Santa Barbara← Previous revisionRevision as of 03:46, 25 October 2026 Line 104: Line 104: [[File:Elliot Rodger Glock 34 (cropped).jpg|200px|thumb|left|The [[Glock|Glock 34]] Long Slide pistol Rodger bought]] [[File:Elliot Rodger Glock 34 (cropped).jpg|200px|thumb|left|The [[Glock|Glock 34]] Long Slide pistol Rodger bought]] Still hopeful of becoming rich, starting in November 2012 Rodger drove on four separate occasions to Arizona over a six-month span to buy tickets for the Powerball jackpot, which had grown to $500 million. Rodger failed to win, further angering him. Thinking this meant he would remain a virgin, Rodger began to prepare for his "Day of Retribution", choosing the city of Isla Vista as his target. In December 2012, Rodger bought a Glock 34 Long Slide semi-automatic pistol for $755.57 at a firearms dealer in Goleta, California.{{cite web |date=February 19, 2015 |title=Infographic: Elliot Rodger's laptop search history: Nazis, knives and torture devices |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-isla-vista-elliot-rodger-search-history-nazis-20150219-htmlstory.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223070456/https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-isla-vista-elliot-rodger-search-history-nazis-20150219-htmlstory.html |archive-date=February 23, 2024 |access-date=March 18, 2024 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]]}} He purchased another handgun, a [[SIG Sauer P226]], in [[Burbank, California|Burbank]] for $1,100 in March 2013.{{cite web |last=Flores |first=Adolfo |date=February 19, 2015 |title=Isla Vista Gunman Planned Attack For Years, Researched Killing Methods |url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/adolfoflores/isla-vista-gunman-planned-attack-for-years-researched-killin |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230830235718/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/adolfoflores/isla-vista-gunman-planned-attack-for-years-researched-killin |archive-date=August 30, 2023 |access-date=May 20, 2024 |work=[[BuzzFeed News]]}} [[File:Elliot Rodger SIG Sauer pistol.jpg|thumb|200px|The first [[SIG Sauer P226]] handgun Rodger purchased]] [[File:Elliot Rodger SIG Sauer pistol.jpg|thumb|200px|The first [[SIG Sauer P226]] handgun Rodger purchased]] Rodger initially scheduled his attacks to take place around [[Halloween]] 2013, but realized the heightened police presence during the holiday would likely thwart his plans.{{cite web |last=Nagourney |first=Adam |date=May 25, 2014 |title=Parents' Nightmare: Futile Race to Stop Killings |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/26/us/parents-nightmare-failed-race-to-stop-killings.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140526035653/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/26/us/parents-nightmare-failed-race-to-stop-killings.html |archive-date=May 26, 2014 |access-date=February 22, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]]}} He replanned his attacks for sometime in November 2013. Rodger and two new roommates were placed in a new apartment complex after answering a questionnaire about their personalities.{{cite web |date=May 30, 2014 |title=Elliot Rodger's Ex-Roommate Reveals What It Was Like to Live With the Troubled Man |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/roommate-santa-barbara-killer-elliot-rodger-bad-feeling/story?id=23916334 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608201842/https://abcnews.go.com/US/roommate-santa-barbara-killer-elliot-rodger-bad-feeling/story?id=23916334 |archive-date=June 8, 2024 |access-date=June 8, 2024 |publisher=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]}}{{cite web |date=May 30, 2014 |title=Elliot Rodger's former roommate tells what it was like to live with the mass murderer |url=https://www.news.com.au/world/north-america/elliot-rodgers-former-roommate-tells-what-it-was-like-to-live-with-the-mass-murderer/news-story/5df2af42d07b65a5d2d927b96e801ddc |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241127013832/https://www.news.com.au/world/north-america/elliot-rodgers-former-roommate-tells-what-it-was-like-to-live-with-the-mass-murderer/news-story/5df2af42d07b65a5d2d927b96e801ddc |archive-date=November 27, 2024 |access-date=March 3, 2026 |publisher=[[News.com.au]]}} Rodger initially joined them for social activities but after a few outings, he began to distance himself from them. One of the roommates suspected Rodger possessed a firearm after hearing a clicking sound coming from his room numerous times. Both of his roommates moved out in June 2013, having become uncomfortable living with Rodger. Still hopeful of becoming rich, starting in November 2012 Rodger drove on four separate occasions to Arizona over a six-month span to buy tickets for the Powerball jackpot, which had grown to $500 million. Rodger failed to win, further angering him. Thinking this meant he would remain a virgin, Rodger began to prepare for his "Day of Retribution", choosing the city of Isla Vista as his target. In December 2012, Rodger bought a Glock 34 Long Slide semi-automatic pistol for $755.57 at a firearms dealer in Goleta, California.{{cite web |date=February 19, 2015 |title=Infographic: Elliot Rodger's laptop search history: Nazis, knives and torture devices |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-isla-vista-elliot-rodger-search-history-nazis-20150219-htmlstory.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223070456/https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-isla-vista-elliot-rodger-search-history-nazis-20150219-htmlstory.html |archive-date=February 23, 2024 |access-date=March 18, 2024 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]]}} He purchased another handgun, a [[SIG Sauer P226]], in [[Burbank, California|Burbank]] for $1,100 in March 2013.{{cite web |last=Flores |first=Adolfo |date=February 19, 2015 |title=Isla Vista Gunman Planned Attack For Years, Researched Killing Methods |url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/adolfoflores/isla-vista-gunman-planned-attack-for-years-researched-killin |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230830235718/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/adolfoflores/isla-vista-gunman-planned-attack-for-years-researched-killin |archive-date=August 30, 2023 |access-date=May 20, 2024 |work=[[BuzzFeed News]]}} Rodger initially scheduled his attacks to take place around [[Halloween]] 2013, but realized the heightened police presence during the holiday would likely thwart his plans.{{cite web |last=Nagourney |first=Adam |date=May 25, 2014 |title=Parents' Nightmare: Futile Race to Stop Killings |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/26/us/parents-nightmare-failed-race-to-stop-killings.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140526035653/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/26/us/parents-nightmare-failed-race-to-stop-killings.html |archive-date=May 26, 2014 |access-date=February 22, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]]}} He replanned his attacks for sometime in November 2013. == Incident at house party == == Incident at house party ==