Since the rampage, an armed security officer is now posted at the school full time. The gunman, 44-year-old Kevin Janson Neal, died by suicide after a Corning police officer rammed and stopped his stolen vehicle. This angered Sanders. Among the injured was a 6-year-old boy, shot while inside his classroom. When Sanders ran into the schoolyard, he saw Neal across the quad, firing his weapon and spraying classroom windows and walls with bullets. I did get some clarification on the tragedy, but not on all the victims. Kevin Neal, 43, was facing a number of police charges when he went on the rampage in California earlier today. Did this really in fact happen?' Sanders, a father himself, said he was moved to tears one day last week when his son the one Neal may have driven to Rancho Tehama Elementary School to kill got onto a school bus and shouted, My dads a hero!. Kevin Janson Neal shot Woods in the face during the 2017 rampage. I lost my marriage over it, which I dont care, because my main thing was I wanted to make sure Gage was safe and he felt safe.. News media reported others who were shot by Neal as he drove to the school, such as Tiffany Nai Phommathep, shot four times in the shoulder while driving in her truck with her children passengers, some of whom were also injured by Neals bullets. They could see where shed been shot. Shooter Kevin Neal threatened out loud that he was going to kill Danny Elliott and then go to the elementary school to kill Elliott's 7-year-old son, said Johnny Phommathep, a neighbor who li Neal shot and killed four other people and wounded 10 at different locations around the rural community of Rancho Tehama Reserve. Blinds are pulled, lights off, and the "open" flag is gone. Yet Kevin Neal was free and able to use a semi-automatic rifle . Before joining The Times in 2016, she reported on crime and policing for the Glendale News-Press and Burbank Leader. I met one man who lives in a hill-top home surrounded by beautiful vistas. Kevin Janson Neal was arrested, charged with stabbing neighbor Hailey Suzanne Poland, attacking her mother-in-law during Jan. 31 encounter in rural neighborhood. And then I have to do implants. It was gone, gone. [1][8] His motive remains unclear. In reply to R.V. Afterwards, Neal apparently discarded the rifle outside the school. Barely a week earlier, a shooter killed 25 people and an unborn child and injured 22 others at a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas. "Changes the way that I think of law enforcement," he says. The Tehama County Sheriff's Office identified the five people killed by Rancho Tehama shooter Kevin Neal. He was promptly arrested because officers had heard that Sanders was at the school. Lawsuits claim it wrecked their teeth. Entrance to Danny Elliott and Diane Steeles home. This fabled orchid breeder loves to chat just not about Trader Joes orchids, Fox News finally reveals its kryptonite: the bottom line, 12 reasons why Sycamore Avenue is L.A.s coolest new hangout, Best coffee city in the world? Phommathep said he is certain Kevin Neal drove to Rancho Tehama Elementary School to kill Gage. Sanders explained that he and his young son used to live with friends Diana Steele and her son Danny Elliott. The. He fired repeatedly at the locked-down doors, windows and walls. Parents and school officials are thankful, yet still deeply shaken; some of the wounded feel forgotten and misled; many residents feel the police dropped the ball and say officers should have kept a closer eye on a troubled man whose life was clearly spiraling out of control. Definitely the biggest thing, he said, is wondering how theyre going to look at their dad when theyre older., Now 12 years old, Gage moved with Feitelberg to her and her husbands home in Sacramento immediately after the shooting. This spring, Gage started playing Little League, which he enjoys. At that point, a little girl around the age of 5 was so paralyzed with fear that she was unable to move from the playground. "I do believe the sheriff's department dropped the ball when they let this guy (gunman Kevin Neal) live out here with a lot of guns," says local realtor Vern Wilson, who has lived in Rancho Tehama for more than two decades. Jeff Eldred, a victim witness coordinator with the Tehama County district attorneys office, said that the county has helped about 150 people who were affected by the violence apply for financial assistance from the California Victim Compensation Board. Sanders later surmised that when officers saw him, they erroneously thought he may have been a second shooter. Despite Ferreiras quick actions, hes tortured by the wish that hed