A new report examining law enforcement’s response to a mass shooting at the Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks reveals significant flaws in interagency communications and the tactical approach to the 2018 attack.
Ventura County Sheriff Bill Ayub commissioned the 86-page report, which also detailed a 911 system that was overloaded by reports of the shooting on Nov. 7, 2018.
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12:45 PM, Mar. 18, 2021An earlier version of this article said that an off-duty Ventura County sheriff’s deputy and two other off-duty officers who were inside the Borderline bar were armed. Only the deputy was carrying a weapon.
The report provides the most detailed account to date of the shooting, the worst in Ventura County history.
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Ventura County District Attorney s Office
VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. - The Ventura County District Attorney s Office announced that their review into the circumstances surrounding the 2018 Borderline Bar & Grill shooting has been completed.
DA Gregory Totten said the investigation revealed that shots fired by Ventura County Sheriff’s Sergeant Ronald Helus and California Highway Patrol Officer Todd Barrett during the event were justified.
In a video message, Totten explained that whenever an officer-involved shooting results in death or serious injury, it is investigated thoroughly by the DA to determine if the officer violated the law when he acted.
The DA s Office ultimately concluded that no responding officers committed any crimes during the incident.
Report: Officer-involved shooting at Borderline Bar & Grill justified
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. - The Ventura County District Attorney’s Office has concluded their investigation of the Borderline Bar & Grill mass shooting.
The DA’s report found that Ventura County Sheriff’s Sergeant Ronald Helus and California Highway Patrol Officer Todd Barrett acted reasonably, and their use of deadly force in self-defense and in the defense of others was justified.
The DA’s office has released new security video of the shooting that was part of an extensive investigation.
On the night of Nov. 7, 2018 two California Highway Patrol officers made their way to the Borderline Bar & Grill after receiving calls of shots fired from inside. They arrived on scene followed by Sgt. Helus.
Report: Officer-involved shootings at Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks justified Kathleen Wilson, Ventura County Star
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Editor s note: This story has been updated to add information about video also released with the Ventura County District Attorney s Office report.
California Highway Patrol Officer Todd Barrett and Ventura County Sheriff s Sgt. Ron Helus acted justifiably and did not commit criminal acts when they discharged their weapons to stop the attack at the Borderline Bar & Grill, the District Attorney s Office has found in a report released Thursday.
The results of the investigation of the officer-involved shootings showed Barrett was aiming at gunman Ian David Long when he inadvertently struck Helus and killed him, but that the fatal shooting at the Thousand Oaks bar on Nov. 7, 2018, was a justifiable homicide.