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. Kevin Janson Neal mugshot. Sanders said Neal had a smile on his face when he saw Sanders, and that Neal looked determined to kill him, almost as if he were happy Sanders showed up at the school, saving Neal the trouble of having to find Sanders and murder him later. A cemetery posted a personal ad for a goose whose mate died. 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. 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 . For most of them, it provided counseling, because thats what they needed. Investigators after the shooting rampage in Rancho Tehama Reserve in 2017. In this little-visited slice of Northern California, a mass shooting that occurred nearly five years ago has in some cases left behind battered people who have yet to reckon with its multilayered effects. . His mother also spent $10,000 on legal fees to secure his release. It's crazy.". One of children was the 6-year-old boy who would eventually be injured by gunfire. By the time 44-year-old Kevin Neal was finally stopped - fatally shot by officers - Neal had killed five people and injured 18. Sarah Lobdell is the secretary at Rancho Tehama Elementary School. 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. Get up to speed with our Essential California newsletter, sent six days a week. Sanders later surmised that when officers saw him, they erroneously thought he may have been a second shooter. One student was wounded by gunfire and a second by flying glass. ANI. They said Kevin Neal had a violent history. Among those killed was Neals wife. Elijah Nouvelage /AFP/Getty Images 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. Ferreira did say that when Miss Nelson called 911, she got a busy signal. He said the look of fear in his sisters eyes was frightening. [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. He was promptly arrested because officers had heard that Sanders was at the school. 2023 anewscafe.com. The shooter was killed by law enforcement. Yet Kevin Neal was free and able to use a semi-automatic rifle . 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. Other than that, we get no help from anybody. This Jan. 31, 2017 photo provided by the Tehama County Sheriff's Office shows Kevin Janson Neal, who authorities have identified as the gunman behind a rampage in Northern California. 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.. 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. Police later shot and killed him. . This is an especially complicated story made even more complicated by eight crime scenes. Sanders felt enraged, and shouted to Neal to shoot in his direction, hoping to distract him from the kids. "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. [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. hide caption. Some people might find bitter comfort knowing that one name is permanently off the list: Kevin Janson Neal. 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. 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. The Record Searchlight reported: "A helicopter medical crew reported they were transporting a 6-year-old victim to Mercy Medical Center in Redding. Jose shared some good news: His nephew was recently released from the hospital. 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. Meanwhile, one man described how there are basically five bad guys in Rancho Tehama, though he knew better than to identify them by name. "Changes the way that I think of law enforcement," he says. But what Neal didnt know was Sanders son had switched to another school. "He had complaints against him and they never did anything about it except knock on his door," he says. I'm scared Lol. All rights reserved. Even the GoFundMe to help cover medical care for the 6-year-old who was shot in the chest raised just $27,290. At one point, Elliott asked Sanders to move out, because he believed Sanders presence inflamed the feud, and the situation needed to calm down. I have the California victim compensation through Sacramento, he said, so Im kind of waiting on that. [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. On Nov. 14, 2017, Kevin Janson Neal drove a truck into Rancho Tehama Elementarys fence and began shooting at the school, wounding five students. It ripped his world, said Feitelberg, who moved her grandson out of Rancho Tehama Reserve after the shooting. Police later shot and killed him. [18][8] A woman was also shot when she attempted to distract Neal from the school. (CNN) - Los tiroteos mortales que perpetr Kevin Neal en el Norte de California pudieron ser provocados por el asesinato de su esposa, segn informaron . The shooting in Rancho Tehama simply couldnt compete. Lobdell immediately called for every child and teacher to go inside, fast, and get into lock down mode they'd practiced. But he still runs frightened into the house when he hears loud noises, Feitelberg said. First published on November 15, 2017 / 7:10 AM. 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. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times) Gage Elliott became an orphan on Nov. 14, 2017. 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. Gage never spent another night in that house on Bobcat Lane where he once played in the yard with his father. His neighbors complained regularly that Neal was firing off rounds day and night. Kevin Neal. I went to my car, got my camera, and was distracted by the town flag I saw flying at half staff across the road. By law, Van Horne says, CalVCB cannot disclose any more information about specific victims or applicants. 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 . 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Before they split up, Feitelberg and her husband successfully applied to be Gages legal guardians, which enabled them to receive Social Security payments on his behalf. David, Elliotts stepbrother, said that his fatherless step-nephew is now living with the boys maternal grandmother. And we all strongly agree that", "It is very tough. One week ago, on Nov. 14, a gunmans rampage lasted 45 minutes and left a trail of death, injury and destruction over eight crime scenes, including the Rancho Tehama Elementary School. Sanders said he tried to intervene and stop Neal, but that Neals wife actually got upset with Sanders and told him to mind his own business. But she said the schools in Sacramento gave Gage no support whatever.. 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 . And then I have to do implants. Like many here, Wilson fully understands that the department is tasked with covering an large, rural county with limited resources. Target practice; hunters; the odd drunk shooting at the moon. For example, in November 2017, Kevin Neal of Rancho Tehama went on a shooting rampage, killing five people, then himself. [32] Although Danny Elliott had meth in his system when Neal killed him and had been put on probation in 2016 for a misdemeanor charge of possessing drug paraphernalia, sheriff's deputies and California Fire officials said they never found evidence of a meth operation, despite multiple visits to Bobcat Lane. 