been the one shot, not a 6-year-old little kid. Investigators after the shooting rampage in Rancho Tehama Reserve in 2017. "But it's real. Government programs have provided minimal long-term financial assistance, according to several people affected by the shooting who said they also were not provided sufficient access to mental health treatment. Three of the children were treated and released at the scene, two were treated and released from a hospital and one remains hospitalized. Ferreira ran onto the playground, picked up the little girl and rushed her into the classroom. (Editors note:Doni Chamberlain contributed to this story. The 35-year-old tree trimmer is now unemployed and, for now, unable to work because of his wounds. "With how violent he was and his record they should have came and made sure his guns were gone," parent Sandra Wells says, echoing criticism heard from many residents here. Coronado grew up in Southern California and graduated from USC. Target practice; hunters; the odd drunk shooting at the moon. Miss Nelson yelled at Ferreira to get away from the window. "On every occasion we responded, asking 'did you actually see him firing a gun?' [22][23][24] The 25-minute attack took place at eight crime scenes using one semi-automatic ghost rifle and two semi-automatic pistols. Chris Van Horne with CalVCB confirms the board, so far, has paid out only $100 in all for medical bills for the 12 wounded in Rancho Tehama. They also received some short-term assistance from Tehama County and about $55,000 from a GoFundMe drive. A man who saw the crash pulled over to help, and Neal shot at him. Rancho Tehama is 45 miles from my Redding home. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Unknown then to the school, Neal already had shot and killed his wife and two of his neighbors before driving to the school that morning loaded with ammo and several semi-automatic weapons. James Woods Jr. was driving near Rancho Tehama Elementary with his father, James Woods Sr., in the passenger seat on Nov. 14, 2017, when Neal opened fire on their car. Nov 15, 2017, 03:54 PM EST. Authorities said all of the adults lived in Rancho Tehama, a rural Northern California town with a population of about 1,500. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Dale Dykes shows the location of the fatal shootout between officers and Kevin Neal that left Neal dead. I think its the desensitization to these events that leads to people wanting to move on, he said. David said Neal then hid behind some trees and shot Elliott and Steele when the pair came outside. Neal was chasing and firing at another car when two police officers spotted him. "I had a weapon in my hand. Inside, the walls of secretary Sarah Lobdell's office are adorned with colorful "thank you" cards and well-wishes from across the state and the nation. Photos by Steve DuBois.). I spoke with Sanders sister Tina, and a man named Jose, uncle of the 6-year-old boy shot while he was at school Tuesday, huddled on the floor, too afraid to move from the danger of his classroom to the safety of a teachers storage room. Forty-three percent of the town's residents fall below the federal poverty level. [7] Recorded video shows Neal going into a field behind the school and firing into the air, apparently in frustration at being locked out of the classrooms. "Every. Gunman Kevin Janson Neal is believed to have spent six minutes shooting into the school before driving off to continue his shooting spree. Windows have been fixed and bullet holes in the walls have been patched. At one point, Elliott asked Sanders to move out, because he believed Sanders presence inflamed the feud, and the situation needed to calm down. Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. Kevin Neal. GitHub export from English Wikipedia. Police in Tehama County said the shooting took place across several sites including the elementary school, with Kevin Janson Neal reportedly picking targets at random. Sheriff investigators work at the Rancho Tehama Elementary School campus in Rancho Tehama Reserve in Corning, Calif. On Tuesday, Nov.14, 2017. Rancho Tehama, also known as the Rancho Tehama Reserve, is an unincorporated community in Tehama County, California, . Steve DuBois lives in Redding. Elliott was Sanders best friend, so it was emotionally difficult for Sanders to speak about Elliott as he shared some background. A GoFundMe set up after the shooting to help the Woods family raised less than $6,000. She stopped four motorists to help her get to the hospital, but they drove off. But little help has reached some of the hardest-hit people, like Sanders. Cardenas was