This is happening and there is no danger at this point to people there in the vicinity outside of the venue itself. The venue, Country Music hall, 2500 ft. , a massive space, paramedics, Sheriff Deputies, all of them working the scene. We will continue to follow this as it continues to develop. We continue our breaking coverage. Jillian we continue this fox news alert, breaking News Coverage of the Mass Shooting in california. Rob a look at the scene live from above. 11 people confirmed at last check have been shot inside this bar and restaurant. That includes a sheriffs deputy after a gunman storms this Pact California Restaurant and bar overnight. Here is a live look at the Borderline Bar in Thousand Oaks
40 miles northwest of los angeles in the San Fernando Valley. Jillian it is not clear anyone has died. 11 people have been shot, hundreds were inside at the time of the shooting. Officials say the suspect is contained inside but the suspect is not a threat to the community outside. It is not clear the suspect has been killed or captured at this time. A sheriffs deputy transported to the hospital. Witnesses say the shooter was using a handgun and Smoke Grenades. Rob the restaurant was hosting a College Country night, they do this every wednesday night, several people found hiding in the attic and the bathrooms, hundreds of people inside this massive bar and restaurant. If you college is right around this area. Thousand oaks, the Western Valley in southern california. Jillian and pepperdine is a christian university. Rob lutheran is a lutheran university. This is a very young bar. We heard from a witness who was 19 years old, she was inside, she managed to get out. This is a huge countrywestern bar. They do wind line dancing wednesday night, they have a line dancing class, you can learn to do it. A lot of very young people inside the country bar. Jillian a lot of reports from witnesses from people inside the bar who were able to thankfully make it out safely and one of the things we heard over the course of the last few hours this happened at 11 20 p. M. Local time in california a lot of witnesses said people throwing chairs to escape out the windows. Rob we did get a report from sources who say he understands the suspect is a man of Middle Eastern to send possibly having a beard or wearing a bandanna, wearing all black with the trenchcoat. Another witness said the shooter
seemed to have perfect form as he was firing off a barrage of bullets after walking into this bar which was located off of the 101 in Thousand Oaks, california inventor a county in the San Fernando Valley. Jillian we expect an update from police at any moment. We heard multiple reports from police over the last few hours certainly keeping us updated. The first report, police say they knew 6 people were injured and they said 11. At this point we are trying to learn more information and we have Jonathan Hunt live on the scene. What have you heard since you have been out there . Reporter you set the groundwork well. I went to bring inventory county sheriffs what do we know at the moment . 11 hurt . That is the information we have at this point. The number may change as we get
more information but the numbers 11 people. Reporter one of those is a Sheriff Deputy. Was this deputy attending the bar or responding to the call . He was responding to the call. Reporter what his condition . I dont have his condition or know what his condition is or the condition of any of the victims but we suspect the number may increase as we get Additional Information. Reporter where and in what condition is the shooter at this moment . The shooter, we feel, is confined inside the bar and grill. We dont feel there is a threat to the General Public outside the bar and grill. I dont know what his condition is but i hope to have more information soon. Reporter multiple reports that Smoke Grenades were used by the shooter . This is from people in the bar at the time. I heard those reports as well but cant confirm those with investigators. They have not confirmed that for me. Reporter are your deputies inside the building . We have deputies inside the building as well as the surrounding areas collecting evidence and looking around at this point. Reporter is the building clear . Yes, the building is clear. Reporter only the shooter is left inside. I dont know how many are left inside the building. If other victims are inside the building or not. Reporter there is no longer a threat to anybody inside or immediately outside the building . There is not. Reporter does that mean the shooter has been neutralized . Dont know if he was taken into custody or neutralize or injured and transported. Reporter no further threat. No further for the public. Reporter thank you for the excellent information. 11 shots. The sheriff captain confirming to us doesnt have the conditions of those confirmed,
among those shot was a sheriffs deputy. They heard the report that Smoke Grenades were used by the shooter as he entered the building. He does not confirm that. From their own investigation. But he does say he believes the Borderline Bar and grill is, in his words, secure. Sheriffs deputies are inside and around that building. The most important point right now as he told us he believes there is no further threat. Meaning the shooter in some way or another has been neutralized. That could mean one or two things, he was taken into custody or he has been shot dead. There are some reports locally that the shooter was indeed himself killed. We have not confirmed that. The sheriff captain said he cannot confirm that at this
