The shooting incident took place near the Rancho Tehama Elementary school when some parents were dropping off their children. [5] In addition, seven children suffered injuries from shattered glass. He was 7 years old. His mother also spent $10,000 on legal fees to secure his release. Removing guns from people who shouldn't have them should be a no For many years Steve DuBois has enjoyed taking photos of his dogs in interesting and unusual places. The damaged school gate has been replaced. During this time, Bruehl was oblivious to what was happening outside. 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. PICTURED: California gunman Kevin Janson Neal, 43 Hencratt is named among the defendants, which include Assistant Sheriff Phil Johnston, Tehama County Sheriff's Office, Tehama County, the estate of Neal and the Rancho Tehama Association. Lobdell immediately called for every child and teacher to go inside, fast, and get into lock down mode they'd practiced. They struck out. But they still have to rip all my teeth out, and then I have to do a bone graft.. He was riding in a car with his son when Kevin Janson Neal opened fire. Kevin Janson Neal shot Woods in the face during the 2017 rampage. The Tehama County Sheriff's Office identified the five people killed by Rancho Tehama shooter Kevin Neal. Sanders said he ran from his moms house over to the scene to see what had happened. Because it feels mostly peaceful where he lives, hell stay. Two of the shots hit the 6-year-old boy in his chest and leg. Steve says his dogs have been his photographic inspiration and motivation, but sometimes he tries his hand at nature shots, such as the photos he captured of the north states 2017 flooding, published here on A News Cafe.com. And one of the bullets entered through Woods Jr.s chin, tearing through the lower-right portion of his face. There is only one way in, and one way out, and thats via Rancho Tehama Road. [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. It ripped his world, said Feitelberg, who moved her grandson out of Rancho Tehama Reserve after the shooting. [18][8] A woman was also shot when she attempted to distract Neal from the school. Medical professionals cut teeth and tissue out of the then-20-year-olds mouth. But Neal secretly kept several homemade, unregistered AR-15 semi-automatic weapons and handguns. Cardenas says he's exploring his legal options. [22][23][24] The 25-minute attack took place at eight crime scenes using one semi-automatic ghost rifle and two semi-automatic pistols. Police in Tehama County said the shooting took place across several sites including the elementary school, with Kevin Janson Neal reportedly picking targets at random. Gun violence is so routine that theres just not the resources there to address the problem at all, he said. hide caption. And she actually just the other day brought up the shootings again. Danny Elliott and Diana Steele were killed five years after Gages mother died in an accident, said Sissy Feitelberg, Gages maternal grandmother. In 2017, this census-designated place with fewer than 2,000 residents made national headlines in the same way as towns like Newtown, Conn., Parkland, Fla., and Uvalde, Texas. 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. Where is Hailey Poland Now? - The Cinemaholic On the morning of Nov. 14, 2017, he helped prevent a potential bloodbath at the elementary school by drawing fire from the gunman in an act he brushes off as his parental duty. California shooting gunman was 'paranoid,' DA says | CNN Now, nearly five years after the shooting, Feitelberg said she and Gage only truly feel secure when theyre together at home. I just went to a peaceful place and I just think 'I just died,'" he says. Sarah Lobdell is the secretary at Rancho Tehama Elementary School. [9][17] A six-year-old student was also injured by a gunshot to the chest. [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. It's hard for us to talk to her about it. Sanders said that seeing Michelles body was the hardest thing for him to deal with, even after being involved in the school shooting. Identified as Kevin . Sanders said that while living with Elliott and Steele, there were several confrontations between his housemates and Neal. Sanders and Ferreira both expressed frustration that the mass murder that happened in their community exactly one week ago was not just senseless, but preventable. All of it, all of his problems are from this incident in Tehama.. I've got my antennas up all the time. Neal then killed himself with a shot above his left eye. On one level, it looks like all is mostly back to normal in the small, rural community of Rancho Tehama in Northern California. In using the term, "domestic terrorist," I am . Ferreira ran onto the playground, picked up the little girl and rushed her into the classroom. Then I started walking around the area taking pictures as that location is the entrance to the small community. