Miss Nelson yelled at Ferreira to get away from the window. There are a few other roads, but I was told they require four-wheel vehicles. Gun violence is so routine that theres just not the resources there to address the problem at all, he said. 2 men found drugged after leaving NYC gay bars were killed, medical examiner says, Gunman kills four people in Northern California rampage, Ukraine says it's ready if Russia tries to invade again from Belarus. He is a 2007 Pulitzer Prize finalist in feature photography for images of Central Americans risking life and limb as they jump aboard the trains from southern Mexico bound for the United States and a 2005 Pulitzer Prize finalist in breaking news photography for team coverage of hurricanes. Several others wounded told of similar frustrations and anger. "The reason we have a situation where I have one student injured on campus and nothing worse happening on campus is because of the heroic actions of all members of my school staff," Fitzpatrick said. (Tehama County Sheriff via AP) When the gunshots subsided Wythe got up, only to fall back to the floor when the shooting resumed. Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. During the shooting spree, five people were killed and eighteen others were injured at eight separate crime scenes, including an elementary school. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Kevin Janson Neal shot Woods in the face during the 2017 rampage. [4] Major stores, social services, and medical careincluding a hospital emergency roomare in Red Bluff and Corning. That seemed strange, so as the sound of gunfire intensified, Wythe grabbed the dog and fell to the floor. Chris Van Horne with CalVCB confirms the board, so far, has paid out only $100 in all for medical bills for the 12 wounded in Rancho Tehama. As with so many mass shootings across the U.S., because the death toll was comparatively low, Rancho Tehamas was little more than another blip on the slaughter radar, forgotten by many within months. It is being reported that Kevin Janson Neal, the suspect in the case of the horrific Rancho Tehama School shooting is the same man who was arrested earlier this year for an assault against an elderly person that resulted in likely "great bodily injury.". Neils life and rampage ended in a barrage of gunfire. The attack ended when the gunman, Kevin Janson Neal, took his own life. Yikes!! Like Gage, Sanders son also was at Rancho Tehama Elementary when Neal arrived after shooting multiple people on his way from Bobcat Lane. The damaged school gate has been replaced. On his way through the town, he shot a woman . He also said that a double funeral would be held for his stepmother and stepbrother Friday in Sacramento. Entrance to Danny Elliott and Diane Steeles home. Phommathep said he is certain Kevin Neal drove to Rancho Tehama Elementary School to kill Gage. The. [32] He was held on US$160,000 bail, which was posted by his mother with a bail bond. "He's a bad guy and I'm not going to glorify him in any manner whatsoever. "There's a small bundle of plastic flowers honoring the dead at the "Welcome to Rancho Tehama" sign when you enter the town. "There was absolutely no question, no hesitation and I do believe that that also helped," she says. A bullet hole is seen in an exterior wall at the Rancho Tehama Elementary School on Nov. 15, 2017. I was ready," he says of that fall day. Rancho Tehama Elementary Schools gate is near Johnny Wythes property, a place where the sound of gunfire is routine. The stolen truck was ultimately rammed by two law enforcement officers, one from the Corning Police Department, who responded from the city of Corning to assist the sheriff's office, and a Tehama County Sheriff's deputy. For many years Steve DuBois has enjoyed taking photos of his dogs in interesting and unusual places. Nearby the community's lone eatery, a caf and deli that was open during the shooting, looks like it's now out of business. The attack ended when the gunman, Kevin Janson Neal, took his own life. The shooting finally ended after what authorities described as a 45-minute rampage through Rancho Tehama, a quiet reserve about 120 miles northwest of downtown Sacramento. According to Tehama County Assistant Sheriff Phil Johnston, the wife of 44-year-old Neal was found under the floorboards of his home as part of Continue reading Body Of Rancho Tehama Shooter Kevin . One of the stolen vehicles, a white truck with bullet holes in the windshield, was removed from the area Tuesday night, reports CBS News correspondent Jamie Yuccas. There is only one way in, and one way out, and thats via Rancho Tehama Road. Among . Outside Rancho Tehama Elementary School after the shooting on Nov. 14, 2017. It's crazy.". He showed me a bullet hole in the roof of Saras car. Since the rampage, an armed security officer is now posted at the school full time. Sanders explained that he and his young son used to live with friends Diana Steele and her son Danny Elliott. Kevin Neal. Here's the things we look for: