24 hours Coverage of deadly rampage near UC Santa Barbara

The Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Department “advised everybody [to stay] inside for now,” according to a campus message reported by The Times.

Just before 2 a.m., The Times is publishing developments of the unfolding story.

Times reporter Adolfo Flores, reporting from Isla Vista, interviews an eyewitness who estimates there were as many as 15 shots fired at three locations. The young man says he saw at least three body bags.

In an article originally published at 3:47 a.m. and updated more than a dozen times in the next two hours, The Times reports that a series of drive-by shootings left seven people dead, including a man believed to have carried out the attacks.

The shooter’s motive comes into view, with police investigating disturbing videos he made.

Elliot Rodger’s connection to the attacks begins to come into focus, as The Times confirms that authorities are investigating a disturbing video and a document describing anger and carnage.

The Times publishes a transcript of a video (YouTube quickly removed it from its website) in which Eliot Rodger describes his violent plans.

A source close to the Rodger family reveals that Elliot Rodger’s parents had told police about their son’s online threats — before the video detailing his plan of attack.

The Times reports that three dead bodies were removed from the apartment where Elliot Rodger lived.

The Times reports a detailed description of the violence near UC Santa Barbara and delves into the troubling writings of the man behind the killings.

The Times reports that Elliot Rodger broke no laws in acquiring his weapons.

Police visited Elliot Rodger’s home a month before his deadly rampage, The Times reports. Rodger’s family was concerned about his online missives. And Rodger himself wrote that he feared police could have foiled his plans.