he stopped returning calls. still, those friends, they never imagined that he was capable of anything like this. and kate, we are also learning the names of some of the victims, the latest, noel sparks, a young woman who was killed alongside alaina housley and justin meek, who was just 23 years old and had just recently graduated from college. they re so young. thank you so much, scott. that father s pain is just so real and raw. really appreciate it, scott. joining me right now on the phone, someone who was there. sunny is a student herself. she was at the borderline bar and grill when this tragedy struck last night. sunny, can you hear me? sunny, it s kate. can you hear me? all right. we re going to try to reconnect with sunny. just give us one second. in the meantime, i want to bring in right now dr. arnaut, a
of unnamed friends said they often went with him to have drinks and listen to music and saying it was a place he appeared to be happy, and in less than a minute, he turned a dance hall into a. here s a video posted on instagram where you can hear shots fired. watch this. [shots firing] sergeant ron helus was the first officer in the bar, he exchanged gunfire with the suspect but was hit several times and died a short time later. police say the suspect had an extended magazine, but witnesses say he also reloaded, giving some people time to exit and scramble for the exits. it also appears the shooter, a former marine, may have battled with ptsd, brian, and sadly we have learned that former fox news correspondent adam housley s 18-year-old niece, alaina housley, was among
later he put himself in harm s way to protect others and most certainly saved several lives. sandra: we ve had members of police and law enforcement on since this occurred and they said that s what we do every single day and why we thank them every day and 18-year-old alaina housley the family of a fox reporter. the shooter was known to authorities. they appeared at his house and appeared irate and was on the radar of authorities as a former marine as well. i m sure we re going to learn more in the coming days and weeks, mayor. it s really unfortunate, obviously there was a time in this young man s life when he was serving our country honorably and with many men and women we send to combat they
meet. he leaves behind two children, two teenage boys and a wife. 20-year-old mark mesa. his family describes him as a wonderful young man, full of life and ambition. his family is said to be devastated at his loss. he was set to turn 21 years old. and the 33-year-old marine. he helped veterans readjust to civilian life. his family adds they have no doubt that he died a hero. next to the youngest victim, 18-year-old alaina housley. a freshman at pepperdine university where she was continuing the family legacy at that school. her parents say she was everything we could hope for in a child. kind, smart, beautiful and respectful. she s the niece of our long-time
off on the air here in the west tonight. kayna, thank you. all morning long here, families and parents were arriving, waiting to hear. one father with that photo of his son i mentioned, hoping someone had seen him, and then he learned the news. the heartbreak. so many lives lost here, so many parents losing sons and daughters. for so many families tonight, an agonizing wait, as we re now hearing about the lives lost. so many of the victims young. including 18-year-old alaina housley, a freshman at pepperdine university, there at the restaurant, line dancing with her friends. tonight, her family saying, alaina was an incredible young woman, with so much life ahead of her. and 23-year-old justin meek, who loved music and the outdoors. he was a recent graduate of cal lutheran university and worked as social worker helping to support families and children with special needs. tonight, he is credited with heroically saving lives during the tragedy. blake dingman was 21. tonight, his girl