Tehama gunman lived in a hellscape, then turned his anger on others Parents and school officials are thankful, yet still deeply shaken; some of the wounded feel forgotten and misled; many residents feel the police dropped the ball and say officers should have kept a closer eye on a troubled man whose life was clearly spiraling out of control. 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 . Police Find Body Of Tehama County Gunman's Wife, Making His Death Toll 5. Authorities have identified the man behind Tuesday's shooting spree in Rancho Tehama . Her husband would not go with them, so they went alone to start a new life near her son and daughter-in-law. I met one man who lives in a hill-top home surrounded by beautiful vistas. So I didnt get a picture of the bullet hole in the roof of Saras car. Neal was chasing and firing at another car when two police officers spotted him. hide caption. Kevin Janson Neal: 43, of Corning was arrested Tuesday in the 6900 block of . They declined to speak on the record citing potential legal action. He said that as Neal emptied a magazine, in a matter of seconds, he could set the rifle over a magazine on the vest and the gun was reloaded. They struck out. Sanders recalled a pivotal incident. Alex Murdaugh sentenced to life in prison for murders of wife and son, Biden had cancerous skin lesion removed last month, doctor says, White supremacist and Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes kicked out of CPAC, Tom Sizemore, actor known for "Saving Private Ryan" and "Heat," dies at 61, Biden team readies new advisory panel ahead of expected reelection bid, At least 10 dead after winter storm slams South, Midwest, House Democrats unhappy with White House handling of D.C.'s new criminal code. Gage never spent another night in that house on Bobcat Lane where he once played in the yard with his father. He was watching television, and didnt hear anything until the gunman was trying to leave. For most of them, it provided counseling, because thats what they needed. The cards are for her swift action last November. He said that three students remained hiding beneath desks, too terrified to move. This angered Sanders. [5][11][32] The other victims were 56-year-old Joseph McHugh III and 55-year-old Michelle McFadyen;[11] police believe they were randomly targeted. He moved out of town, several hours away and into his parent's house with his wife and son. 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. It was California's forgotten mass shooting. But for victims, the 'hell Shortly before the shooting started, Sanders sister Tina had just dropped her son off at Rancho Tehama Elementary School. David, Elliotts stepbrother, said that his fatherless step-nephew is now living with the boys maternal grandmother. As soon as he could, Sanders put in a call to Elliott to let him know they got Neal, not knowing his best friend was dead, killed by Neal. 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. [36], On January 31, 2017, Neal was arrested and charged with two felonies, and five misdemeanors, after stabbing neighbor Hailey Poland, assaulting her mother-in-law, and snatching a mobile phone away from them. Hmm! Sanders felt enraged, and shouted to Neal to shoot in his direction, hoping to distract him from the kids. Ferreira said that about 7:57, about two minutes after the father and daughter had left the office, they heard shooting. [30], Five people were killed on the day of the shooting spree, including the perpetrator, who died by suicide after a confrontation with a police officer and a deputy sheriff. . As Neal ran to his truck, still firing at Sanders, Sanders said he figured Neal was trying to get to his truck so he could run Sanders over. Armed with at least three guns and a ballistic vest, the shooter began his rampage just before 8 a.m., killing two of his neighbors. Jessie said it was the type of experience people talk about when theyre dying. hide caption. For those who were shot, it paid for medical bills. Sheriffs officials said Neal, 44, probably killed her the day before the mass shooting. 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. A school custodian and the teachers put it into action. And then that man can even threaten to kill his neighbors, and eventually make good on his threats, and then some. hide caption. Kevin Janson Neal mugshot. During the shooting spree, five people were killed and eighteen others were injured at eight separate crime scenes, including an elementary school. The attack ended when the gunman, Kevin Janson Neal, took his own life. The gunman, 44-year-old Kevin Janson Neal, died by suicide after a Corning police officer rammed and stopped his stolen vehicle. Rancho Tehama, also known as the Rancho Tehama Reserve, is an unincorporated community in Tehama County, California, . Neal then killed himself with a shot above his left eye. Kevin Janson Neal's deadly rampage in Tehama County apparently began Monday night when he shot his wife to death with multiple rounds, then hid her body under the floor of . Sissy Feitelberg with grandson Gage Elliott, who was orphaned at the age of 7 in the November 2017 shooting. The gunman tried to enter the school, but couldn't get in. The gunman, Kevin Neal, was killed in a shootout with