eventually airlifted to a hospital. The board did pay out more than $14,000 in total to families of the dead to help pay for funeral expenses. Kevin Janson Neal, went on a killing spree, shooting his wife and his neighbors. Its the kind of place where most drivers wave to other drivers, even to me, a stranger in their town. But he still runs frightened into the house when he hears loud noises, Feitelberg said. The five killed by Neal were 38-year-old Barbara Ann Gilsan (Neals wife), 38-year-old Danny Lee Elliott, and his mother 68-year-old Diana Steel (Neals neighbors, two doors down), 56-year-old Joseph Edward McHugh III (Neals next-door neighbor), and 55-year-old Michelle Iris McFadyen. Outside Rancho Tehama Elementary School after the shooting on Nov. 14, 2017. Shortly before the shooting started, Sanders sister Tina had just dropped her son off at Rancho Tehama Elementary School. Neighbors complained to police about Neal firing guns from his property, but whenever sheriff's deputies visited his doorstep, Neal would not respond to their knocking. Rancho Tehama Mass Shooting Attack---=== November 14, 2017 Rancho Tehama Mass Shooting Not Terrorist Attack Kevin Neal The shooting rampage started at a home where he killed his wife Barbara Glisan. "Everyone's got their antennas up. "They should have never allowed him to get bailed. Gage never spent another night in that house on Bobcat Lane where he once played in the yard with his father. Ten people suffered bullet wounds and eight were cut by flying glass caused by the gunfire. [20] 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. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times) James Woods Jr. was driving near Rancho Tehama Elementary with his father, James Woods Sr., in . Sanders got into his sisters car and the pair rushed toward the school. Sanders said that seeing Michelles body was the hardest thing for him to deal with, even after being involved in the school shooting. Kevin Janson Neal, who on Tuesday went on a killing spree that left four people dead and 10 injured in northern California, also shot and killed his wife the prior night, officials say. . James Woods Sr., 47, at a park in Rancho Tehama Reserve. Neighbors also complained that he fired off weapons regularly even though he wasn't supposed to have any firearms under the terms of the TRO. [29][39] One of the neighbors involved in the January 31 incident later became one of those killed in the shootings. Its a place with so few public services that the volunteer fire department is the most official entity. Police believe the gunman, Kevin Neal, was likely targeting the neighbor's son, a kindergartner at the school and anyone else who got in his way. Was the gunman targeting the boy? He said that as Neal emptied a magazine, in a matter of seconds, he could set the rifle over a magazine on the vest and the gun was reloaded. That disparity echoes researchers findings that the higher the body count, the more the media attention, and the greater the outpouring of assistance, said James Densley, a sociologist and criminal justice professor at Metropolitan State University in Minnesota. As soon as he could, Sanders put in a call to Elliott to let him know they got Neal, not knowing his best friend was dead, killed by Neal. Neal, 44, fatally shot his wife late Monday, Assistant Sheriff Phil Johnston said at a press conference Wednesday. I think it might have messed me up a little bit more than I thought it did, because I dont go into public anymore and I seem to get real short with my family when I feel like Im getting around too many people, he said. Police later shot and killed him. He told Tina to go home so she wouldnt get hurt. It's evident in a response that seems to linger somewhere between regret and resignation. "He did shoot at a number of classrooms which resulted in the injury of at least one or two students that I'm aware of," the sheriff said. 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. Sanders recalled a pivotal incident. [9][35] His mother had reportedly noticed a decline in his mental health since 2016. He was 7 years old. As the truck came to a stop Neal fired at the officers, who exchanged heavy gunfire with him. Francisco Cardenas was driving to the post office a few minutes from his house that morning when he was caught between deputies in hot pursuit and the shooter. Sanders said he tried to intervene and stop Neal, but that Neals wife actually got upset with Sanders and told him to mind his own business. I went to my car, got my camera, and was distracted by the town flag I saw flying at half staff across the road. Tehama County