Elliot Rodger

An online effort to prevent the release of indie horror movie “Del Playa” is picking up steam, with thousands signing a petition that claims the movie is inspired by the deadly Isla Vista rampage at University of California, Santa Barbara.

An online effort to prevent the release of indie horror movie “Del Playa” is picking up steam, with thousands signing a petition that claims the movie is inspired by the deadly Isla Vista rampage at University of California, Santa Barbara.

The father of a 20-year-old UC Santa Barbara student killed last year in a shooting rampage in Isla Vista said he was sickened when he heard that two UCSB students were injured in a shooting Monday night after fighting with two men who came to their apartment a few blocks from campus.

Four people, including two students and two alleged gunman, were in the hospital after shooting and assault in Isla Vista near the UC Santa Barbara campus Monday night, nearly a year after a deadly rampage rocked the seaside community.

The families of three young men found stabbed to death inside an Isla Vista apartment are suing the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department and the campus housing company over accusations they never fully investigated Elliot Rodger as a threat despite a slew of red flags.

An eight-month investigation into the deadly Isla Vista rampage closed on Thursday, concluding that Elliot Rodger acted alone and that better systems are needed for identifying troubled individuals who might be capable of killing others.

California will become the first state that allows family members to ask a judge to remove firearms from a relative who appears to pose a threat, under legislation Gov. Jerry Brown said Tuesday he had signed.