Detectives revealed the letter was found on the body of John Zawahri, 23
He was shot by police after killing five people in Santa Monica last Friday
The note expressed hope that his mother would be provided for financially
Rifle used by killer was assembled out of parts he ordered from out of state
By Anthony Bond
PUBLISHED: 03:37 EST, 14 June 2013 | UPDATED: 06:22 EST, 14 June 2013
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Killer: A handwritten suicide note was found on the body of John Zawahri, 23, after he killed five people in Santa Monica last week
Killer: A handwritten suicide note was found on the body of John Zawahri, 23, after he killed five people in Santa Monica last week
A gunman who shot and killed five people last week in Santa Monica left a three-page suicide note apologising for murdering his father and brother.
Detectives revealed the letter was found on the body of John Zawahri after he was shot dead by police following the rampage last Friday.
It also emerged the assault-style rifle carried by the 23-year-old had been assembled out of component parts he ordered from out of state.
Investigators are seeking to determine whether Zawahri, who had tried but failed to buy a weapon in 2011, assembled the gun himself or had someone else do it for him.
The handwritten suicide note apologised for killing his father and older brother, who were found shot to death in their home by firefighters called to put out a fire that engulfed part of the house.
Santa Monica police spokesman Sergeant Richard Lewis said the note also bid goodbye to friends and expressed hope that his mother, who was estranged from Zawahri's father and was out of the country at the time of the killings, would be provided for financially.
But the letter offered no explanation for why Zawahri killed his father and brother or went on the subsequent shooting spree through the seaside town west of Los Angeles that left three other people dead at Santa Monica College.
'It was a farewell letter, basically, apologizing for what he did to his brother and his dad, and hoping that his mother would be taken care of. That's it,' Lewis said.
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