That just didn't happen for us in this case," he says. Yes it did.". Sanders explained that he and his young son used to live with friends Diana Steele and her son Danny Elliott. 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. She finally received aid from an assistant deputy sheriff who called for an ambulance. Kevin Neal, 43, was facing a number of police charges when he went on the rampage in California earlier today. And we all strongly agree that", "It is very tough. [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. "Everyone's got their antennas up. Ferreira recalled that at one point, he wanted to know the location of the shooter, so he ventured a look out the window. 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. Dozens more were wounded. Since January 31, 2018, ghost guns required a serial number in the state. For most of them, it provided counseling, because thats what they needed. Rancho Tehama is 45 miles from my Redding home. Gage gets his Social Security, I get my retirement from the state, and I get my Social Security. 5. . Gage Elliott became an orphan on Nov. 14, 2017. One student was wounded and others were injured by broken glass. He said the look of fear in his sisters eyes was frightening. His leg was badly shot up. The shooting incident took place near the Rancho Tehama Elementary school when some parents were dropping off their children. He also had been shot by deputies just a hundred yards up the road from Mike K.'s house. "He had complaints against him and they never did anything about it except knock on his door," he says. The front yard where Tehama County, Calif., gunman Kevin Janson Neal lived with his wife, Barbara. 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. 17:40 ET (22:40 GMT) 15 noviembre, 2017. 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. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Sanders yelled at Neal, calling him names and demanding the gunman shoot him instead of the children. "They should have never allowed him to get bailed. Sanders seemed like an open guy who talks as if he has a positive outlook on life. Dale Dykes shows the location of the fatal shootout between officers and Kevin Neal that left Neal dead. That gave the school a few more critical seconds to go into complete lockdown mode. Wythe lives in a small camper trailer next to Bruehls place. He was rude to our officers, but that's not a crime.". 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. By the time I walked back to the gas station, Jim had gotten off work and was gone. Some people are just bad," said neighbor Jessie Sanders, who knew some of the victims of Tuesday's shooting in Tehama County. There is only one way in, and one way out, and thats via Rancho Tehama Road. His mother also spent $10,000 on legal fees to secure his release. I'm scared Lol. Kevin Janson Neal shot Woods in the face during the 2017 rampage. What Im reporting here today is what I saw and heard during my visit. Yes it did. [13][19] Nearly 100 rounds of ammunition were fired into the school. 2017 . Neal then killed himself with a shot above his left eye. The attack ended when the gunman, Kevin Janson Neal, took his own life. "Every. "But it's real. [5] In addition, seven children suffered injuries from shattered glass. I dont know how to fix it, he said. hide caption. Lobdell shuns talk of her heroism that day in favor of words like "training" and "instinct. He hid her body beneath the floor of their home. Cardenas was eventually airlifted to a hospital. 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. That was a big mistake.". He was sprayed with glass, metal, and bullet fragments from both sides, he says, as he crouched in the front passenger side of his truck. Sanders said that Elliotts young son is now an orphan, since the boys mother died a few years ago. It's something Assistant Sheriff Johnston seems to struggle with. 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. In reply to R.V. A GoFundMe drive for an 11-year-old Robb Elementary student who was injured by bullet fragments and released from the hospital shortly after the shooting has received more than $478,000. It worked. 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. "Well there was no direct violation of the TRO that we could sink our teeth into for sure," he says. 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. Yikes!! The timing was also bad for attracting sustained news coverage and support campaigns. I arrived at Rancho Tehama Sunday morning, and I left that evening. They asked that the public keeps its focus on the victims. Doha Madani. Police say Neal drove around the small community of Rancho Tehama Reserve, firing for at least 25 minutes at vehicles, homes and people in his path, targeting those he had quarreled with and . For many years Steve DuBois has enjoyed taking photos of his dogs in interesting and unusual places. 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. 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. Barely a week earlier, a shooter killed 25 people and an unborn child and injured 22 others at a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas. Another young man, Dale Dykes, showed where Neal was shot and killed by officers, just a short distance down the road from where Sanders lives. 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 . He then stole their truck, and began driving toward a nearby elementary school -- shooting randomly at people along the way. Neals shooting put Rancho Tehama Reserve known by locals as Rancho Tehama or simply the Ranch on the map, but only briefly. [29][1] The first shooting report to 9-1-1 was placed at 7:54a.m., and Neal died at 8:19a.m.a duration of 25 minutes. Blinds are pulled, lights off, and the "open" flag is gone. One of the most illuminating conversations was with Sanders, someone who provided vital details and left me with an understanding that goes straight to the heart of the story: a possible motive. 