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Thousand Oaks: 'Multiple fatalities' at California bar shooting Thousand Oaks: At least 12 killed at California bar shooting
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Police say there are "multiple fatalities" after a shooting at a bar in Thousand Oaks, California. At least 12 people have been killed, including a police officer, at a bar in Thousand Oaks, California.
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 the shooting began at 23:20 local time on Wednesday at the Borderline Bar and Grill about 40 miles (65km) north-west of Los Angeles.
Officials have confirmed the suspect is now dead, and have said there were at least 11 victims in the attack. At least another 10 were injured in the attack.
Officials say the suspect was found dead inside and have not yet identified him. They do not yet know his motive for the shooting.
At least 200 people were reportedly inside the bar attending a college country music night at the time.At least 200 people were reportedly inside the bar attending a college country music night at the time.
"When deputies arrived they heard shots being fired, it was an active shooter situation," Ventura County Sheriff's office spokesman Eric Buschow said. "When deputies arrived they heard shots being fired, it was an active shooter situation," Ventura County Sheriff's office spokesman Eric Buschow said earlier.
"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." The police officer who was killed has been named as Ventura Sheriff's Sergeant Ron Helus - a 29-year force veteran an father-of-one who was due to retire next year.
Witnesses have described a scene of panic in the bar. Dozens of shots were reportedly fired by the suspect. He was shot several times and later declared dead at a local hospital.
People used chairs to break windows to escape, while others sheltered inside toilets. Dozens of shots were reportedly fired by the suspect - who police believe may have taken his own life.
Reports say the suspect may have used smoke grenades and at least one gun during the attack. People inside the bar had to break windows to escape, while others sheltered inside toilets.
A man who was injured told local television channel KTLA, that the shots sounded "like fireworks". Reports say the suspect may have used smoke grenades and at least one weapon, described as a semi-automatic handgun by witnesses, 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."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.
Another witness from inside, Teylor Whittler, described the panic inside the venue.
"I was on the dance floor and I heard the gunshots, so I looked back and then all of a sudden everyone screamed: Get Down!" she said.
"It was a huge panic, everyone got up, I was trampled, I was kind of left on the floor until some guy came behind me and grabbed me and dragged me out.
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