Police Knew About Rodger’s Videos

MISSED OPPORTUNITY

Updated Apr. 14, 2017 4:04PM ET / Published May. 30, 2014 7:01AM ET

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Three weeks before he killed six college students at UCSB, Elliot Rodger was visited by law officials who knew about his disturbing videos posted online. The new disclosure from the Santa Barbara County sheriff’s department followed an earlier claim that deputies had been unaware of any video when they checked on him on April 30. During the visit, police never searched the residence or checked to see if he had firearms because they did not deem him a threat. The statement from the department does not say why the videos were never viewed or if the deputies knew anything about the contents.

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Police Knew About Rodger’s Videos

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