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. 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[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. Sanders said that encounter started a feud, and that over time, bad blood boiled. 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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 . Medical professionals cut teeth and tissue out of the then-20-year-olds mouth. Jessie Sanders was grazed by one of Kevin Neals bullets. 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. Windows have been fixed and bullet holes in the walls have been patched. "I just told [police] to tell my wife and son I love them and I just faded away. Several of those wounded that day say they feel forgotten. And one of the bullets entered through Woods Jr.s chin, tearing through the lower-right portion of his face. The attack in Rancho Tehama, . May 21, 2021. There are a few other roads, but I was told they require four-wheel vehicles. 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 . But we try to, you know, communicate with her the best we can. Woods Sr. doesnt like to complain. 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. [9][8], Eleven other peoplesix adults and five childrenwere also shot, but survived. Miles of rolling fields blanketed in faded wild oats and yellow starthistle line the gently curving roads into this isolated enclave an hours drive south of Redding. So Feitelberg and her grandson moved to a small town northeast of Springfield, Mass. RANCHO TEHAMA RESERVE, Calif. . According to Ferreira, at that moment, Miss Nelson was ushering children into a storage room in the back of her classroom. 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. Steele and Elliott lived two doors down from Neal, who murdered the pair last Tuesday. A bullet hole is seen in an exterior wall at the Rancho Tehama Elementary School on Nov. 15, 2017. 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. On his way through the town, he shot a woman . Police in Northern California say the gunman in a deadly shooting rampage was feuding with his neighbors. Ferreira said he grabbed the boy and ran into the storage room. Elliott was Sanders best friend, so it was emotionally difficult for Sanders to speak about Elliott as he shared some background. Viswa Vanapalli. [13][14][15] Neal crashed the pickup truck through the front gates of the school. Bruehl said Neal had an AK-47, and he and Wythe were both wondering where the cops were. But that high regard hasnt meant much for Sanders everyday life. I lost my marriage over it, which I dont care, because my main thing was I wanted to make sure Gage was safe and he felt safe.. 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. [29], The day before the shootings, Neal called his mother to tell her he was "fed up" with his neighbors, whom he suspected of making methamphetamine. 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. 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. Kevin Neal killed five people and wounded at least a dozen others before he was shot and killed by authorities in Rancho Tehama Reserve, Calif. Tuesday. 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. He said that mostly, folks keep to themselves; thats just what people do. It was a real big shock.". He felt relieved to not see a shooter anywhere in the quad. Its a place with so few public services that the volunteer fire department is the most official entity. On Nov. 14, 2017, Kevin Janson Neal drove a truck into Rancho Tehama Elementarys fence and began shooting at the school, wounding five students. Even the GoFundMe to help cover medical care for the 6-year-old who was shot in the chest raised just $27,290. Nov 15, 2017, 03:54 PM EST. Rancho Tehama Elementary School was targeted by a gunman on Tuesday. 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." and 3 neighbors and moved to the elementary school in Tehama County at around 8 am. 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. 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 was fed through a gastrointestinal tube. Sanders said that he and Elliott were both threatened by Neal at various times, as were both of their young sons. He was bleeding out. [7] His neighbors, 38-year-old Danny Elliott and 68-year-old Diana Steele with whom he had had previous conflicts, were his first two killings on November 14. 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. 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. [3] The community lies amidst rolling hills of oak and pine trees with views of Mount Shasta and Lassen Peak. 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. By the time 44-year-old Kevin Neal was finally stopped - fatally shot by officers - Neal had killed five people and injured 18. [10] He had previously attempted to report his neighbors to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Sanders was then handcuffed and put into a squad car. The attack killed four people and left nearly 12 more injured. Ferreira said that when secretary Sara heard the shots she immediately put the school on lockdown. Some people may consider moving away. Neal then crashed his vehicle into a car, which killed and injured two people. That disparity echoes researchers findings that the higher the body count, the more the media attention, and the greater the outpouring of assistance, said James Densley, a sociologist and criminal justice professor at Metropolitan State University in Minnesota. Shortly before the shooting started, Sanders sister Tina had just dropped her son off at Rancho Tehama Elementary School. "They were kind of elementary," says Assistant Tehama County Sheriff Phil Johnston. . Eric Westervelt/NPR Since the rampage, an armed security