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Thousand Oaks: Several injured in California bar shooting Thousand Oaks: 'Multiple fatalities' at California bar shooting
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Police in the US are responding to reports of a shooting at a bar in Thousand Oaks, California. Police say there are "multiple fatalities" after a shooting at a bar in Thousand Oaks, California.
At least six people, including one officer, were injured in the shooting the Borderline Bar and Grill at about 23:20 local time on Wednesday. It is not yet clear if anyone died. Reports say the shooting began at about 23:20 local time on Wednesday at the Borderline Bar and Grill about 40 miles (65km) north-west of Los Angeles.
Police say they are still working to get the situation under control. Officials have confirmed the suspect is now dead, and have said there were at least 11 victims in the attack.
Witnesses have spoken of at least one suspect and police cannot confirm if he remains on the loose. At least 200 people were reportedly inside the bar attending a college country music night at the time.
They describe the scene as "fluid". "When deputies arrived they heard shots being fired, it was an active shooter situation," Ventura County Sheriff's office spokesman Eric Buschow said.
The bar was hosting a college country music night on Wednesday, according to its website. "They entered the location and I can tell you there are multiple fatalities, multiple injuries, among the victims is one of our sheriff's deputies that responded in that initial call, as well as the shooter."
Footage broadcast on local media showed people being carried away from the scene, apparently with bullet wounds. Witnesses have described a scene of panic in the bar. Dozens of shots were reportedly fired by the suspect.
Witnesses who were at the bar are describing a scene of panic inside, and say people reportedly used chairs to break windows to escape. People used chairs to break windows to escape, while others sheltered inside toilets.
Reports say the suspect, who is described as wearing dark clothing, may have used smoke grenades as well as a gun in the attack. Reports say the suspect may have used smoke grenades and at least one gun during the attack.
A man who was injured told local television channel KTLA, that the shots sounded "like fireworks".
"We just dropped to the ground, we heard a lot of screaming. My friend is the DJ so she cut off the music, we just heard a lot of mayhem," he said.
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