point but they do say there is no further threat to the General Public either inside the venue or the immediate environment. That is the one piece of good news in what is turning out to be a tragic you early hours of the morning in Thousand Oaks, california. Jillian it is certainly good news for a lot of people in the area, we are reporting no other significant threat, there is no threat in fact to people outside this bar. Is there a threat to anyone else who might be inside the bar . Police say no. Rob sounds like the suspect is either in custody or dead. We will wait to get that update from police as it happens. This is a huge bar and very busy on wednesday night, the College Night. A lot of witnesses saw this happen and a lot of people outside the bar. Lets listen in. Looked at the parking lot,
and it was, i was there. Amazing people, two paramedics and very fortunate have them there. There were two people. Reporter we are here a lot of witness reports i have been listening to. Local stations in the last few hours and more girls on the phone saying all my friends are safe, i am safe but my brother works there. Rob we have some witnesses we are hearing live, lets listen in. I dont know. A semi automatic. 18 to 20 ounce at a time before i got out. We want to thank you for talking to us. We know theres not a lot of information right now. Very scary. Do you see anyone who wasnt getting back up . I am not sure. Our main concern was to stay covered hoping all our friends could get out safe. I didnt see anyone else. It was such a blur. We talked to some of them. I met some people out there. At first it was hard to find people. I found a lot of people. It was just us there together. We knew other people. No way to know how many shots were fired. Too many. We had no count of anything. Did you see the shooter . He was behind us. We did not get a good look. I saw the shot go off as
well. I didnt see what the guy looked like. I saw shots go off. When did you realize something was wrong . As soon as i heard the first shot go off. Everyone else got down afterwards. Immediately after the first shot. I pushed her down. I kind of called behind the wooden stage and after that waited until there was a second of nonshooting and went from one place to another and we got separated and headed to the back. Didnt sound like the guy could have walked in. The music is very loud. A lot more you knew. What was it like . I think, i think it was at random. But i dont know. How many people . I dont know. It comes at least over 100. We did come here often. We come here at least once a week, maybe more. We know a lot of people, trying to figure out who we knew and who they were. My name is kayla my name is summer. You were so sweet for stopping. Jillian we got a couple new reports. The Ventura County spokesperson confirmed the shooter is dead and we are hearing of multiple fatalities. Rob the number of People Killed inside this bar. The shooter has been killed as well. We dont know, Sheriff Deputies shot and killed him or if he killed himself but at least 11 people were shot. Breaks your heart to listen to 19, 20, 21yearold girl sitting outside crying outside of our wrapped in a blanket describing what they witnessed. Jillian a place they go for College Night for fun. 2500 ft. Of dance floor as we understand it, an open area, cant imagine what they dealt with the last few hours. Rob we will go to the phone now. Former Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Lieutenant Randy sutton joins us on the phone. It sounds like the killer is dead himself. What have you been hearing about who this man potentially is or
description . Information im receiving from my sources is the suspect is dead. The threat has been neutralized. I dont know whether the individual was killed by Law Enforcement during the gunfight or whether or not he took his own life. But the information i do have is that he was a Middle Eastern male, he was heard shouting something prior to the shooting and the individual did a number of shootings and a sheriffs deputy is in the hospital. I have not gotten an update on his condition. The injury sounds to be very critical. The individual who did this is down, but i do not know whether he took his own life or was killed by Law Enforcement. Jillian people have said smoke bombs were used. Tell us about that. This is indicative of a very wellplanned event, an individual who armed himself in a venue that has a large crowd of people. This would be consistent with a terrorist incident. It is too early to label this but there are signs that would be very consistent with a Terrorist Attack similar to what has been seen in europe where there are venues with
concertgoers and because of the concentrated number of people and the soft target that it is, it makes kind of a terrorist they see an event like this, a number of victims they can take out. This individual using smoke bombs would at mass confusion to the event. Keep in mind a rather large venue but an indoor venue. By employing devices like smoke bombs into a structure like that, you throw a mass of confusion aspect, as if the shooting wouldnt be enough, you throw devices like this into the