shell casings on the ground, something fresh that we could use, evidence that we could use to write a search warrant. This spring, Gage started playing Little League, which he enjoys. Hmm! [22][23][24] The 25-minute attack took place at eight crime scenes using one semi-automatic ghost rifle and two semi-automatic pistols. Francisco Cardenas was driving to the post office a few minutes from his house that morning when he was caught between deputies in hot pursuit and the shooter. Jessie Sanders has lived in Rancho Tehama Reserve since he was 5. "He didn't come to the door so they moved on. ", "One of the teachers quoted, 'the students are the heroes.' Contribute to chinapedia/wikipedia.en development by creating an account on GitHub. [5] In addition, seven children suffered injuries from shattered glass. What did Disney actually lose from its Florida battle with DeSantis? Sarah Lobdell is the secretary at Rancho Tehama Elementary School. Neal went on a 25-minute tear through the community, starting just down the road from his home, where he killed his neighbor and two men, then stole a Ford F-150 pickup and drove north, said Tehama County Assistant Sheriff Phil Johnston. I went to my car, got my camera, and was distracted by the town flag I saw flying at half staff across the road. Even the GoFundMe to help cover medical care for the 6-year-old who was shot in the chest raised just $27,290. She finally received aid from an assistant deputy sheriff who called for an ambulance. Sanders and Ferreira both said that when Neal rammed the gate, John, the schools custodian/bus driver, peeked around the corner toward the shots. Outside Rancho Tehama Elementary School after the shooting on Nov. 14, 2017. Nov 15, 2017, 03:54 PM EST. Sanders felt enraged, and shouted to Neal to shoot in his direction, hoping to distract him from the kids. That if some individual wants to storm some building, that I can't control that. A collection of painted stones left at the memorial. The kids will return to school on Mon., Nov. 27, after Thanksgiving break. Sanders said thatthe night Neal murdered his wife Neal called the pizza place where his wife worked and said that if management didnt let his wife come home, hed come down and kill everyone in the place. His life changed that day forever. Tehama County Sheriff's Department. She told her brother she thought someone was shooting at the elementary school. [5], The killings started on the night of November 13 at Neal's home in Rancho Tehama, 6970 Bobcat Lane at Fawn Lane, when Neal shot his wife, Barbara Glisan (also spelled Gilsan) and hid her body under some floorboards. Crowdfunding efforts, which can be reliable resources for victims in the aftermath of prominent mass shootings with high death tolls, failed to raise enough money to defray the cost of their hospital bills and other needs. Kevin Janson Neal mugshot. It's clear Johnston, too, was altered that day. At the elementary school, Ferreira was walking his daughter to her classroom before 8 a.m. We wanted to see how people in this small community were coping now that all that coverage has faded. She previously covered the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department, focusing on accountability stories and writing about failures by officials to comply with transparency laws. They struck out. Neal, 44, fatally shot his wife late Monday, Assistant Sheriff Phil Johnston said at a press conference Wednesday. The sound startled her, but she couldnt identify it, so she wasnt worried. GitHub export from English Wikipedia. One week ago, on Nov. 14, a gunmans rampage lasted 45 minutes and left a trail of death, injury and destruction over eight crime scenes, including the Rancho Tehama Elementary School. That gave the school a few more critical seconds to go into complete lockdown mode. But before everyone could get inside, Neal crashed the truck into one of the schools side gates thats always kept locked. RANCHO TEHAMA -- "The guy was a bad guy. A black and red RANCHO STRONG banner hangs across the entrance to the collection of L-shaped trailers that make up the small Rancho Tehama Elementary School. The attack in Rancho Tehama, population just over 1,400, was among the more than 300 mass shootings in America last year in which four or more persons were wounded or killed. That just didn't happen for us in this case," he says. hide caption. For these reasons, I submit we should call Devin Kelley (Sutherland Springs shooting) and Kevin Neal (Rancho Tehama shooting) domestic terrorists. [9][17] A six-year-old student was also injured by a gunshot to the chest. There's also lingering frustration with the Tehama County Sheriff's office. A cemetery posted a personal ad for a goose whose mate died. Source: Tehama County Sheriff. Contact 1-800-799- Safe (7233); Alternative to Violence Red Bluff 530-528-0226; One Safe Place Redding 530-244-0188; Shingletown 530-474-1910; Catalyst in Chico, 530-343-7711, or Oroville 530-532-6427. He said the woman actually had to drive out of the Ranch