Police investigators look out from an entrance at Oikos University in Oakland, Calif., Tuesday, April 3, 2012. A total of seven people were killed when police say 43-year-old One Goh opened fire Monday morning at his former school. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)GARANCE BURKE, Associated Press
TERENCE CHEA, Associated Press
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – Civic and religious leaders pleaded for an end to violence in Oakland after seven people were gunned down at a small Christian college by a suspect who police say was angry about being expelled and teased for his poor English skills.
Several hundred friends, family and community members gathered for a multicultural prayer vigil Tuesday night to mourn the victims of the nation’s biggest campus shooting since the 2007 Virginia Tech massacre.
Six students and a receptionist were killed and three others were wounded when the gunman went on a shooting rampage Monday morning at Oikos University, an Oakland school founded to help Korean immigrants adjust to life in America and launch new careers.