venue and you have even more confusion and more access to mass casualty. Rob when you hear the description of these young ladies describing what they heard as far as gunfire, i am not a Weapons Expert but does it sound to you like a semi automatic rifle like an ar 15 . I dont know whether it is a rifle or pistol, but by the number of casualties and shots it is probably a semi automatic weapon. Semi automatic pistol or rifle. Doesnt really matter, the number of rounds that would be fired would be about the same. Jillian we have been through this so many times we have to ask what our police doing right now . They will go to the suspects home. What can you tell us as far as the investigation. Reporter assuming the suspect is down. That is a matter of conjecture. If the suspect planned this which he clearly did. Rob we are going to live outside, someone giving sound to reporters. Can you tell us how we save her. Once i realized, pretty obvious. Use barstools to get through. The back exit, sorry about crashing you up again. How did you keep your wits about you . You still managed to keep your head clear. I was in the army for a good minute. It all falls together. How soon after the second shot. Didnt make any sense. That you see his face . That was before i looked at him. Only minutes since this happened. Can only imagine what you are thinking or feeling. On the stress a little bit. I watched an officer get shot in front of me. And in the back of a cop car. He was unresponsive. Did you get him to another vehicle . What is your name . This man really attributes rob that is an army veteran. He tells the media outside that he threw a young woman out of the bar trying to help people get out of there. And also says he witnessed the Sheriff Deputy being shot, said
he was nonresponsive as he dragged the shift the beauty out of the bar and get into a car so he could be transported to the hospital. Jillian you heard him say i didnt realize until the second shot because at first i thought it was fireworks. You hear that time and again. Someone smart enough to say that doesnt make sense, fireworks dont make sense, we got to get out of here. Rob the president s conscience of prayer Greater New York at the Synagogue Shooting in pittsburgh which was only a week ago. Sorry to say you have to cover another one of these. What are your thoughts this morning . My immediate thoughts go out to the family. What is happening now, making phone calls, calling Family Members, probably not reaching them on the phone, organize them together. This will be the longest hours for the families to go through
the pain of what happened to their loved one. My sister was at the shooting in las vegas. I was able to find out she was okay. This was a tough time, we have to pray as a country. Only 12 days ago we were dealing with this in pittsburgh hugging family matters, praying for them. This was a hard time, and to bring comfort as much as we can. Trying to book a flight to fly down there so i could be on the ground, it is unfortunate this is a Terrorist Attack. Any time, by definition, innocent people are enjoying themselves and someone comes in disrupt that with bullets and leaves fatalities that is a terrorist. So sad that this happened in los angeles which is such a relaxed
environment where kids are having fun. They are targeting our young and our innocent. We have to be more resilient as a nation. Jillian thoughts and present the victims in this community. Thank you for your time for sharing the story. We are going to bring in Daniel Hoffman, Fox News Contributor and former cia Station Chief who served in moscow, iraq and pakistan. What have you heard so far . Reporter i have been tracking all of the reporting. What i can tell you based on my own experience having dealt with these situations the resources from local Law Enforcement on stopping the threat. Preliminary reports indicate First Responders running assistance to the victims. My expectation was the police clear parts of it, getting victims to places, theres still a lot of work to get everybody out. And the things, Lessons Learned for all of us. If you see a situation like this you want to get off the x, get yourself someplace safe. We dont control a lot of this but this is something to think about, knowing where the exits are and statement wheeler, focused, doing everything to save lives. Rob i want to reset everything and get people up to date about what is going on in california where it is 2 23 in the morning. Thousand oaks, california, Ventura County, northwest of los angeles in the San Fernando Valley and this is a mass
shooting at the country bar and restaurant, happened a little after 11 00 local time in la. A man apparently walking into this bar and opening fire, Smoke Grenades, shooting 11 people, we have reports at least multiple people have been killed, the gunman also has been killed so the threat has been neutralized at this time. This was a packed country western bar. It was College Night. Number of universities around there, pepperdine, Christian School in malibu only 20 minute away, cal state, lutheran, another school in the area. A lot of college kids, hundreds at this bar on a busy night. Jillian it happened shortly after 11 00 local time, 11 20 p. M. That is when police got the call of shots fired and when Police Arrived on the scene, we were told there were shots happening and that goes along with a lot of witness accounts we have been hearing. A lot of people saying we heard
the shots and were able to get out and as we running up the road we heard more shots being fired. Jillian a lot of Young College kids coming out of the bar discussing what they saw. We heard from a hero who was a former army officer who was inside and helps to pool two women out and helped an officer who was shot, Sheriff Deputy shot in front of them, pulled him out unresponsive and get them into a car to be transported to the possible that the scene what this place is like looking through social media, they do line dance, standup comedy other nights, beer tournaments, this is a very young, very american style bar. It was College Night so just that kind of style. Jillian one thing we are a lot of witnesses say, people hiding in bathrooms, a lot of people made their way to the attic and they were hiding their. We saw Daniel Hoffman on the line. You hear people, the accounts of people hiding in these places and one of the things we saw was the pulse Nightclub Shooting in orlando. When you are in these packed places it is hard to get out. It is and people need to find a safe place, shoulder. They are going through the bar, clearing the bar, making sure there were no secondary Explosive Devices, theres always the possibility there was an accomplice and there is still work to be done before federal local Law Enforcement transitioned to the forensics of interviewing victims, if theres any surveillance video. The suspect who was apparently killed surveyed the facilities. So theres a lot of work to be
