On June 7 , 2013 , a killing spree occurred in several locations at or near the campus of Santa Monica College . The shooter , identified as 23-year-old John Zawahri , fired shots from an AR-15-type semiautomatic rifle , killing six people , including himself . The shootings started at Zawahri 's father 's house , where he fatally shot his father and brother after a domestic dispute , and afterwards , he set the home on fire . He then commandeered a passing vehicle and fired several shots at other vehicles , including a city bus and a police cruiser , killing two and wounding several others . Upon arriving at Santa Monica College , Zawahri shot and killed a woman outside and then fired 70 shots inside the college library , hitting no one . He was then shot by responding police officers after engaging them in a gunfight , later dying after being taken outside
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