[2] The community is located 120 miles (190 kilometers) northwest of Sacramento, 25 miles (40km) southwest of Red Bluff, and 25 miles (40km) northwest of Corning. The night of the shooting, Corning Union Elementary School District Superintendent Richard Fitzpatrick said those few seconds made all the the difference. Jessie said it was the type of experience people talk about when theyre dying. 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. (Elijah Nouvelage / AFP / Getty Images) By Alene Tchekmedyian Staff Writer And one of the bullets entered through Woods Jr.s chin, tearing through the lower-right portion of his face. The community will try to move forward. 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. Jose shared some good news: His nephew was recently released from the hospital. [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. Four years after a gunman shot up her high school, a young journalist finds herself writing about mass shootings again. I drove to the Rancho Tehama Reserve Sunday in hopes of learning more about Neals victims, and understanding more about how something so horrific could have happened. What Im reporting here today is what I saw and heard during my visit. [9][8], Eleven other peoplesix adults and five childrenwere also shot, but survived. They said were waiting to be approved still, Woods Sr. said as he watched his son play with his own young children at a riverside park in Rancho Tehama one hot afternoon last month. 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. During the shooting spree, five people were killed and eighteen others were injured at eight separate crime scenes, including an elementary school. 2017 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. But Wells says her kindergartner is not really the same since she had to run and crouch in fear as the crackle of gunfire echoed. He was promptly arrested because officers had heard that Sanders was at the school. I was really scared because I did not know what was happening to Angalene, she said. I have the California victim compensation through Sacramento, he said, so Im kind of waiting on that. Another, to help with hospital bills for a 34-year-old Rancho Tehama father who was shot in the leg, brought in less than $5,000. He attacked my school," Johnston said. Its the kind of place where most drivers wave to other drivers, even to me, a stranger in their town. Victims of Rancho Tehama mass shooting still suffering - Los Angeles Times RANCHO TEHAMA RESERVE, Calif. The shooters wife was nowhere to be found. He was named locally as 43-year-old Kevin Neal. 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. He never saw the schools new windows, which replaced the ones shattered by Neals bullets, or the repairs to the bullet holes in its cream-colored siding and turquoise-painted beams. [12], At the Rancho Tehama Elementary School, Sarah Lobdell, the school's secretary, heard the gunfire near the school and quickly ordered the school to go on lockdown. Soon after, Neal arrived at Rancho Tehama Elementary School, where he barreled the stolen truck through the front gates and into the quad. Some believe that it was during that time period that Neal shot the McFadyens and stole his last vehicle from Jonah Bongcayo after chasing him with gunfire. California Town Wrestles With Aftermath Of Shooting Rampage "With how violent he was and his record they should have came and made sure his guns were gone," parent Sandra Wells says, echoing criticism heard from many residents here. Rancho Tehama Reserve, where five people were killed and 14 others wounded in a shooting in November 2017. "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. He gets good grades, she said, but for four years, he kept to himself, he made no friends, he didnt want to go out anywhere. You want to think that you have the ability to protect people from that and you don't have that ability. Murdaugh trial verdict coming within 3 hours was "shocking," legal analyst says, Lawsuits claim dental device wrecked teeth. Medical professionals cut teeth and tissue out of the then-20-year-olds mouth. Some people may consider moving away. Jessie Sanders has lived in Rancho Tehama Reserve since he was 5. Methinks this explains wee Patrick's attempt to change the oath for county employees. RANCHO TEHAMA RESERVE, Calif. . The attack killed four people and left nearly 12 more injured. The cards are for her swift action last November. Unknown then to the school, Neal already had shot and killed his wife and two of his neighbors before driving to the school that morning loaded with ammo and several semi-automatic weapons. Less than four months after the mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla., in 2016, a Florida nonprofit announced that it alone had raised more than $9 million for victims, including $100,000 from GoFundMe itself. I was ready," he says of that fall day. A bullet hole is seen in an exterior wall at the Rancho Tehama Elementary School on Nov. 15, 2017. On his way through the town, he shot a woman . "She was not wetting the bed anymore, but since the shooting she started pottying the bed and stuff again," she explains. Neal's mother told The Associated Press her son, who was a marijuana . Danny Elliott and Diana Steele were killed five years after Gages mother died in an accident, said Sissy Feitelberg, Gages maternal grandmother. Bruehl said Neal had an AK-47, and he and Wythe were both wondering where the cops were. During a pair of weekend vigils, citizens and supporters alike gathered to mourn and begin the process of healing. The gunman, Kevin Neal, was killed in a shootout with police.Gilsan was Neals wife. 