officer is now posted at the school full time. Rancho Tehama, also known as the Rancho Tehama Reserve, is an unincorporated community in Tehama County, California, . Police say the shooting then moved on to Rancho Tehama Elementary School . Sanders said he jumped from car while it was still rolling. Lobdell's fast action likely averted a massacre. Rancho Tehama is a remote, sparsely populated, rural unincorporated community in Tehama County, California, that had a population of 1,485 in 2010. It's not clear why the wounded have received so little thus far. Authorities have identified the man behind Tuesday's shooting spree in Rancho Tehama . She was about to ask him if he needed a ride when the siblings heard heavy gunfire. Elsewhere the signs are less visible. We're not sure how.". This fabled orchid breeder loves to chat just not about Trader Joes orchids, Fox News finally reveals its kryptonite: the bottom line, 12 reasons why Sycamore Avenue is L.A.s coolest new hangout, Best coffee city in the world? Target practice; hunters; the odd drunk shooting at the moon. 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. Theyve long since left, and Sanders said he has yet to receive any treatment for his anxiety, depression and likely PTSD. 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. We were helping with that for a good two years afterward.. Finally, someone informed the officers theyd arrested the wrong guy; that Sanders was the hero from the school, which sorted everything out. School officials heard gunshots and made a critical decision to lock it down. Jessie Sanders has lived in Rancho Tehama Reserve since he was 5. [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. At the elementary school, Ferreira was walking his daughter to her classroom before 8 a.m. (Elijah Nouvelage / AFP / Getty Images) He attacked my school," Johnston said. During a pair of weekend vigils, citizens and supporters alike gathered to mourn and begin the process of healing. Because it feels mostly peaceful where he lives, hell stay. I feel like if I wanted to go I cant.. 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. In using the term, "domestic terrorist," I am . Krystal Squires, 15, left, and sister Angalene Laurence, 12, were students at Rancho Tehama Elementary. "Hopefully if they get anything else like this again they'll look at it a little closer," he says. He said the woman actually had to drive out of the Ranch and was on Rancho Tehama Road trying to get to a hospital. And the month before, in Americas deadliest mass shooting, a gunman massacred a crowd of festival-goers in Las Vegas, killing 58 people and leaving more than 850 others injured. Several others wounded told of similar frustrations and anger. 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. The damaged school gate has been replaced. Gun violence is so routine that theres just not the resources there to address the problem at all, he said. Gunman Kevin Janson Neal is believed to have spent six minutes shooting into the school before driving off to continue his shooting spree. [5][18][25][26][27][28] The victims included two students at Rancho Tehama Elementary School and Michelle McFadyen's husband. 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. She told her brother she thought someone was shooting at the elementary school. Jim works at the gas station in town. "On every occasion we responded, asking 'did you actually see him firing a gun?' 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? 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. [11] The woman was shot five times, four near her heart. (Rancho Tehama lacks a police or sheriffs department, and, for that matter, a medical facility.). Sarah Lobdell is the secretary at Rancho Tehama Elementary School. But what Neal didnt know was Sanders son had switched to another school. TEHAMA COUNTY, Calif. (KCRA) The Tehama County assistant sheriff announced Wednesday morning that six people, including the gunman, were killed in a shooting rampage through a small Northern . Not everyone who lives in Rancho Tehama knows exactly what happened. "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. Ferreira did say that when Miss Nelson called 911, she got a busy signal. What did Disney actually lose from its Florida battle with DeSantis? 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. Coy Ferreira, left, and Jessie Sanders remain shaken by the traumatic events that happened in their town one week ago. 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. 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. Outside Rancho Tehama Elementary School after the shooting on Nov. 14, 2017. At one point during his shooting spree, Neal rammed through the locked gates at Rancho Tehama Elementary School, before classes began. Neal, 44, fatally shot his wife late Monday, Assistant Sheriff Phil Johnston said at a press conference Wednesday. According to Bruehl and Wythe, as Neal drove down the road from the school, he was still firing several gunshots. Sanders, a father himself, said he was moved to tears one day last week when his son the one Neal may have driven to Rancho Tehama Elementary School to kill got onto a school bus and shouted, My dads a hero!. Relatives said Neal, who moved to California in 2005, had a history of mental illness and anger management issues, as well as an obsession with conspiracy theories. Meanwhile, one man described how there are basically five bad guys in Rancho Tehama, though he knew better than to identify them by name. The five killed by Neal were 38-year-old Barbara Ann Gilsan (Neals wife), 38-year-old Danny Lee Elliott, and his mother 68-year-old Diana Steel (Neals neighbors, two doors down), 56-year-old Joseph Edward McHugh III (Neals next-door neighbor), and 55-year-old Michelle Iris McFadyen.

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