At least three people were hurt in a shooting on Monday evening near the campus of the University of California at Santa Barbara, officials said.<\/p>\n
Three young men, one of whom was believed to be a suspect, were taken to a hospital after the incident in the community of Isla Vista at around 7.15 p.m, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office said.<\/p>\n
Another suspect fled in a white sedan, the office said in a statement. Three people were shot, the Santa Barbara County Fire Department said on its website, but the sheriff’s office did not give details of the injuries.<\/p>\n
The fleeing suspect was also probably injured, the Los Angeles Times said, citing anonymous law enforcement sources.<\/p>\n
Representatives of both agencies did not immediately respond to requests for details.<\/p>\n
The campus was locked down for about an hour after the shooting, with residents urged to stay indoors during a police search, according to a school security alert.<\/p>\n
The shooting comes about a year after Elliot Rodger, 22, stabbed three men to death in his Isla Vista apartment before fatally shooting three more people near the campus. He then shot and killed himself.<\/p>\n
That incident reignited a national debate on gun control and spawned legislation in California for law enforcers to search a database of firearms owners during most checks of people who might harm themselves, or others.<\/p>\n
Monday’s shooting showed no sign of any link to last year’s rampage. Isla Vista is about 107 miles (172 km) north of Los Angeles.
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