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Police Respond to Shooting at Dance Hall in Thousand Oaks At Least 11 Wounded in Shooting at California Dance Hall
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The police and rescue workers responded to reports that several people were shot late Wednesday at a country and western dance venue that was holding an event for college students in Thousand Oaks, Calif., officials said. At least 11 people were wounded, including a sheriff’s deputy, late Wednesday in a shooting at a country and western dance venue that was holding an event for college students in Thousand Oaks, Calif., officials said.
The shooting was said to have taken place at the Borderline Bar and Grill. The Ventura County Fire Department said that “multiple injuries” had been reported. The Ventura County Fire Department said that “multiple injuries” had been reported at the Borderline Bar and Grill, and police officials said the gunman could still be at large.
“At 20 past 11 there were shots fired at the Borderline Bar and Grill,” said Capt. Garo Kuredjian, a spokesman for the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department. “As deputies responded, they also heard shots. Additional units from CHIPs and Simi Valley and the F.B.I. responded. At this point, we have no information about the victims or suspect.” “There were shots fired at the Borderline Bar and Grill” at 11:20 p.m., said Capt. Garo Kuredjian, a spokesman for the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department. “As deputies responded, they also heard shots.” Additional units from the California Highway Patrol, Simi Valley and the F.B.I. responded, he said.
Captain Kuredjian said he believed that about 100 people had been inside the bar at the time of the shooting. “It’s an active situation,” he continued. “We can’t consider this situation under control,” he said, adding that the gunman could still be alive.
The venue’s website says that for a quarter century, it “has stood as the Ventura County’s largest country dance hall and live music venue,” with more than 2,500 square feet of open dance space. Its original location was in Malibu, Calif., to the south. Captain Kuredjian said he believed that about 100 people were inside the bar, which witnesses said was packed with young people who turned out for a college country music night.
The venue was holding a college country music night on Wednesday night. The venue’s website says that for a quarter century, it “has stood as the Ventura County’s largest country dance hall and live music venue,” with more than 2,500 square feet of open dance space.
Video from the scene by ABC7.com showed rescue workers attending to one victim.Video from the scene by ABC7.com showed rescue workers attending to one victim.
A witness interviewed by ABC7.com said that the gunman had walked up to the entrance to the bar, shot a security guard and a cashier, and deployed a smoke bomb.A witness interviewed by ABC7.com said that the gunman had walked up to the entrance to the bar, shot a security guard and a cashier, and deployed a smoke bomb.
“I just started hearing these big pops,” said the witness, a man who was not identified. “The gunman was throwing smoke grenades.”“I just started hearing these big pops,” said the witness, a man who was not identified. “The gunman was throwing smoke grenades.”
“He just kept firing,” the man said, adding that “people were trying to get out the window” to run away from the gunman, who was wearing a hat and a black jacket and had “a big handgun.” Then, panic ensued inside the venue as people tried to flee.
Video from the scene showed police units swarming the area. It was not clear whether the gunman was still on the loose. “He just kept firing,” the witness said, adding that “people were trying to get out the window” to run away from the gunman, who was wearing a hat and a black jacket and had “a big handgun.”
Thousand Oaks, a relatively affluent city in Ventura County, is about 40 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles and not far from wealthy enclaves like Calabasas and Malibu. Video from the scene showed police units from multiple departments swarming the area. A Twitter post showed tearful young people at the scene hugging each other.
Thousand Oaks, a relatively affluent city in Ventura County, is about 40 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles, and near wealthy enclaves like Calabasas and Malibu.