehicle, they found Rodger dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his head. Before starting his attacks, Rodger uploaded to YouTube a video announcing his intention to "punish" women, as well as the men to whom they were attracted, for their lack of interest in him. Rodger also e-mailed a 137-page manifesto—in which he described his major life events, personal struggles, and frustrations at having remained a lifelong virgin—to several of his family members, acquaintances, and therapists.