Gunman in UCLA shooting went to campus to kill two professors but could only find one

Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck at Thursday's press conference. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Detectives believe the gunman who killed a UCLA professor before committing suicide Wednesday intended to kill another professor while on campus, LAPD Chief Charlie Beck said Thursday.

Beck said the gunman – identified as Mainak Sarkar, 38 – was “heavily armed” with two semiautomatic pistols and extra ammunition when he went to Professor William Klug’s office Wednesday morning and killed Klug before turning the gun on himself. A note from Sarkar included language about a second professor, Beck said.

“We believe…that he went to kill two faculty from UCLA,” Beck said. “He was only able to locate one.”

“He was certainly prepared to engage multiple victims,” the chief added.

Source: [link to touch.latimes.com]