and was on Rancho Tehama Road trying to get to a hospital. Gage Elliott became an orphan on Nov. 14, 2017. For those who were shot, it paid for medical bills. Three of the children were treated and released at the scene, two were treated and released from a hospital and one remains hospitalized. A bullet hole is seen in an exterior wall at the Rancho Tehama Elementary School on Nov. 15, 2017. Eric Westervelt/NPR . His leg was badly shot up. Those who were killed and wounded ranged in age from 6 to 68. He created a photo book of his dogs especially for the children at St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital, where he donated several copies. They were mothers, sons and wives. I think its the desensitization to these events that leads to people wanting to move on, he said. When Kevin Janson Neal, 44, began what authorities described as a "murderous rampage" in a neighborhood in Tehama County about 130 miles north of Sacramento, his father, his father's girlfriend . Kevin Janson Neal, went on a killing spree, shooting his wife and his neighbors. So I walked over to get a picture. He said the look of fear in his sisters eyes was frightening. He was 7 years old. Nine months before the shooting rampage, a judge had issued Neal a restraining order at a neighbor's request and ordered him to surrender his guns. Sanders said that the first thought that went through his mind was that if the cops had done their job in dealing with Neal following several violent episodes in the past, he wouldnt be there with guns trying to kill children. It's something Assistant Sheriff Johnston seems to struggle with. 2017 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. The smaller ones often received far less. hide caption. 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He has not, and he will not, talk about his father. Gage still has a poster hanging on his bedroom wall adorned with messages from his former classmates well miss you, we love you but about three years ago, he lost touch with the last friend from his California life. Its the kind of place where the crack of gunfire is normal, with the assumption that its probably just harmless target practice. hide caption. Get this The Sacramento Bee page for free from Friday, July 9, 1976 Golden Lab fem vie Locust 4 Garfield Carmichael 488-5285 or 925-7192 LOST: Reward white male toy poodle Del Campo area lost June . Before joining The Times in 2016, she reported on crime and policing for the Glendale News-Press and Burbank Leader. One of them.". The gunman, identified by the Sacramento Bee and members of the Rancho Tehama, as Kevin Janson Neal, 44, shot both inside and outside Rancho Tehama Elementary School, Johnston said. He turned in one registered handgun to a vendor. At one point, Elliott asked Sanders to move out, because he believed Sanders presence inflamed the feud, and the situation needed to calm down. The six injured adults were 31-year-old Tiffany Nai Phommathep, 43-year-old James Wood, 20-year-old James Wood II, 34-year-old Francisco Gudino Cardenas, 47-year-old Troy Lee McFadyen, and 39-year-old Sanders, whose bravery helped save many lives at the elementary school. Sanders said Neal had a smile on his face when he saw Sanders, and that Neal looked determined to kill him, almost as if he were happy Sanders showed up at the school, saving Neal the trouble of having to find Sanders and murder him later. Ferreira said that as he started to move away from the window, shots rang out, bursting through the glass and passing through the wall beneath the very windows hed looked through seconds earlier. Plywood covers one of the windows at the Rancho Tehama Elementary School, Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017, that was shot out during gunman Kevin Janson Neal's shooting rampage at Rancho Tehama Reserve . In using the term, "domestic terrorist," I am . He manufactured the rifle and possessed the handguns in violation of that restraining order. Investigators after the shooting rampage in Rancho Tehama Reserve in 2017. [10] He then began firing at random vehicles and pedestrians. But Neal secretly kept several homemade, unregistered AR-15 semi-automatic weapons and handguns. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. [17] The handguns were not registered to him. Sanders said that Neal was wearing a bullet-proof vest that had magazines attached to the front of it. And then that man can even threaten to kill his neighbors, and eventually make good on his threats, and then some. Rancho Tehama is a remote, sparsely populated, rural unincorporated community in Tehama County, California, that had a population of 1,485 in 2010. and 3 neighbors and moved to the elementary school in Tehama County at around 8 am. [6][7][8], The next day Neal went on a shooting rampage, first killing a man and a woman, both neighbors with whom he had an ongoing feud over their suspected methamphetamine dealing. On Nov. 14, 2017, Kevin Janson Neal drove a truck into Rancho Tehama Elementarys fence and began