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On November 13/14, 2017, a series of shootings using a semi-automatic rifle and two [[semi-automatic pistol]]s occurred in [[Rancho Tehama Reserve, California|Rancho Tehama Reserve]], an [[unincorporated community]] in [[California]]. During the [[shooting spree]], five people were killed and 18 others were injured at eight separate crime scenes, including an elementary school. Twelve people were injured by bullets and six were injured by flying glass. The injured victims were transported to several area clinics and hospitals. The gunman, later identified as 44-year-old Kevin Janson Neal, was shot and killed in a stolen vehicle after a brief chase by sheriff's deputies. A judge had ordered him to surrender his weapons, they were also unregistered and illegally manufactured. |
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== Background == |
== Background == |
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Rancho Tehama Reserve shootings | |
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Location | Rancho Tehama Reserve, California, U.S. |
Coordinates | 40°01′08″N 122°23′35″W / 40.018753°N 122.393089°W |
Date | November 13 and 14, 2017 |
Attack type | Spousal murder, mass shooting, shooting spree |
Weapons | Two semi-automatic pistols, two semi-automatic rifles |
Deaths | 6 (including the perpetrator) |
Injured | 18 |
Perpetrator | Kevin Janson Neal |
On November 13/14, 2017, a series of shootings using a semi-automatic rifle and two semi-automatic pistols occurred in Rancho Tehama Reserve, an unincorporated community in California. During the shooting spree, five people were killed and 18 others were injured at eight separate crime scenes, including an elementary school. Twelve people were injured by bullets and six were injured by flying glass. The injured victims were transported to several area clinics and hospitals. The gunman, later identified as 44-year-old Kevin Janson Neal, was shot and killed in a stolen vehicle after a brief chase by sheriff's deputies. A judge had ordered him to surrender his weapons, they were also unregistered and illegally manufactured.
Background
Rancho Tehama Reserve is a remote, rural community with a population of 1485 in 2010,[1] located 120 miles (190 kilometers) northwest of Sacramento, 25 miles (40 km) southwest of Red Bluff, and 25 miles (40 km) northwest of Corning. Forty-three percent of the residents of Rancho Tehama Reserve fall below the federal poverty level. Major stores, social services, and medical care – including a hospital emergency room – are in Red Bluff and Corning.[2]
Chronology of events
The killings started on November 13 at Neal's home in Rancho Tehama Reserve, when Neal shot his wife and hid her body under the floorboards.[3][4]
The next day, November 14, Neal went on a shooting rampage, killing a man and a woman, both neighbors with whom he had an ongoing feud regarding suspected methamphetamine dealing.[5][6]
After killing his neighbors, Neal stole a pickup truck that belonged to one of his victims.[6] He then began firing at random vehicles and pedestrians.[2] At an intersection, he bumped the truck into a vehicle carrying a woman and her three sons, drove up to the driver's side, and fired into it, injuring all of them with gunshots or flying glass.[7] The woman was shot five times, four of them near her heart. She was carrying a gun and had a license to carry, but she was unable to shoot at Neal because he drove away. She stopped four motorists to help her get to the hospital, but they all drove off. She finally received aid from an assistant deputy sheriff who called for an ambulance.[8]
Neal then crashed the pickup truck through the front gates of Rancho Tehama Elementary School, exited the vehicle with an AR-15-type semi-automatic rifle, ran into the center of the school's quad, and fired repeatedly at windows and walls. One of Neal's neighbors claimed that Neal was targeting the seven-year-old son of the neighbor he killed earlier.[9] One student hiding under a classroom desk was shot and injured by a bullet that penetrated a wall.[5][10] A six-year-old student was also injured by a gunshot to the chest.[11] A woman was also shot when she attempted to distract Neal from the school.[12] Further injuries and deaths were prevented because the school was placed on lockdown by a custodian when shots were first heard.[13] Nearly 100 rounds of ammunition were fired at the school.[4] Afterwards, Neal apparently discarded the rifle outside the school.[10]
After fleeing the school, Neal crashed the pickup truck into another vehicle and fired upon the two occupants as they tried to flee; the female driver was killed and her husband was wounded in the legs. The man survived after pleading with Neal for his life.[14] A passerby, unaware of the shootings, stopped his car and asked Neal if he was okay; Neal shot and wounded him, stole his car, and continued the rampage, killing another person.[6][15]
