▁Mon ica ▁College ▁received ▁national ▁attention ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁controvers ial ▁plan ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁two - t ier ▁system ▁of ▁education ▁in ▁which ▁more ▁" pop ular " ▁courses ▁would ▁be ▁offered ▁at ▁higher ▁costs . ▁Pro tests ▁at ▁a ▁board ▁meeting ▁immediately ▁following ▁the ▁plan ' s ▁proposal ▁led ▁to ▁several ▁students ▁being ▁pe pper ▁sp rayed . ▁A ▁report ▁on ▁the ▁event ▁resulted ▁in ▁an ▁officer ' s ▁dismiss al . ▁The ▁report ▁also ▁fault ed ▁several ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁protest ▁for ▁prov oking ▁officers . ▁Some ▁people ▁exclaimed ▁" We ▁got ▁pe pper ▁sp rayed ! ▁We ▁won " ▁after ▁the ▁incident . ▁▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁shooting ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁a ▁killing ▁sp ree ▁occurred ▁in ▁Santa ▁Mon ica ▁that ▁left ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁five ▁people ▁dead , ▁including ▁the ▁gun man ▁and ▁injured ▁five ▁others . ▁The ▁incident ▁started ▁several ▁miles ▁off - camp us ▁before ▁the ▁gun man ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁S MC ▁and ▁entered ▁the ▁College ' s ▁library , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁later ▁fat ally ▁shot ▁by ▁police . ▁School ▁officials ▁put ▁the ▁campus ▁on ▁lock down ▁as ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Police ▁Department ▁officers , ▁including ▁SW AT , ▁cleared ▁the ▁campus . ▁Local ▁law ▁enfor cement ▁stated ▁that ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁view ▁the ▁incident ▁as ▁a ▁" school ▁shooting " ▁because ▁the ▁incident ▁started ▁off - camp us . ▁ ▁Organ ization ▁and ▁govern ance ▁Santa ▁Mon ica ▁College ▁is ▁the ▁one ▁and