done beyond the incident response. Rob we go back to Jonathan Hunt who raced to the scene outside los angeles. He is live at 2 26 in the morning at Thousand Oaks. Are you getting any updates from the Sheriffs Office . Reporter a sheriffs deputy we just spoke to just confirmed that at least 11 people were shot. One of those was a Sheriff Deputy. I asked the captain i was talking to whether that deputy was at the bar at the time, responding to the active shooter call, he said he was indeed responding which tells you that First Responder got here while the shooting was still underway. A horrific scene being described by some people we were speaking to who were in the Borderline Bar and grill at the time. One gentleman we were just talking to telling us that deputy was shot directly in front of him. That young man helped take the deputy into a police car to get him help. I asked him what he believed the deputys condition was. A veteran of the u. S. Army he was, quote, unresponsive. We dont have any confirmation officially of the extent of any injuries or whether there have been any deaths in a tragic couple of hours in Thousand Oaks 40 miles northwest of downtown los angeles. The investigation ongoing. The one piece of good news we are getting from the sheriff captain i spoke to is no ongoing threat. He would not talk about whether the shooter was in custody or dead. We heard the reports that the shooter was killed. We were going with the official information from the Sheriff Department that he has been neutralized in some way. That could be in custody, it could mean he has been killed but no further threat. Sheriffs deputies and others are still inside the building. They have to go through room by room, squarefoot by square foot looking for anybody still hiding there. Looking for any potential accomplices. The way officials have been talking to us here seems pretty clear they believe the shooter was acting alone. We heard reports that Smoke Grenades were set off before the shooting itself began. Hat is true and those Smoke Grenades were used by the shooter it would speak to a
wellplanned attack on this largely student filled bar and grill at 11 20 local time on a wednesday night. Terrific scene, we expect more information and updates on the injured and whether anybody has been killed in the shooting the next few minutes once sheriffs deputies come to the microphone, we will bring it to you live and been any updates as we get them. Jillian witnesses speaking to the media, people trying to find their friends and loved ones. In the midst of seeing that and speaking to some of the witnesses have you heard of anybody who said i recognize this person . Sometimes we do here that. We have a lot of descriptions of the shooter. A lot of people said this person was dressed in black, they give descriptions. Have you heard anybody knowing this person . Know. I have not come across any
witness who says i knew that shooter, i recognize that shooter. Havent heard that at all. Weve spoken to a handful of people but there were hundreds in there at that time. It is not a piece of information we have as yet. I also cautioned with all the descriptions we are hearing. It is far better to wait for official information on descriptions. So many times in these situations we get the kind of information, he looked like this, looked like that, this ethnicity or that ethnicity, those are often wrong or having tragically covered so many of these awful events, witnesses say they saw and heard initial circumstances, by the sheer fear and terror they are feeling, not always accurate. It is there is, there never needs to be a rush to judgment to paint a picture of a witness here. In the San Fernando Valley, Thousand Oaks, a very nice safe neighborhood. Tell us about this bar. A huge bar, the dance floor alone is 2500 ft. Tell us where you are. Reporter Thousand Oaks is a white suburb, in downtown la, a big one as you say, and on the dance floor. And a wednesday night line
dancing very popular bar, over the hills into malibu you have pepperdine university, very popular with students on both of those universities. We dont have official numbers how many were there at 11 20 last night. 11 20 pm at a college bar is a busy time, we are getting indications, they are there at that time. Rob we will come back to you. Reporter nypd sergeant and founder of blue lives matter. And begin with you. What are police doing . The mop up, the shooter has been neutralized. They want to assess why this happened and any possible coconspirators, they could be in other places on the fringes. A massive extraction of information at this stage and the medical component addressed by the fire department, but winning fortifications in place. Often times when you have these types of shootings we need to refer to teachable moments. Back to 2012 with the shooting in rural colorado, a case where he used smoke bombs to distract the crowd. Four years later the pulse Nightclub Shooting that happened in orlando, we had a similar concept that came into play. A Country Music festival, got to look to what happened in las vegas with the Mass Shootings there. We got to take those amalgamations of teachable moments, instances that i mentioned and that is when Law Enforcement will fold into their investigation going forward. Rob reminds you of the vegas shooting, 59 people were killed, 500 heard in las vegas. Over to you. A situation like this. The Sheriffs Department was asked do you train from as casualty situation . What does that mean . How does it work . It will end the threat, you dont want to rush because it already happened. There are different components that go on. You will see numbers climb as