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. Government programs have provided minimal long-term financial assistance, according to several people affected by the shooting who said they also were not provided sufficient access to mental health treatment. [17] The handguns were not registered to him. Wythe thought it was about 10 minutes. "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. The front yard where Tehama County, Calif., gunman Kevin Janson Neal lived with his wife, Barbara. Neal then crashed his vehicle into a car, which killed and injured two people. Outside Rancho Tehama Elementary School after the shooting on Nov. 14, 2017. Krystal Squires, 15, left, and sister Angalene Laurence, 12, were students at Rancho Tehama Elementary. Gunman Kevin Janson Neal is believed to have spent six minutes shooting into the school before driving off to continue his shooting spree. 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. Its the kind of place where most drivers wave to other drivers, even to me, a stranger in their town. 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. The motive for the shooting is still unclear. "He didn't come to the door so they moved on. Some media reported that police believe Neal went home after he left the school, and took off in yet another stolen vehicle. Windows have been fixed and bullet holes in the walls have been patched. One of Neal's neighbors later claimed that Neal was targeting the seven-year-old son of the neighbor he killed earlier. 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 . On one level, it looks like all is mostly back to normal in the small, rural community of Rancho Tehama in Northern California. Kevin Neal killed four people, injured ten others. Rancho Tehama is 45 miles from my Redding home. Entrance to Danny Elliott and Diane Steeles home. Contribute to chinapedia/wikipedia.en development by creating an account on GitHub. He praised his staff. Connor Sheets is an investigative and enterprise reporter at the Los Angeles Times. After a couple of more tries Nelson finally got through and was told 911 was getting a lot of calls. Ferreira said that about 7:57, about two minutes after the father and daughter had left the office, they heard shooting. Kevin Janson Neal was arrested, charged with stabbing neighbor Hailey Suzanne Poland, attacking her mother-in-law during Jan. 31 encounter in rural neighborhood. Among the injured was a 6-year-old boy, shot while inside his classroom. 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. Since January 31, 2018, ghost guns required a serial number in the state. He stays at home, he has an Oculus [virtual reality headset], and he has a computer, and he does that and thats basically it.. "Well there was no direct violation of the TRO that we could sink our teeth into for sure," he says. 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. In reply to R.V. 9 of 42 10 of 42 Boarded up windows at the Rancho Tehama Elementary School in the small community of Rancho Tehama, shot out by Kevin Janson Neal, 43 , as seen on Wednesday Nov. 15, 2017, in . 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. 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Sarah Lobdell is the secretary at Rancho Tehama Elementary School. (Editors note:Doni Chamberlain contributed to this story. [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. A short time later, a patrol car rammed the suspect's vehicle. The more I heard, the more I learned about this isolated place surrounded by barren hillsides that less than 1,500 people call home. Sanders and Ferreira both said that when Neal rammed the gate, John, the schools custodian/bus driver, peeked around the corner toward the shots. 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. He has not, and he will not, talk about his father. He said that three students remained hiding beneath desks, too terrified to move. 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. Sanders seemed like an open guy who talks as if he has a positive outlook on life. "And she has these night terrors, she wakes up yelling things. It was so close I was almost like 'just get it over with, just hit me.'". 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. Image Credit: CBS Sacramento/YouTube. RANCHO TEHAMA -- "The guy was a bad guy. Yes it did.". When he stopped firing, she says he continued toward the school. It's not clear why the wounded have received so little thus far. and 3 neighbors and moved to the elementary school in Tehama County at around 8 am. According to Ferreira, at that moment, Miss Nelson was ushering children into a storage room in the back of her classroom. According to the Sacramento Bee, the Ranch Tehama shooter who murdered four and wounded another ten people in a northern California shooting spree was Kevin Janson Neal.And he was no stranger to the local law enforcement community. 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. He was killed during a shoot-out with police. The smaller ones often received far less. The attack in Rancho Tehama, population just over 1,400, was among the more than 300 mass shootings in America last year in which four or more persons were wounded or killed. School officials heard gunshots and made a critical decision to lock it down. The gunman, Kevin Neal, was killed in a shootout with police.Gilsan was Neals wife. 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. Sanders recalled a pivotal incident. There are terrific days and we're all so thankful," she says. I also got to meet Jessie Allen Sanders, the man whos been called a hero that day at the elementary school for putting himself in danger to help save lives. [9][35] His mother had reportedly noticed a decline in his mental health since 2016. I feel like if I wanted to go I cant.. Gage Elliott became an orphan on Nov. 14, 2017. For Woods Jr., who has extensive facial scarring, the most difficult part has been the question of how his kids will perceive him. Ive never had them. And it paid for all the funerals other than the shooters, he said. "There was absolutely no question, no hesitation and I do believe that that also helped," she says. Ferreira recalled that at one point, he wanted to know the location of the shooter, so he ventured a look out the window. 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. Rancho Tehama Reserve. 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. But we try to, you know, communicate with her the best we can. Woods Sr. doesnt like to complain. He fired dozens of shots through windows and walls from the . Alene Tchekmedyian is an investigative reporter at the Los Angeles Times. During the shooting spree, five people were killed and eighteen others were injured at eight separate crime scenes, including an elementary school.