police.Gilsan was Neals wife. Ferreira ran onto the playground, picked up the little girl and rushed her into the classroom. Ferreira said he grabbed the boy and ran into the storage room. At that point Bruehl said he went out front and heard a lot of gunshots a crazy amount of shots fired as he saw Neal trying to free a truck from the gate. He praised his staff. This dental device was sold to fix patients' jaws. News media reported others who were shot by Neal as he drove to the school, such as Tiffany Nai Phommathep, shot four times in the shoulder while driving in her truck with her children passengers, some of whom were also injured by Neals bullets. But before everyone could get inside, Neal crashed the truck into one of the schools side gates thats always kept locked. Sanders said that encounter started a feud, and that over time, bad blood boiled. California gunman targeted victim, victim's son in rampage, neighbor Source: Tehama County Sheriff. "There's a small bundle of plastic flowers honoring the dead at the "Welcome to Rancho Tehama" sign when you enter the town. [4][25][26][27][28] Two handguns and another AR-15-type rifle were recovered near his body. The GoFundMe drive established by family members of a teacher killed in May at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, and her husband, who subsequently died of a heart attack, has already brought in more than $2.8 million. Everything happened so fast that the details in those moments are sketchy for Sanders, but he said that in retrospect he thinks another car tried to ram the stolen truck, which may have caused Neal to drive away. Removing guns from people who shouldn't have them should be a no A bullet hole is seen in an exterior wall at the Rancho Tehama Elementary School on Nov. 15, 2017. Elliotts father has dementia, and has to be reminded a few times a day that his son and his wife are dead. He spent most of two recent afternoons working in his yard, which has been partially subsumed by overgrown vegetation, childrens toys and assorted junk since the mass shooting. Gunman Kevin Janson Neal is believed to have spent six minutes shooting into the school before driving off to continue his shooting spree. Coronation Street spoilers: Michelle's devastating downfall explained Not everyone who lives in Rancho Tehama knows exactly what happened. The sound startled her, but she couldnt identify it, so she wasnt worried. (Elijah Nouvelage / AFP / Getty Images) By Alene Tchekmedyian Staff Writer (Editors note:Doni Chamberlain contributed to this story. Kevin Jansen Neal, 43, was charged with assault in January . "It was going to put everyone in a dangerous spot.". Target practice; hunters; the odd drunk shooting at the moon. A patchwork of country homesteads and double-wides, Rancho Tehama Reserves spare core features little more than a baby-blue post office with matching recreation center and homeowners association office, a gas station, a shuttered pizzeria and a cracked asphalt airstrip. Body Of Rancho Tehama Shooter Kevin Neal's Wife Found Under Floorboards On one level, it looks like all is mostly back to normal in the small, rural community of Rancho Tehama in Northern California. "Violent" man kills four in shooting rampage - WFTS Officers recovered one semi- automatic rifle and two handguns. It's something Assistant Sheriff Johnston seems to struggle with. He also had been shot by deputies just a hundred yards up the road from Mike K.'s house. However, some citizens complain that in addition to the rampant gunfire, its the kind of place that has a troubling amount of illegal pot growers and drug dealers, which brings with it a whole other set of problems. Rancho Tehama is 45 miles from my Redding home. 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. 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. They also received some short-term assistance from Tehama County and about $55,000 from a GoFundMe drive. Worried about all the kids, and in a rush of anger, Sanders said he ran into the quad toward Neal, who was shooting in Sanders direction. 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. Since the rampage, an armed security officer is now posted at the school full time. I dont know how to fix it, he said. Neal obliged, turning his assault-style rifle Sanders direction and firing like 60 times, Sanders said. You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. [11] They were taken to Enloe Medical Center in Chico, Saint Elizabeth Community Hospital in Red Bluff,[33] Mercy Medical Center in Redding, or UC Davis Medical Center in Davis for treatment. "He pretty much stopped me and shot at me three times through his windshield," Gonzales said. Neighbors complained to police about Neal firing guns from his property, but whenever sheriff's deputies visited his doorstep, Neal would not respond to their knocking. 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. Ferreira did say that when Miss Nelson called 911, she got a busy signal. That just didn't happen for us in this case," he says. "He's a bad guy and I'm not going to glorify him in any manner whatsoever. California shooting rampage leaves 7-year-old boy an orphan Blinds are pulled, lights off, and the "open" flag is gone. 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