Sheriff's Department. His mother also spent $10,000 on legal fees to secure his release. [9][18][20] One of the injured students, six-year-old Alejandro Hernandez, was the youngest victim; he was shot in the chest and leg, had to be airlifted to UC Davis, and required multiple surgeries. On November 1314, 2017, a series of shootings occurred in Rancho Tehama, an unincorporated community in Tehama County, California, U.S. I was ready," he says of that fall day. Steele and Elliott lived two doors down from Neal, who murdered the pair last Tuesday. As I drove throughout Rancho Tehama, I stopped and talked with random people like David, the step-brother to Danny Elliott; step-son of Diana Steele, both of whom were killed. The residence of Kevin Janson Neal on Bobcat Lane in Rancho Tehama where he allegedly shot and killed his wife on Monday setting in motion a killing rampage that took the lives of five other . Cardenas says he's exploring his legal options. Uncle Chuck Bruehl pets his dog, Sammy, as friend Johnny Wythe looks on. He said they first stopped at the office because his daughter always liked seeing Sara, the secretary, before going to class. His life changed that day forever. Elsewhere the signs are less visible. But theres no end in sight for the psychological misery and financial troubles left behind. On his way through the town, he shot a woman . 2 men found drugged after leaving NYC gay bars were killed, medical examiner says, Gunman kills four people in Northern California rampage, Ukraine says it's ready if Russia tries to invade again from Belarus. But, Flannery added, the support that people need over time is just as important as the support needed at the time of the crisis.. Yes it did.". I arrived at Rancho Tehama Sunday morning, and I left that evening. That if some individual wants to storm some building, that I can't control that. He said the look of fear in his sisters eyes was frightening. GitHub export from English Wikipedia. School officials heard gunshots and made a critical decision to lock it down. Gary Coronado has been a staff photographer for the Los Angeles Times since 2016. The younger Woods was hospitalized for more than a week. Contact 1-800-799- Safe (7233); Alternative to Violence Red Bluff 530-528-0226; One Safe Place Redding 530-244-0188; Shingletown 530-474-1910; Catalyst in Chico, 530-343-7711, or Oroville 530-532-6427. He then stole their truck, and began driving toward a nearby elementary school -- shooting randomly at people along the way. The injured victims were transported to several area clinics and hospitals. He said he saw flashes before his eyes with memories of his life the good things hed done, and the bad. "There was absolutely no question, no hesitation and I do believe that that also helped," she says. Neal obliged, turning his assault-style rifle Sanders direction and firing like 60 times, Sanders said. He said hes gotten no help at all from the government since he was shot, but he hopes to receive state funding to help pay for dental implants. The retired contractor didn't want his full name used. [29][8] A neighbor later said he believed Neal might have been testing the response time of law enforcement. And it paid for all the funerals other than the shooters, he said. [5] In addition, seven children suffered injuries from shattered glass. May 21, 2021. He also said that a double funeral would be held for his stepmother and stepbrother Friday in Sacramento. It is being reported that Kevin Janson Neal, the suspect in the case of the horrific Rancho Tehama School shooting is the same man who was arrested earlier this year for an assault against an elderly person that resulted in likely "great bodily injury.". What he failed to realize was Neal had walked up the ramp and was near the schools door. Sanders said he told told both Gilsan and Neal that he could mind his own business if theyd take it inside, but he couldnt watch a man beating a woman without trying to stop it. "He's a bad guy and I'm not going to glorify him in any manner whatsoever. Kevin Janson Neal mugshot. Dozens more were wounded. It is being reported that Kevin Janson Neal, the suspect in the case of the horrific Rancho Tehama School shooting is the same man who was arrested earlier this year for an assault against an elderly person that resulted in likely "great bodily injury." The mother of the gunman who killed four people during a shooting rampage in Northern California said he called her a day earlier and told . Officials are still trying to learn about the shooter's past, including an alleged assault earlier this year against one of the neighbors he killed