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. [17] The handguns were not registered to him. [9][35] His mother had reportedly noticed a decline in his mental health since 2016. They said Kevin Neal had a violent history. My high school classmates were massacred in 2018. Kevin Neal, California gunman: Police find wife's body under home's Neal was outside, beating his wife Barbara Gilsan. Victims sue sheriff over Rancho Tehama shooting 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. He'd made threats. And it paid for all the funerals other than the shooters, he said. / CBS News. "He's a bad guy and I'm not going to glorify him in any manner whatsoever. That seemed strange, so as the sound of gunfire intensified, Wythe grabbed the dog and fell to the floor. Ive never had them. Kevin Janson Neal has been identified as the suspect who opened fire at Rancho Tehama School in Northern California, part of a widespread attack that left four people dead. Coronation Street spoilers: Michelle's devastating downfall explained For example, in November 2017, Kevin Neal of Rancho Tehama went on a shooting rampage, killing five people, then himself. "On every occasion we responded, asking 'did you actually see him firing a gun?' He also said that a double funeral would be held for his stepmother and stepbrother Friday in Sacramento. The Race : TV NEWS : Search Captions. Borrow Broadcasts : TV Archive The cards are for her swift action last November. The shootings led to domestic and international debate over the control of ghost guns and gun-licensing law in the United States. In reply to Jeff Gorder. First published on November 15, 2017 / 7:10 AM. When he stopped firing, she says he continued toward the school. What Im reporting here today is what I saw and heard during my visit. No one else helps us, she said. Jessie Sanders has lived in Rancho Tehama Reserve since he was 5. Kevin Janson Neal was arrested, charged with stabbing neighbor Hailey Suzanne Poland, attacking her mother-in-law during Jan. 31 encounter in rural neighborhood. The gunman didn't kill Gage, but instead left him an orphan. I'm scared Lol. In reply to R.V. The 35-year-old tree trimmer is now unemployed and, for now, unable to work because of his wounds. Source: Tehama County Sheriff. 78 Tehama County California Premium High Res Photos - Getty Images 5. . Steele and Elliott lived two doors down from Neal, who murdered the pair last Tuesday. 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Ferreira recalled that at one point, he wanted to know the location of the shooter, so he ventured a look out the window. (Tehama County Sheriff via AP) A collection of painted stones left at the memorial. [22], Governor Jerry Brown, and his wife Anne, offered condolences to all the victims and their families, saying, "Anne and I are saddened to hear about today's violence in Tehama County, which shockingly involved schoolchildren. Officers grabbed Sanders and made him take off his shirt, shoes and socks. Ferreira did say that when Miss Nelson called 911, she got a busy signal. Coy Ferreira and Sanders both said they saw Michelle McFadyens body off to the side of the road. According to Ferreira, at that moment, Miss Nelson was ushering children into a storage room in the back of her classroom. A school custodian and the teachers put it into action. Afterwards, Neal apparently discarded the rifle outside the school. Kevin Janson Neal. He hid her body beneath the floor of their home. [38] The two handguns that Neal possessed during his shooting rampage were not registered to him. Neal then got back on the road, where he chased a couple in another car and crashed into their vehicle, authorities said. RANCHO TEHAMA -- "The guy was a bad guy. "I feel like they and the sheriff's office were setting me up for failure.". 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. The area has a variety of wildlife with scattered domestic cattle grazing. As… Continue reading Kevin Janson Neal: Rancho . We wanted to see how people in this small community were coping now that all that coverage has faded. Source: Tehama County Sheriff. "They should have never allowed him to get bailed. Wife of Tehama County shooter found dead under the floor of their home . 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. [1] He handed over a single pistol and attested that he had no other guns. [13][19] Nearly 100 rounds of ammunition were fired into the school. That morning, his father and paternal grandmother, who were raising him together in a modest house at the end of a gravel road, were gunned down during a mass shooting across this remote north-central California community. Both Ferreira and Sanders also saw Troy McFadyen, shot in the leg, sitting on the road beside his deceased wife. So I walked over to get a picture. At the elementary school, Ferreira was walking his daughter to her classroom before 8 a.m. Sanders seemed like an open guy who talks as if he has a positive outlook on life. Gage gets his Social Security, I get my retirement from the state, and I get my Social Security. 