Gunman Who Killed 5 In Rural Northern California Shooting Died By Suicide

Yellow tags mark where bullet casings found at one of the scenes of a shooting spree at Rancho Tehama Reserve, near Corning, Calif., Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017. Law enforcement says that five people, including the shoote... Yellow tags mark where bullet casings found at one of the scenes of a shooting spree at Rancho Tehama Reserve, near Corning, Calif., Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017. Law enforcement says that five people, including the shooter were killed, and several people including some children were injured during the shooting spree that occurred at multiple locations. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) MORE LESS

RANCHO TEHAMA RESERVE, Calif. (AP) — Authorities now say a gunman who killed five people in rural Northern California didn’t die from a police bullet but by his own gun.

In a final report Friday, the Tehama County Sheriff’s Department said an autopsy determined 44-year-old Kevin Neal shot himself in the head in his car after police forced it off a road.

Police say Neal killed his wife Nov. 13 and went on a shooting rampage in Rancho Tehama Reserve the next day that included firing at an elementary school. He killed four others, including two neighbors, and wounded eight people including a 6-year-old boy.

Authorities said neighbors had repeatedly complained about Neal firing hundreds of rounds from his house and engaging in other erratic, violent behavior.

Relatives say he suffered from delusions and mental problems.

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  1. Authorities said neighbors had repeatedly complained about Neal firing hundreds of rounds from his house and engaging in other erratic, violent behavior.

    The article doesn’t mention where the NRA will be erecting the shrine to Mr. Neal?

  2. Authorities now say a gunman who killed five people in rural Northern California didn’t die from a police bullet but by his own gun.

    See! It took an armed citizen to put a stop to the crime.

  3. Mr. Neal was apparently a member of a well aimed militia…

  4. At least a well-armed minutia.

  5. Avatar for romi romi says:

    Police say Neal killed his wife Nov. 13 and went on a shooting rampage in Rancho Tehama Reserve the next day that included firing at an elementary school. He killed four others, including two neighbors, and wounded eight people including a 6-year-old boy.

    Authorities said neighbors had repeatedly complained about Neal firing hundreds of rounds from his house and engaging in other erratic, violent behavior.

    Relatives say he suffered from delusions and mental problems.

    Wow he was the whole mass shooter package wasn't he? Spouse abuse, previous complaints to the police, threatened to shoot neighbors (CNN reporting) AND history of mental illness.
    
    Yet... I just can't imagine what policy we could have enacted to prevent this tragedy.

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