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. 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. One of Neal's neighbors later claimed that Neal was targeting the seven-year-old son of the neighbor he killed earlier. The gunman, 44-year-old Kevin Janson Neal, died by suicide after a Corning police officer rammed and stopped his stolen vehicle. So I didnt get a picture of the bullet hole in the roof of Saras car. Sandra Wells's 5-year-old daughter is happily back at school. RANCHO TEHAMA -- "The guy was a bad guy. Hmm! I talked with many people that day. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. This angered Sanders. Coronado grew up in Southern California and graduated from USC. They struck out. The damaged school gate has been replaced. 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. They say he chose random targets and stole two vehicles during the rampage. Help from family and a few thousand dollars from his Go Fund Me page are all that have helped them get by. Both Ferreira and Sanders also saw Troy McFadyen, shot in the leg, sitting on the road beside his deceased wife. Sheriffs officials said Neal, 44, probably killed her the day before the mass shooting. ANI. [11] The woman was shot five times, four near her heart. The sound startled her, but she couldnt identify it, so she wasnt worried. Witnesses and surveillance video show he stalked the school's courtyard, seemingly furious he couldn't get inside. They were the second and third people shot to death by Neal, who lived in a light-blue mobile home barely 100 yards from their property. Kevin Janson Neal: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know | Heavy.com Neal then fired eight rounds into a Ford F-250 occupied by a woman and her son, who was headed to school. 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. He then stole their truck, and began driving toward a nearby elementary school -- shooting randomly at people along the way. 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. "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. 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. [3] The community lies amidst rolling hills of oak and pine trees with views of Mount Shasta and Lassen Peak. The gunman tried to enter the school, but couldn't get in. "I had a weapon in my hand. Police later shot and killed him. Ferreira said that about 7:57, about two minutes after the father and daughter had left the office, they heard shooting. It ripped his world, said Feitelberg, who moved her grandson out of Rancho Tehama Reserve after the shooting. Her husband would not go with them, so they went alone to start a new life near her son and daughter-in-law. hide caption. What he failed to realize was Neal had walked up the ramp and was near the schools door. The woman, who had a concealed carry permit, pulled out her own handgun but was unable to fire it before Neal drove away, Johnston said. Kevin Neal. Those who were killed and wounded ranged in age from 6 to 68. Tehama County Assistant Sheriff Phil Johnston said that the body of Kevin Janson Neal's wife was found under the floor in their home and her murder is "what started this whole event." Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. I spoke with Sanders sister Tina, and a man named Jose, uncle of the 6-year-old boy shot while he was at school Tuesday, huddled on the floor, too afraid to move from the danger of his classroom to the safety of a teachers storage room. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times) Gage Elliott became an orphan on Nov. 14, 2017. A cemetery posted a personal ad for a goose whose mate died. He was watching television, and didnt hear anything until the gunman was trying to leave. (Elijah Nouvelage / AFP / Getty Images) [18][8] A woman was also shot when she attempted to distract Neal from the school. Neils life and rampage ended in a barrage of gunfire. 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. Officers then opened fire and killed him. He said he saw flashes before his eyes with memories of his life the good things hed done, and the bad. 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. Lobdell shuns talk of her heroism that day in favor of words like "training" and "instinct. For Woods Jr., who has extensive facial scarring, the most difficult part has been the question of how his kids will perceive him. A man who saw the crash pulled over to help, and Neal shot at him. 