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. He then drove up to the driver's side, and fired into it, injuring all of them with gunshots or flying glass. According to Sanders sister, Tina, when Neal got close to the school again, he crashed the vehicle he was driving into another vehicle just a short distance down the road from Sanders mothers home. Elijah Nouvelage /AFP/Getty Images We're not sure how.". He was named locally as 43-year-old Kevin Neal. Cardenas was eventually airlifted to a hospital. Rancho Tehama Elementary Schools gate is near Johnny Wythes property, a place where the sound of gunfire is routine. Witnesses and surveillance video show he stalked the school's courtyard, seemingly furious he couldn't get inside. Before joining The Times in 2016, she reported on crime and policing for the Glendale News-Press and Burbank Leader. Rancho Tehama is a remote, sparsely populated, rural unincorporated community in Tehama County, California, that had a population of 1,485 in 2010. The attack in Rancho Tehama, . California gunman targeted victim, victim's son in rampage, neighbor You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. Neal then crashed his vehicle into a car, which killed and injured two people. Rancho Tehamas small private airport runway is between the school and where Sanders moved in with his mother after Elliott asked him to leave for the sake of their safety. 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. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Police later shot and killed him. James Woods Jr., 25, with daughter Nevaeh, 5. Because Eliott had listed Sanders on school forms as the person to call in case of an emergency, after Sanders was released by officers he was notified to pick up Elliotts son from the community recreation center where the kids were bused from the school after the shooting. [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. Tehama County gunman's wife found dead under floor of home But we try to, you know, communicate with her the best we can. Neal was known to authorities and had at least one prior arrest. It was a real big shock.". One student was wounded by gunfire and a second by flying glass. El atacante de California asesin a su esposa antes de perpetrar - CNN That was the fifth-deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history. 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. Sanders said he knows he probably needs years of therapy and mental health treatment, but his anxiety and emotions kept him from going to see the therapists who were made available in Rancho Tehama immediately after the incident. Wythe said he was in his camper with Sammy, Bruehls dog, when he heard gunshots, something he said is common in this region, and not usually a cause for alarm. He was watching television, and didnt hear anything until the gunman was trying to leave. 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. Barely a week earlier, a shooter killed 25 people and an unborn child and injured 22 others at a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas. "[The board] promised lots and lots of good stuff, but it turns out they are not really covering all those things and no real help coming from them," he says. He fired dozens of shots through windows and walls from the . "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. He began freelancing for the Orange County Register and relocated to south Florida in 2001, when he was awarded a fellowship through the Freedom Forum. The kids will return to school on Mon., Nov. 27, after Thanksgiving break. Sanders recalled a pivotal incident. He was rude to our officers, but that's not a crime.". 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. He has not, and he will not, talk about his father. A man reported that his truck was stolen and his roommate was shot and . 2017 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. Theyve long since left, and Sanders said he has yet to receive any treatment for his anxiety, depression and likely PTSD. This Jan. 31, 2017 photo provided by the Tehama County Sheriff's Office shows Kevin Janson Neal, the gunman behind a rampage in Northern California. In fact, she says, she never stopped. [5][18][25][26][27][28] The victims included two students at Rancho Tehama Elementary School and Michelle McFadyen's husband. He then stole their truck, and began driving toward a nearby elementary school -- shooting randomly at people along the way. [9][8], Eleven other peoplesix adults and five childrenwere also shot, but survived. She was carrying a gun and had a license to carry, but she was unable to shoot at Neal because he drove away quickly. Gregg Cohen, told the Sacramento Bee he is prosecuting a man named Kevin Neal in that case. He exited the vehicle with a self-assembled AR-15-type semi-automatic rifle, ran into the center of the school's quadrangle, and fired repeatedly at windows and walls. "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. Kevin Janson Neal, who on Tuesday went on a killing spree that left four people dead and 10 injured in northern California, also shot and killed his wife the prior night, officials say. He manufactured the rifle and possessed the handguns in violation of that restraining order. Gage never again saw fellow students who hid under their desks while Neal fired clip after clip at the school, including a 6-year-old who survived being shot in the chest by a bullet that traveled through a classroom wall. Sarah Lobdell is the secretary at Rancho Tehama Elementary School. Sanders said he told told both Gilsan and Neal that he could mind his own business if theyd take it inside, but he couldnt watch a man beating a woman without trying to stop it. 