Fathers of the UCSB Shooter and One of His Victims Meet Privately
LatestPeter Rodger, father of UCSB shooter Elliot Rodger, and Richard Martinez, father of a 20-year-old victim, recently met privately. Martinez confirmed the meeting, but wouldn’t say what they’d discussed.
Martinez, whose son Christopher Michaels-Martinez was killed in Isla Vista, told a CNN affiliate that, “I have met with Peter Rodger and we plan to work together so other families such as ours will not suffer as ours have,” adding that, “This was a private conversation between grieving fathers who’ve reached common ground.”