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| Thousand Oaks: At least 12 killed at California bar shooting | Thousand Oaks: At least 12 killed at California bar shooting |
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| At least 12 people have been killed, including a police officer, at a country music bar in Thousand Oaks, California. | At least 12 people have been killed, including a police officer, at a country music bar in Thousand Oaks, California. |
| The shooting began at 23:20 local time on Wednesday about 40 miles (65km) north-west of Los Angeles, police say. | The shooting began at 23:20 local time on Wednesday about 40 miles (65km) north-west of Los Angeles, police say. |
| At least 200 people were reportedly inside the Borderline Bar and Grill, which was hosting a university student night, at the time of the attack. | At least 200 people were reportedly inside the Borderline Bar and Grill, which was hosting a university student night, at the time of the attack. |
| Officials say the suspect, who has not been identified, was found dead inside. | Officials say the suspect, who has not been identified, was found dead inside. |
| They have not yet confirmed any motive behind the attack. | |
| President Trump tweeted on Thursday morning to say he been briefed on the shooting, describing it as "terrible", and praising the bravery of the police officers involved. | |
| How did the shooting occur? | How did the shooting occur? |
| A college country music night was under way when the suspect, apparently dressed in black, entered the bar and opened fire. | A college country music night was under way when the suspect, apparently dressed in black, entered the bar and opened fire. |
| Reports say the suspect may have used smoke grenades and at least one weapon, described as a semi-automatic handgun by witnesses. | Reports say the suspect may have used smoke grenades and at least one weapon, described as a semi-automatic handgun by witnesses. |
| A injured man told local television channel KTLA: "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." | A injured man told local television channel KTLA: "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." |
| Another witness from inside, Teylor Whittler, said: "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!" | Another witness from inside, Teylor Whittler, said: "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!" |
| "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." | "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." |
| People reportedly escaped the bar by using chairs to break windows, while others reportedly sheltered inside the venue's toilets. | People reportedly escaped the bar by using chairs to break windows, while others reportedly sheltered inside the venue's toilets. |
| What have police said? | What have police said? |
| Ventura County Sherriff Geoff Dean described the scene inside the bar as "horrific" and said there was "blood everywhere". | Ventura County Sherriff Geoff Dean described the scene inside the bar as "horrific" and said there was "blood everywhere". |
| He said first responders arrived just three minutes after the first emergency calls from the venue were made. | He said first responders arrived just three minutes after the first emergency calls from the venue were made. |
| Ventura Sheriff's Sergeant Ron Helus, who later died in hospital, had tried to enter the active scene with a local highway patrolman when he was shot several times. | Ventura Sheriff's Sergeant Ron Helus, who later died in hospital, had tried to enter the active scene with a local highway patrolman when he was shot several times. |
| The husband and father-of-one had been a policeman for 29 years and was due to retire next year. | The husband and father-of-one had been a policeman for 29 years and was due to retire next year. |
| "It saddens us all and tears at our emotions. He died a hero. He went in to save lives, to save other people," the Sherriff said. | "It saddens us all and tears at our emotions. He died a hero. He went in to save lives, to save other people," the Sherriff said. |
| Police say they recovered a handgun inside the bar and found the suspect dead inside. | Police say they recovered a handgun inside the bar and found the suspect dead inside. |
| They believe he may have taken his own life but have not confirmed this. | They believe he may have taken his own life but have not confirmed this. |
| Who are the other victims? | Who are the other victims? |
| It is not yet clear who the other 11 victims inside the bar are, but the Wednesday night country music event is popular with local university students. | It is not yet clear who the other 11 victims inside the bar are, but the Wednesday night country music event is popular with local university students. |
| Footage on local media of the aftermath shows injured young people being carried away from the scene by friends. | Footage on local media of the aftermath shows injured young people being carried away from the scene by friends. |
| Police say at least 10 people are known to have been injured and others are self-reporting with injuries at local hospitals. | Police say at least 10 people are known to have been injured and others are self-reporting with injuries at local hospitals. |
| The latest in a long line | The latest in a long line |
| The US has suffered from mass shootings for decades, but most of the deadliest have occurred in recent years. | The US has suffered from mass shootings for decades, but most of the deadliest have occurred in recent years. |
| In the last two weeks alone, a man shot dead two people yoga studio in Florida, and another gunman opened fire on a synagogue in Pittsburgh, killing 11. | In the last two weeks alone, a man shot dead two people yoga studio in Florida, and another gunman opened fire on a synagogue in Pittsburgh, killing 11. |
| The deadliest attack ever came last year in Las Vegas when a 62-year-old man opened fire on a crowd of 22,000 country music concertgoers from the 32nd floor of a nearby hotel, killing 58 and wounding hundreds. | The deadliest attack ever came last year in Las Vegas when a 62-year-old man opened fire on a crowd of 22,000 country music concertgoers from the 32nd floor of a nearby hotel, killing 58 and wounding hundreds. |
| It took the title from another attack just a year earlier, when 49 people were killed in Pulse - a gay nightclub - in June 2016. in Orlando. | It took the title from another attack just a year earlier, when 49 people were killed in Pulse - a gay nightclub - in June 2016. in Orlando. |
| Some students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida - where 17 were killed in February - have taken up a public campaign for gun law reform in recent months but little in the way of change has emerged from legislators. | Some students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida - where 17 were killed in February - have taken up a public campaign for gun law reform in recent months but little in the way of change has emerged from legislators. |
| According to the website Gun Violence Archive, more than 12,000 people have been killed using firearms in the US so far this year, including about 3,000 people under 18. | According to the website Gun Violence Archive, more than 12,000 people have been killed using firearms in the US so far this year, including about 3,000 people under 18. |
| That number does not include an annual estimate of 22,000 suicides via firearm. | That number does not include an annual estimate of 22,000 suicides via firearm. |
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