John Zawahri Confirmed As Gun Man In Santa Monica Rampage

[JI7]

Source: los cerritos news

Several law enforcement officials and media outlets are confirming that the alleged gunman in a shooting rampage that left five people dead in Santa Monica on Friday is John Zawahri.

Zawahri who is in his 20s, was the son of Samir and Randa Zawahri.

Zawahri was killed by police on the Santa Monica College campus on Friday after he allegedly went on a shooting spree that claimed the lives of four people and left several others injured. John Zawahri reportedly had 1,300 rounds of ammunition.

Also killed was Carlos Navarro Franco and the gunman’s father,Samir Zawahri and his brother.

Read more: http://www.loscerritosnews.net/2013/06/08/john-zawahri-confirmed-as-gun-man-in-santa-monica-rampage/

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john zawahri

[longship]

1. Oh dear. Is that an Arabic name?

Just asking because if so, it could have repercussions I don't want to see.

[dkf]

4. What does that have to do with it?

He obviously had personal problems.

[longship]

5. I am only concerned about biases against Arabs.

Like the shooters at the Sikh Temple who ignorantly mistook them for Arabs just because they wear turbans.

People are ignorant and we have enough of this bullshit. I despise it.

Can't wait to hear from Pat Robertson.

[SkyDaddy7]

8. Yes, you are 10000% correct....

Unfortunately!! I thought the same exact thing when I saw his name.

[CrazyJudy]

18. some of the bias is caused by young arab men killing americans...

[longship]

19. I rest my case. nt

[JI7]

20. true, if it was non arab or muslim the person would not think

oh, another white guy like klebold, harris, loughner, lanza, holmes etc

[nomorenomore08]

28. Yeah, so we should just kill them all, or anyone who looks like them!

Go back to Free Fucking Republic already!

[still_one]

26. As much as their is some bias of lapd here, I think that is highly unlikely in la, sf, or any large

City where they have a large Muslim population

People work and live together with people with all different cultures in the large cities, and for the most part, the concern is usually in rural communities

[Enrique]

10. also the same name as al Qaeda's current leader

we can expect to hear a lot of confused reactions to this.

[kwassa]

13. almost, but not quite. Zawahri vs. Zawahiri, extra syllable in the second one.

John Zawahri
Ayman al-Zawahiri

[Xithras]

24. His first name is "John"

When you see a Christian biblical name attached to a last name of middle eastern origin, you can be 95% sure that the person is NOT Muslim. In this case, he's a Lebanese Christian.

[Cha]

2. thanks J17

[dkf]

3. This explanation makes no sense...

But The Los Angeles Times, citing law enforcement sources, identified him as John Zawahri, saying he unleashed the violence on the streets of Santa Monica because he was angry over his parents’ recent divorce.

http://m.nydailynews.com/1.1366943

[JI7]

7. it wasn't just that, some neighbor said he was always being a jerk to his mother

and they asked her to kick him out but she wouldn't. they said he didn't work or go to school or anything.

at least in this case it seems like there was every reason to believe he was going to do something horrible at some point.

[flamingdem]

17. his mom is in Lebanon now otherwise

he might have killed her too

[SunSeeker]

6. He was previously hospitalized for mental issues. He should never have had a gun. nt

http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/08/us/california-college-gunman/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

A law enforcement source with knowledge of the investigation told CNN on Saturday that the gunman had suffered mental health issues. A couple of years ago, he was hospitalized for treatment after allegedly talking about harming someone, according to the official.

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The gunman and a family member had been enrolled in the college as recently as 2010. The gunman, 23, would have turned 24 on Saturday, Seabrooks said.

Police had contact with the gunman in 2006, but because he was a juvenile then, authorities couldn't release further information Saturday, Seabrooks said.

[dynasaw]

9. He didn't work. How did he manage to buy

all the expensive weapons and rounds? Puzzling how gun owners, some who are clearly not what you call wealthy, mange to own weapons.

[Recursion]

16. How do poor people buy drugs?

People manage.

[nomorenomore08]

29. If you really want/need the money, you'll find a way to get it.

nt

[thesquanderer]

11. At least he didn't walk onto campus with a swimming pool. (n/t)

[Paladin]

12. +1000. (nt)

[VA_Jill]

14. Darkly Amusing...

that on other boards people are ranting about Muslims. He's from a Jordanian CHRISTIAN family who are apparently members of the Antiochian Orthodox church.

[Adam-Bomb]

15. Dern crazy folks are everywhere nowadays

What is it, something in the water?

[JI7]

21. does he look like someone famous or does he just have one of those faces

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

23. Benicio Del Toro?

... from "The Usual Suspects" among other movies

[HangOnKids]

25. I Think He Looks Like A Young Jackson Browne n/t