Elliot Rodger

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Elliot Rodger
Driver's license photo of Rodger
Born	Elliot Oliver Robertson Rodger (1991-07-24)July 24, 1991 London, England
Died	May 23, 2014(2014-05-23) (aged 22) Isla Vista, California, U.S.
Cause of death	Suicide by gunshot
Nationality	United Kingdom United States
Other names	Virgin Killer The Supreme Gentleman Saint Elliot (by incels)
Occupation	Student
Known for	Perpetrator of the 2014 Isla Vista killings
Parent	Peter Rodger (father)
Relatives	Soumaya Akaaboune (step-mother) George Rodger (grandfather)
Motive	Misogynist terrorism, revenge for sexual and social rejection, incel ideology
Details
Date	May 23, 2014; 10 years ago (2014-05-23)
Location(s)	Isla Vista, California, U.S.
Killed	6
Injured	14
Weapons	Two knives Glock 34 Long Slide handgun Two SIG Sauer P226 handguns BMW 328i Coupé

Elliot Oliver Robertson Rodger (July 24, 1991 – May 23, 2014) was an English-American former college student and mass murderer responsible for the 2014 Isla Vista killings. On May 23, 2014, Rodger killed six people and injured fourteen others by using knives, semi-automatic pistols and his car in Isla Vista, California, near the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). 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. He then drove to a sorority house, intending to murder its occupants. Unable to enter, Rodger shot at three women walking outside the sorority house, killing two. He later drove by a nearby delicatessen, shooting and killing a man inside.

Afterward, Rodger went around Isla Vista, shooting indiscriminately and ramming into pedestrians with his BMW. He exchanged gunfire with sheriff's deputies twice, the latter occurrence resulted in Rodger getting shot in his hip. Shortly after, he crashed his vehicle into a parked car. As police looked around the vehicle, they found Rodger dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his head. Before starting his attacks, Rodger uploaded a YouTube video in which he detailed his intentions of "punish[ing]" women for their lack of interest in him, as well as the men whom they were attracted to. He also e-mailed a 137-page manifesto—where he detailed his major life events, personal struggles, and frustrations with having remained a virgin his entire life—to several of his family members, acquaintances, and therapists.