Eventually, Neal was shot and killed by two Tehama County sheriff deputies after a brief vehicle chase. The 25-minute attack was spread over eight crime scenes using one semi-automatic ghost rifle and two semi-automatic pistols. His motive is unclear.[16][17][18][19][20] Two handguns and another AR-15-type rifle were recovered near his body.[10] The handguns were not registered to him.[21]
Victims
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Five people were killed on the day of the shooting spree, including Neal, who was shot by two deputy sheriffs.[3] A sixth body, that of Neal's wife, 38-year-old Barbara Glisan, was later discovered under the floorboards of their home;[3][7] she was believed to have been killed the day before.[4] Neal's first two victims killed on November 14 were his neighbors, 38-year-old Danny Elliott and 68-year-old Diana Steele, who he had previous conflicts with.[2][7][23] The other victims were 56-year-old Joseph McHugh III and 55-year-old Michelle McFadyen;[7] police believe they were randomly selected.[5]
Twelve other people – six adults and six children – were directly wounded by bullets.[7] They were taken to Enloe Medical Center in Chico, Saint Elizabeth Community Hospital in Red Bluff,[24] Mercy Medical Center in Redding, or UC Davis Medical Center in Davis for treatment.[2][11][17][18][19][20] They included two students at Rancho Tehama Elementary School and Michelle McFadyen's husband.[5][11][14] One of the injured students, six-year-old Alejandro Hernandez, was the youngest victim; he was shot in the chest and leg and had to be airlifted to UC Davis, where he still requires surgery.[2] In addition to those twelve injured, six others suffered injuries from shattered glass.[10]
Victims' families were left struggling to pay for medical expenses and some have turned to online fundraisers.[2]
Perpetrator
Kevin Janson Neal | |
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Born | 1973 |
Died | |
Cause of death | Multiple gunshot wounds |
Education | East Carolina University |
Occupation | Cannabis grower |
Details | |
Target(s) | Spouse and local residents |
Killed | 5 |
Injured | 18 |
Kevin Janson Neal (1973 – November 14, 2017) was raised in Cary, North Carolina. He attended East Carolina University from August 2001 to May 2004, but did not qualify for a degree and never declared a major. Relatives said Neal, who moved to California in 2005, had a history of mental illness and anger management issues, as well as an obsession with conspiracy theories.[5][25] His mother reportedly noticed a decline in his mental health since 2016. Neighbors complained to police about Neal firing guns from his property, but whenever officers visited his doorstep, Neal would not respond to their knocking.[21] A neighbor later said he believed Neal might have been testing the response time of law enforcement.[7]
On January 31, 2017, Neal was arrested and charged with stabbing a neighbor, and then assaulting her mother-in-law.[23] He was held on a US$160,000 bail, which was posted by his mother.[6][16] Following his release, Neal continued to harass the neighbors, causing them to successfully seek a restraining order that required him to surrender his firearms and not purchase additional ones. Police said that, despite this, he illegally manufactured the guns he used in the shootings.[21] Ghost guns are currently legal to manufacture in California, but the terms of Neal's restraining order made it illegal for him to possess such guns, or any guns. By January 31, 2018 all ghost guns will require a serial number.[26] The two handguns that Neal possessed during his shooting rampage were not registered to him.[21]
The day before the shootings, Neal called his mother to tell her he was "fed up" with his neighbors, whom he suspected of making methamphetamine.[6] He had previously attempted to report his neighbors to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.[21][27] One of the neighbors involved in the January 31 incident later went on to be one of those killed in the shootings.[23]
Aftermath and reactions
Governor Jerry Brown, and his wife Anne, offered condolences to all of the victims and their families.[5]
The shootings renewed attention on the legality of ghost guns, which were used by Neal.[28]
Due to the shooting spree, Rancho Tehama Elementary School was closed earlier than planned for its Thanksgiving holiday break.[2]
See also
- Gun violence in the United States
- List of rampage killers (Americas)
- List of school shootings in the United States
- List of school-related attacks
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