Santa Monica College was placed on lockdown Friday after reports that a suspect fired a gun inside a campus building just before noon.
Seven people -- including the gunman -- were confirmed dead, the Los Angeles Times and CBS report.
Two of the victims, found in a burning Santa Monica house, are believed to be the brother and father of the gunman, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Jacqueline Seabrooks, Chief of the Santa Monica Police Department, described the incident as a series of shootings that began on a residential block and ended on the Santa Monica College campus. Two bodies were found in a house on the 2000 block of Yorkshire Avenue just before noon and a home was on fire, Seabrooks said at a press conference at 4:30 p.m. PST. Then the gunman moved westward toward campus, firing at cars, including a bus and police vehicle and killing at least two people, the Los Angeles Times and AP report.
Police officers exchanged gunfire with the suspect on campus, before the suspect ran into the college library, Seabrooks said. The suspect allegedly shot a woman and accosted other patrons of the library before officers shot at him in the building. He retreated, and authorities shot and killed him on campus.
An evacuee named Daniel Kraft tweeted a photo of an unidentified body on campus grounds. It's unknown whether the body is dead or alive, but Kraft told CNN that he believes he took a photo of the alleged shooter.