shooting at the school, wounding five students. It's hard for us to talk to her about it. [20] A passerby, unaware of the shootings, stopped his car and asked Neal if he was okay; Neal shot and wounded him, stole his car, and continued the rampage, killing another person. We're not sure how.". Definitely the biggest thing, he said, is wondering how theyre going to look at their dad when theyre older., Now 12 years old, Gage moved with Feitelberg to her and her husbands home in Sacramento immediately after the shooting. They said Kevin Neal had a violent history. The shootings led to domestic and international debate over the control of ghost guns and gun-licensing law in the United States. He hid her body beneath the floor of their home. Johnston was one of the first on scene that day. I've got my antennas up all the time. The board did pay out more than $14,000 in total to families of the dead to help pay for funeral expenses. [29][39] One of the neighbors involved in the January 31 incident later became one of those killed in the shootings. They were his first victims. "I used to really believe that my job and being a law enforcement officer was to help protect people and I believe that I can't control that. (Editors note:Doni Chamberlain contributed to this story. Tehama County Sheriff / AP file Link copied District Attorney Gregg Cohen told The Bee that Neal is currently being prosecuted by his office for assault with a deadly weapon and a stabbing that had occurred . At first it was like, well, we can give you this and that help-you-move-wise, but then youve got to worry about your rent and all your other big bills, Woods Sr. said. Its the kind of place where most drivers wave to other drivers, even to me, a stranger in their town. killing 58 people and leaving more than 850 others injured, Rancho Tehama gunman targeted wife, neighbor before attacking passersby at random, Terror in Northern California town as gunman goes on rampage, kills 5, The Week in Photos: California exits pandemic emergency amid a winter landscape, Snowboarder dies at South Lake Tahoe resort, California to alter COVID rules in healthcare settings: Masks and vaccinations not required, Welcome to the world, baby Winter, born amid a snowstorm in Lake Arrowhead. As I drove throughout Rancho Tehama, I stopped and talked with random people like David, the step-brother to Danny Elliott; step-son of Diana Steele, both of whom were killed. I spoke with Tina. The Tehama County Sheriffs Office on Thursday released the names of the five people killed by a gunman who rampaged through Rancho Tehama on Tuesday, spraying bullets at several locations, including an elementary school. During a pair of weekend vigils, citizens and supporters alike gathered to mourn and begin the process of healing. One bullet hit the vehicles metal frame near the windshield, producing a piece of shrapnel that lacerated Woods Sr.s face near his left eye. Some media reported that police believe Neal went home after he left the school, and took off in yet another stolen vehicle. First published on November 15, 2017 / 7:10 AM. [11] The woman was shot five times, four near her heart. hide caption. [9][18][20] One of the injured students, six-year-old Alejandro Hernandez, was the youngest victim; he was shot in the chest and leg, had to be airlifted to UC Davis, and required multiple surgeries. By law, Van Horne says, CalVCB cannot disclose any more information about specific victims or applicants. Neal was outside, beating his wife Barbara Gilsan. And if they did he should have been supervised with an ankle [bracelet] or something! There's a sense that deputies here failed to stop a man that appeared troubled and who was sporadically violent: he had attacked and stabbed his neighbor. The younger Woods was hospitalized for more than a week. I talked with many people that day. Elliotts father has dementia, and has to be reminded a few times a day that his son and his wife are dead. "Well there was no direct violation of the TRO that we could sink our teeth into for sure," he says. He targeted seven locations in the rural community of Rancho Tehama, including an elementary school that went on lockdown before he came in. But that high regard hasnt meant much for Sanders everyday life. Meanwhile, directly across the road from the schools gate through which Neal had just crashed, lived friends and neighbors Johnny Wythe and Uncle Chuck Bruehl. Neal shot and killed four other people and wounded 10 at different locations around the rural community of Rancho Tehama Reserve. Woods Sr. doesnt like to complain. 'No.' Finally, someone informed the officers theyd arrested the wrong guy; that Sanders was the hero from the school, which sorted everything out. