Ottawa native George Chen among victims of University of California

GOLETA, Calif. – A 19-year-old man from Ottawa has been identified as one of the victims of Friday’s mass murder at the University of California at Santa Barbara.

George Chen, who was studying computer science, was a graduate from Leland High School in San Jose, Calif.

Family friend Sherry Shih told the San Francisco Chronicle that Chen was a gentle soul who had a fondness for working with children.

Shih said Chen was a ”very good kid, very smart,” and that his parents are in a ”very, very sad mood” and unable to speak about what happened.

Friday night’s rampage near the university left six victims dead and 13 injured.

The man identified as the killer, Elliot Rodger, died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head after a shootout with police.

Before the rampage, Rodger left a trail of YouTube videos ranting against women and complaining that he was a lonely and frustrated virgin.

The university planned a memorial Tuesday afternoon at Harder Stadium on the campus for the victims.

_ with files from The Associated Press