In Rodger's apartment, he ambushed and stabbed to death his two roommates and their friend, killing them separately as they arrived.
About two hours later, he drove to a sorority house and, after failing to gain entry, he shot three women walking near the sorority house, two of whom died. He then drove past a nearby delicatessen, and shot and killed a man who was inside. Following this, he drove around Isla Vista, shooting and wounding several pedestrians from his car, and striking others with his car.
He twice exchanged gunfire with police and was injured in the hip. After Rodger's car crashed into a parked vehicle, he was found dead inside with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Before driving to the sorority house, Rodger uploaded a video titled "Elliot Rodger's Retribution", in which he outlined his planned attack and his motives, to the video-sharing platform YouTube. In the video, Rodger said he wanted to punish women for rejecting him, and sexually active men because he envied them.
He also emailed a lengthy, autobiographical manuscript to friends, family members and his therapist; the document appeared on the Internet and became widely known as his manifesto. In the document, Rodger described his childhood, family conflicts, frustration over his inability to find a girlfriend , his hatred of women , his contempt for couples, and his plans for "retribution". He repeatedly talked about killing himself but had no history of violence. In , he was diagnosed with pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified.
As an adult, he showed anger toward couples and had difficulties socializing. Rodger wrote a page manifesto titled My Twisted World: The Story of Elliot Rodger about his life and frustrations at having never had sexual intercourse, [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] a situation for which he blamed women.