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. Kevin Janson Neal named as suspect in Rancho Tehama School shooting "And she has these night terrors, she wakes up yelling things. It's a question many here ask: couldn't more have been done to stop this, to at least enforce the restraining order against the gunman? And then, all of a sudden one day after that, I had them.. Ive always understood that people have mental issues. But he still runs frightened into the house when he hears loud noises, Feitelberg said. Tina said that in her gut she knew the location of the gunfire. After Sanders sister showed up at his home and told him she heard shooting near the school, he raced there, first in her car and then on foot. Neal shot and killed four other people and wounded 10 at different locations around the rural community of Rancho Tehama Reserve. 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.". Asked about Sanders actions that morning, Rancho Tehama residents speak of his selflessness, bravery and kindness. Rancho Tehama shootings - Wikipedia Dozens more were wounded. Rancho Tehama Mass Shooting Attack---=== November 14, 2017 Rancho Tehama Mass Shooting Not Terrorist Attack Kevin Neal The shooting rampage started at a home where he killed his wife Barbara Glisan. [1][37] Police said that, despite this, he illegally manufactured the guns he used in the shootings. 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. Neal, 44, fatally shot his wife late Monday, Assistant Sheriff Phil Johnston said at a press conference Wednesday. But they still have to rip all my teeth out, and then I have to do a bone graft.. One of children was the 6-year-old boy who would eventually be injured by gunfire. On November 1314, 2017, a series of shootings occurred in Rancho Tehama, an unincorporated community in Tehama County, California, U.S. Other than that, we get no help from anybody. Did California killer target a child? - wtvr.com That was the fifth-deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history. 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. Neal shot and killed four other people and wounded 10 at different locations around the rural community of Rancho Tehama Reserve. Sissy Feitelberg with grandson Gage Elliott, who was orphaned at the age of 7 in the November 2017 shooting. 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. Ive never had them. Gage gets his Social Security, I get my retirement from the state, and I get my Social Security. Its the kind of place where a man with a history of violence can beat his wife in his front yard, igniting a deadly feud when hes asked to stop, or take it inside. Sanders said he and Neal made eye contact, and realized they knew each other. 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 . One student was wounded by gunfire and a second by flying glass. Sanders recalled a pivotal incident. Casualties: Killed Targeted shootings: Barbara Ann Glisan (aka Gilsan), 38 (Neal's wife, shot at their home) Danny Lee Elliott, 38 (Neal's neighbor, shot at home) The Race : TV NEWS : Search Captions. Borrow Broadcasts : TV Archive Gage Elliott became an orphan on Nov. 14, 2017. He was driven down by the gas station at the entrance of the Ranch where he sat inside the car for an hour. I arrived at Rancho Tehama Sunday morning, and I left that evening. The area has a variety of wildlife with scattered domestic cattle grazing. Kevin Janson Neal mugshot. In part because of the limited media attention, people who were shot or lost loved ones that day say there has not been enough support available to help rebuild their lives. 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." The mother of the gunman who killed four people during a shooting rampage in Northern California said he called her a day earlier and told . When Sanders ran into the schoolyard, he saw Neal across the quad, firing his weapon and spraying classroom windows and walls with bullets. Neal obliged, turning his assault-style rifle Sanders direction and firing like 60 times, Sanders said. PICTURED: California gunman Kevin Janson Neal, 43 It wasnt until Neal got back to his truck that one bullet grazed Sanders right forearm. Kevin Janson Neal: Rancho Tehama School Shooting Suspect Reportedly This spring, Gage started playing Little League, which he enjoys. 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. Kevin Janson Neal attended East Carolina University from August 2001 to May 2004 but did not qualify for a degree and never declared a major. He said they first stopped at the office because his daughter always liked seeing Sara, the secretary, before going to class. Dale Dykes shows the location of the fatal shootout between officers and Kevin Neal that left Neal dead. All of it, all of his problems are from this incident in Tehama.. 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. He felt relieved to not see a shooter anywhere in the quad. James Woods Jr., 25, with daughter Nevaeh, 5. Nov 15, 2017, 03:54 PM EST. Among the injured was a 6-year-old boy, shot while inside his classroom. Gary Coronado has been a staff photographer for the Los Angeles Times since 2016. [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. Rancho Tehama Elementary Schools gate is near Johnny Wythes property, a place where the sound of gunfire is routine. Law enforcement arrived and a shootout ensued. 