Witnesses say a gunman sprayed bullets from a BMW as he sped through the streets of the California student enclave Isla Vista.
Video: 'One girl was shot dead, I ran for my life'
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Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown says police are reviewing written and video evidence suggesting the Isla Vista shootings were planned.
Video: 'This atrocity was a premeditated mass murder'
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Seven people have been killed and seven injured after a gunman drove through a college town spraying bullets from his car.
The shooter was among the dead after the rampage in Isla Vista - a student enclave known for its lively parties next to the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown said authorities are looking at written and video evidence that suggests the killings were "premeditated mass murder".
He said the suspect, who was driving a black BMW, exchanged gunfire with deputies before crashing into a parked car.
He said he didn't know whether the suspect was shot by deputies, or if his wound was self-inflicted.
Sheriff Brown said the shootings occurred at several sites in the town, resulting in nine crime scenes.
He said the gunman is believed to have acted alone, appearing to discount earlier reports that a second suspect was detained after the gunfire broke out at around 9:30pm local time on Friday.
A student told KEYT-TV he saw shots fired from the car, killing one woman and critically injuring another.
"I heard shots, scream, pain," Michael Vitak said. "All emotions. I hope she is going to be fine."
The station said the black BMW slammed into as many as two cars.
The shooting prompted officials to issue alerts urging people to stay indoors.
Isla Vista's parties include an annual spring bash that turned into a violent blowout last month as young people clashed with police and tossed rocks and bottles.
A university police officer and four deputies were injured and 130 people were arrested.
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