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. [38] The two handguns that Neal possessed during his shooting rampage were not registered to him. Rancho Tehama Reserve. According to Elliotts stepbrother David (who requested we not publish his last name or photo), the gate was open, making it easy for Neal to get onto their property. James Woods Jr. was driving near Rancho Tehama Elementary with his father, James Woods Sr., in the passenger seat on Nov. 14, 2017, when Neal opened fire on their car. He also had been shot by deputies just a hundred yards up the road from Mike K.'s house. November 15, 2017 / 7:10 AM When she heard the shots last November, she immediately called for every child and teacher to get inside and go into lock down mode. Dale Dykes shows the location of the fatal shootout between officers and Kevin Neal that left Neal dead. Its the attention [shootings] get or dont get that prompts the outpourings of support. A short time later, a patrol car rammed the suspect's vehicle. On November 14, 2017, Kevin Janson Neal murdered his wife, before going on a shooting rampage in Rancho Tehama, California. The attack killed four people and left nearly 12 more injured. Police believe the gunman, Kevin Neal, was likely targeting the neighbor's son, a kindergartner at the school and anyone else who got in his way. [10] He had previously attempted to report his neighbors to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. James Woods Jr., 25, with daughter Nevaeh, 5. Dykes also showed where Michelle Iris McFadyen was killed on the side of the road. Single. But, Flannery added, the support that people need over time is just as important as the support needed at the time of the crisis.. Authorities have identified the man behind Tuesday's shooting spree in Rancho Tehama . Sanders assumed Neal was at the school trying to make good on his threat to kill Sanders son, and the son of his friend, Eliott. "It hurt. Its been reported by various media that at some point during Neals shooting rampage, he rammed the stolen truck into a car on the road. Among the injured was a 6-year-old boy, shot while inside his classroom. He never went back to Rancho Tehama Elementary School after that day, when he and approximately 100 other students were locked down after staffers heard gunfire nearby and quickly hustled them in from recess. Kevin Janson Neal and his wife lived at the end of the road, at the bottom of a ravine, in a battered baby-blue trailer home with a front yard full of broken-down cars . He said that mostly, folks keep to themselves; thats just what people do. On Wednesday, California investigators announced that Kevin Neal, a gunman who killed four people in a series of shootings on Tuesday, may have begun his deadly rampage by murdering his wife. Every bullet missed but the one that grazed his arm. But months before that, Hailey Poland had survived a vicious attack at his hands and worried that things . The New York Post reports the following day, he donned a ballistic vest, grabbed a semiautomatic rifle and two handguns and went on a 45-minute rampage across Rancho Tehama Reserve. I just went to a peaceful place and I just think 'I just died,'" he says. His neighbors complained regularly that Neal was firing off rounds day and night. Shooter Kevin Neal threatened out loud that he was going to kill Danny Elliott and then go to the elementary school to kill Elliott's 7-year-old son, said Johnny Phommathep, a neighbor who li I feel like if I wanted to go I cant.. The killing of the woman, whose name has not been released, raises the death toll to five at the hands of suspect Kevin Janson Neal, 43, who also is dead. Finally, help arrived for her when law enforcement drove up Rancho Tehama Road toward the Ranch and they saw that Nai Phommathep was in need of help, and took care of her and the children on the side of the road. Officials say Kevin Hanson Neal, 43, began firing at 7.52am on Tuesday. More and more, its also the kind of place where some residents no longer feel safe, and are no longer surprised when they leave their homes to return to find them broken into and/or vandalized. Sanders said he was furious when he saw who it was; that Neal was the shooter trying to kill kids. But she said the schools in Sacramento gave Gage no support whatever.. I met one man who lives in a hill-top home surrounded by beautiful vistas. [18][8] A woman was also shot when she attempted to distract Neal from the school. California, November 16 . "I do believe the sheriff's department dropped the ball when they let this guy (gunman Kevin Neal) live out here with a lot of guns," says local realtor Vern Wilson, who has lived in Rancho Tehama for more than two decades. Krystal, who was a fifth-grader then, remembers hearing gunfire. Sanders yelled at Neal, calling him names and demanding the gunman shoot him instead of the children. According to Bruehl and Wythe, as Neal drove down the road from the school, he was still firing several gunshots. Also in that classroom was Elliotts young son. Inside, the walls of secretary Sarah Lobdell's office are adorned with colorful "thank you" cards and well-wishes from across the state and the nation. Shortly before the shooting started, Sanders sister Tina had just dropped her son off at Rancho Tehama Elementary School.