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. They said Kevin Neal had a violent history. David Steele, who lost two relatives in the November 2017 mass shooting in Rancho Tehama Reserve, walks away from the former site of gunman Kevin Janson Neals mobile home. 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 . So I walked over to get a picture. Ferreira said that the teacher tried to get the dispatcher to understand that she was calling from the school, the location of the shooter, but the 911 dispatcher hung up on her. Meanwhile, one man described how there are basically five bad guys in Rancho Tehama, though he knew better than to identify them by name. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Elliott was Sanders best friend, so it was emotionally difficult for Sanders to speak about Elliott as he shared some background. But we try to, you know, communicate with her the best we can. It was a real big shock.". By law, Van Horne says, CalVCB cannot disclose any more information about specific victims or applicants. And then that man can even threaten to kill his neighbors, and eventually make good on his threats, and then some. Cardenas says he's exploring his legal options. [29][39] One of the neighbors involved in the January 31 incident later became one of those killed in the shootings. . Entrance to Danny Elliott and Diane Steeles home. Sanders said that encounter started a feud, and that over time, bad blood boiled. But, Flannery added, the support that people need over time is just as important as the support needed at the time of the crisis.. El atacante de California asesin a su esposa antes de perpetrar - CNN 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. Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. Rancho Tehama's Mass Murder: Tragically Preventable? [1] He handed over a single pistol and attested that he had no other guns. She was about to ask him if he needed a ride when the siblings heard heavy gunfire. Target practice; hunters; the odd drunk shooting at the moon. Neal was chasing and firing at another car when two police officers spotted him. We wanted to see how people in this small community were coping now that all that coverage has faded. Yes it did.". 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. As the truck came to a stop Neal fired at the officers, who exchanged heavy gunfire with him. Either way, during the shooting Tina drove her car up to the school with Sanders as people were rushing away, telling them to get out of there. 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. Rancho Tehama, California - Wikipedia "[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. By the time I walked back to the gas station, Jim had gotten off work and was gone. Jim works at the gas station in town. Who Is Kevin Janson Neal? Gunman Kills 4 In California Shooting Rampage They said everyone knew it, including law enforcement. 2023 anewscafe.com. [38] The two handguns that Neal possessed during his shooting rampage were not registered to him. Were only just beginning to understand the lack of support that families impacted by gun violence get.. It was Elliotts father who broke the news of his sons death to Sanders. As Ferreira told this part of the story, he was so overcome with emotion that I didnt feel comfortable asking more about what happened in the storage room. It's not clear why the wounded have received so little thus far. "I just told [police] to tell my wife and son I love them and I just faded away. In fact, she says, she never stopped. Wife of northern California gunman found dead inside their home 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. After a couple of more tries Nelson finally got through and was told 911 was getting a lot of calls. [10][4] Following his release, Neal continued to harass the neighbors, causing them to successfully seek a restraining order that required him to surrender his firearms and not purchase additional guns. So Feitelberg and her grandson moved to a small town northeast of Springfield, Mass. Rancho Tehama Reserve, where five people were killed and 14 others wounded in a shooting in November 2017. But months before that, Hailey Poland had survived a vicious attack at his hands and worried that things . Police later shot and killed him. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times) James Woods Jr. was driving near Rancho Tehama Elementary with his father, James Woods Sr., in . Two women embrace outside Rancho Tehama Elementary School, where a gunman opened fire Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017, in Corning, Calif. Sanders said that while living with Elliott and Steele, there were several confrontations between his housemates and Neal. He loves that the kids enjoy seeing his dogs photographed in unusual ways. He then drove up to the driver's side, and fired into it, injuring all of them with gunshots or flying glass. The kids will return to school on Mon., Nov. 27, after Thanksgiving break. [13][19] Nearly 100 rounds of ammunition were fired into the school. 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. He was killed during a shoot-out with police. 2017 . 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. [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.