Tuesday. Not everyone who lives in Rancho Tehama knows exactly what happened. Plywood covers one of the windows at the Rancho Tehama Elementary School, Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017, that was shot out during gunman Kevin Janson Neal's shooting rampage at Rancho Tehama Reserve . Those who were killed and wounded ranged in age from 6 to 68. Sanders said Neal actually shot guns toward them on several occasions, but Neal would lie and say theyd been shooting at him. [5][18][25][26][27][28] The victims included two students at Rancho Tehama Elementary School and Michelle McFadyen's husband. After Sanders sister showed up at his home and told him she heard shooting near the school, he raced there, first in her car and then on foot. Neal then fired eight rounds into a Ford F-250 occupied by a woman and her son, who was headed to school. Neal shot and killed four other people and wounded 10 at different locations around the rural community of Rancho Tehama Reserve. Sanders said that he and Elliott were both threatened by Neal at various times, as were both of their young sons. Sanders said he and Neal made eye contact, and realized they knew each other. Police Find Body Of Tehama County Gunman's Wife, Making His Death Toll 5. He gets good grades, she said, but for four years, he kept to himself, he made no friends, he didnt want to go out anywhere. Sanders and Ferreira both expressed frustration that the mass murder that happened in their community exactly one week ago was not just senseless, but preventable. He then drove up to the driver's side, and fired into it, injuring all of them with gunshots or flying glass. "I just told [police] to tell my wife and son I love them and I just faded away. How are we still in the exact same place? . [9][10][8], After killing his neighbors, Neal stole a pickup truck that belonged to one of his victims. ", "One of the teachers quoted, 'the students are the heroes.' Sanders said that the first thought that went through his mind was that if the cops had done their job in dealing with Neal following several violent episodes in the past, he wouldnt be there with guns trying to kill children. "It was clear that he was experimenting with building guns at home outside the law.". Like Gage, Sanders son also was at Rancho Tehama Elementary when Neal arrived after shooting multiple people on his way from Bobcat Lane. Rancho Tehamas small private airport runway is between the school and where Sanders moved in with his mother after Elliott asked him to leave for the sake of their safety. killing 58 people and leaving more than 850 others injured, Rancho Tehama gunman targeted wife, neighbor before attacking passersby at random, Terror in Northern California town as gunman goes on rampage, kills 5, The Week in Photos: California exits pandemic emergency amid a winter landscape, Snowboarder dies at South Lake Tahoe resort, California to alter COVID rules in healthcare settings: Masks and vaccinations not required, Welcome to the world, baby Winter, born amid a snowstorm in Lake Arrowhead. My high school classmates were massacred in 2018. The shooting finally ended after what authorities described as a 45-minute rampage through Rancho Tehama, a quiet reserve about 120 miles northwest of downtown Sacramento. The shooting incident took place near the Rancho Tehama Elementary school when some parents were dropping off their children. Ive always understood that people have mental issues. It's crazy.". She previously covered the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department, focusing on accountability stories and writing about failures by officials to comply with transparency laws. Kevin Neal killed four people, injured ten others. hide caption. Contribute to chinapedia/wikipedia.en development by creating an account on GitHub. He said that mostly, folks keep to themselves; thats just what people do. Its the kind of place where a man with a history of violence can beat his wife in his front yard, igniting a deadly feud when hes asked to stop, or take it inside. Asked about Sanders actions that morning, Rancho Tehama residents speak of his selflessness, bravery and kindness. It was a real big shock.". Just a bad person. No one, Johnston says, seemed to see Neal shooting a weapon. For those who were shot, it paid for medical bills. Source: Tehama County Sheriff. Less than four months after the mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla., in 2016, a Florida nonprofit announced that it alone had raised more than $9 million for victims, including $100,000 from GoFundMe itself.
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