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 . It's crazy.". She was about to ask him if he needed a ride when the siblings heard heavy gunfire. Like Gage, Sanders son also was at Rancho Tehama Elementary when Neal arrived after shooting multiple people on his way from Bobcat Lane. [4][25][26][27][28] Two handguns and another AR-15-type rifle were recovered near his body. Here's when they take effect", "Tehama County shooting update: Gunman's wife found dead", "Shooting rampage in California highlights "ghost guns" and their dangers", "Tehama County certifies final June election results", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rancho_Tehama_shootings&oldid=1140470783, Barbara Ann Glisan (aka Gilsan), 38 (Neal's wife, shot at their home), Danny Lee Elliott, 38 (Neal's neighbor, shot at home), Diana Lee Steele, 68 (Elliott's mother, shot at home), Joseph Edward McHugh III, 56 (unknown location), Michelle Iris McFadyen, 55 (killed in vehicle crash), Tiffany Nai Phommathep, 31 (shot in vehicle), John Phommathep Jr., 10 (Tiffany's son, shot in vehicle), Jake Phommathep, 6 (Tiffany's son, shot in vehicle), Jessie Allen Sanders, 39 (shot near elementary school), Francisco Gudino Cardenas (shot in vehicle), Alejandro Hernandez, 6 (shot at elementary school), Troy Lee McFadyen, 59 (Michelle McFadyen's husband, shot near vehicle), This page was last edited on 20 February 2023, at 05:56. Neighbors also complained that he fired off weapons regularly even though he wasn't supposed to have any firearms under the terms of the TRO. I think it might have messed me up a little bit more than I thought it did, because I dont go into public anymore and I seem to get real short with my family when I feel like Im getting around too many people, he said. Kevin Neal. 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. Over two days, according to the FBI, five people were slain and 14 others were wounded, including five children at Rancho Tehama Elementary School, before the gunman, 44-year-old Kevin Janson Neal, took his own life. The man ran off and Neal stole his car. But that high regard hasnt meant much for Sanders everyday life. Outside Rancho Tehama Elementary School after the shooting on Nov. 14, 2017. He opened fire near his home on Bobcat Lane in Rancho Tehama then drove off. A man who saw the crash pulled over to help, and Neal shot at him. [17], Victims' families were left struggling to pay for medical expenses and some turned to online fundraisers.[5][34]. Neal, 44, had been out on bail after being charged with stabbing a neighbor when he went on a 45-minute shooting spree Tuesday in the rural community of Rancho Tehama Reserve, about 130 miles . He tended to a wounded family, called in medical care, set up a roadblock and helped orchestrate the police pursuit. They asked that the public keeps its focus on the victims. Officers recovered one semi- automatic rifle and two handguns. On Nov. 14, 2017, Kevin Janson Neal drove a truck into Rancho Tehama Elementarys fence and began shooting at the school, wounding five students. But he said his son doesnt feel safe living in Rancho Tehama Reserve, and neither of them has the money to leave town. Sanders said that he and Elliott were both threatened by Neal at various times, as were both of their young sons. Miss Nelson yelled at Ferreira to get away from the window. Were only just beginning to understand the lack of support that families impacted by gun violence get.. But just below the surface it's clear people here are still grappling with the aftermath of a local man's murderous rampage nearly three months ago that killed five and wounded 12 others. To many in town, hes a hero, though he says he dislikes the term. These are the victims of the Rancho Tehama shooting rampage But theres no end in sight for the psychological misery and financial troubles left behind. wikipedia.en/Rancho_Tehama_shootings.md at main chinapedia/wikipedia.en Like many here, Wilson fully understands that the department is tasked with covering an large, rural county with limited resources. It's not clear why the wounded have received so little thus far. Alene Tchekmedyian is an investigative reporter at the Los Angeles Times. 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.