( CNN ) -- In photos released Sunday , the two dads are embracing . Theirs is a meeting wrought with profound grief , spurred by shared tragedy . Peter Rodger 's 22-year-old son , Elliot Rodger , went on an armed rampage in late May in Isla Vista , California , killing six people . One of them was Richard Martinez 's 20-year-old son , Christopher Martinez , a University of California , Santa Barbara student . Christopher Martinez was in a deli where Elliot Rodger fired several rounds , police said . Rodger also killed three men in his apartment and two women outside a sorority house , police have said , and drove wildly in his black BMW , shooting at pedestrians and injuring some . The BMW collided with other cars before coming to a stop , authorities said . When officers approached , they said they found Rodger dead of a gunshot wound to the head . At the time , Richard Martinez faced television cameras , tearfully and angrily demanding more gun control . `` Chris died because of craven , irresponsible politicians and the ( National Rifle Association ) , '' he said . `` They talk about gun rights ; what about Chris ' right to live ? When will this insanity stop ? '' On June 1 , the two fathers met . The images of them together were released to mark Father 's Day by the advocacy firm Rally . `` We plan to work together so other families such as ours will not suffer as ours have , '' Martinez told CNN affiliate KEYT after their meeting . `` This was a private conversation between grieving fathers who 've reached common ground . '' Roommates , a 'really great kid ' among victims .
Elliot Rodger killed six people , including 20-year-old Elliot Rodger , police said . Martinez 's and Elliot Rodger 's fathers met late May . On Father 's Day , photos of the six embracing were released .