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加州发生枪击案 5人死亡 At least five people are dead and several others injured after a gun rampage in the beachfront city of Santa Monica, California, police say. 加利福尼亚州海滨城市圣莫尼卡发生枪击案，至少五人死亡、多人受伤。 ? The attack began at a house and ended on a college campus where police say they shot the gunman in the library. ? Police initially put the death toll at six, but later revised it to five people dead, including the shooter. ? The gunman was in his late 20s and had been carrying an assault-style rifle, say witnesses. ? President Barack Obama was at a fundraiser not far from where the shooting unfolded just before noon on Friday.? ? Boom, boom, boom ? The gunman, dressed in black and wearing an ammunition belt and bullet-proof jacket, began by firing shots at the house, witnesses said.? ? The property was then engulfed by fire although it is not clear how the blaze started. ? The Los Angeles Times reports that the first two victims were the gunmans father and brother. ? Neighbour Jerry Rathner said she witnessed the shooting from her veranda, the Associated Press reported. ? The gunman then walked to the street corner, pointed his gun at a driver and told her to pull over.? ? He signalled to another car with a female driver to slow down and fired into the car several times. ? Ms Rathner said she rushed to help the victim and saw she had a shoulder injury. ? He fired three to four shots into the car, boom, boom, boom, right at her, Ms Rathner said. ? Authorities say the violence then moved to a street corner near Santa Monica College where the suspect fired at passing vehicles. ? The gunman then entered the campus where he is said to have shot a woman as he made his way toward the college library, where students were studying for final exams.? ? We saw a woman get shot in the head, administrative assistant Trena Johnson told the Associated Press. I havent been able to stop shaking.