people go to the hospitals. They are saying there are 200 college kids, jumping out windows, or they get out to save their life. They go to the social media, look at this individual and see what his tie is to the establishment. You dont know, if he is getting bullied. There will be a tie but they have to do it right, not jump the gun. Something to clarify. And when you get to the scene, there were shots fired at that moment. How to change the approach . Not only do you have an
active shooter, and officer down, go after this guy, the degree of indifference, an issue with a cop. You do not know and cant read about descriptions of things like that. And releasing the wrong information that passed away. And the proper notification to families, the loved one passed away through tv or a false narrative. It is a little different because the deputy was shot. On top of that a lot of evidence, ballistics, possible video and got to take your time as the incident happens. Just to let people know there is a hotline number. In southern california, your
kids go to these schools around the San Fernando Valley if you cant get in touch with them there is the number to call to get information. And Thousand Oaks, and a country bar named borderline in Thousand Oaks, 11 people shot, multiple People Killed, a gunman killed as well for Sheriff Deputies. When police got the call, they hear gunfire, 11 shot, Ventura County spokesman reports the shooter is dead. A couple of schools are cal lutheran, pepperdine, lsu and reports from a lot of witnesses saying they cant contact family
members get lost when they were inside. You have a lot of concerned parents and Family Members out there. They take the phone off and silence it and wonder if they were at the bar. A frightening time for this to happen. It happened at 11 20 at night, prime time for college bar and there were hundreds of people inside what appears to be a massive countrywestern bar and wednesday night, College Students, everybody in their, we heard from a 19yearold girl, a bunch of young kids trying to have fun and another Mass Shooting in this country. A lot of witnesses say they were able to escape the people hiding in the bathrooms, people made their way to the attic of this building and reports that some people were throwing chairs at the window to smash and break those windows so they could escape out the windows of the building. You hear stories of the hero who
was an army veteran who threw a woman to get her out but sorry i hurt you but i had to get you out of there. In these times you hear stories of survival and heroism. Absolutely agree. This Mass Pandemonium in this situation, chaos when you enter these types of Mass Shootings because it presents somewhat of a target for the shooter coming in and theres no exit plan, no Exit Strategy for patrons that come into these venues so the truth is i refer to what happened with the Bomar Mateen Shooting at the polls my club, extreme similarities between the two. One of the things i think of, when you see the illuminated exit signs, this is very important when you come into a situation as a patron, a
shooting or a fire. How do you get out of this . Jillian how do you stop this from happening in a place like a bar . Difficult to stop because often times when you enter these venues theres a search so chances are you come in, i am a licensed gun owner so i carry a firearm but the average citizen coming into this type of venue is coming in unarmed, sailing in this particular case, the first thing he did was shot the Security Guard and advanced into the population. The truth of the matter is the best thing you can do is seek refuge as best as possible and stay away from the line of fire. We look at two aspects, you can evacuate your shelter in place. Generally speaking when we think of the evacuation it needs to be something safe. If you shelter in place, it goes back to a lot of other past shootings in these schools but
when you are sheltering in place you want to find whatever is closest and most safe moving forward. This is a very unfortunate situation but i think it is a teachable moment for Law Enforcement and even private practitioners in how they fortify installations moving forward. Rob a witness dancing on the dance floor inside the bar when the shooter came in and she heard shots fired. It was really really really shocking. My dad was in the military for so long, he kind of prepared me but not ever prepared me, never thought Something Like this could happen. I need to get shelter, i never had time to think about why this was happening. It was just get out. Jillian we are awaiting a press
conference. There is a lot of talk this morning about the potential of smoke bombs being used. Police have not confirmed that but multiple witnesses have said that. How does that change the game for police . I saying it is a premeditated attack. This was obviously planned. In early 20s, naive and not thinking of the worstcase scenario. On wednesday, it is not friday or saturday night. No one is expecting this. Normally dont have the club details, this is premeditated. Makes you think what was the motive behind this . Rob as we look at the screen, on the right side you see the Press Conference from the Sheriff Department, full screen ringing in the trailer. They know they will be there for a while investigating the Mass Shooting. When you talk about the venue, we dont have any idea what the motive behind this was or anything about the suspect other than he was a man. When you look at this as a target this is an absolutely prime target, hundreds of people packed into a bar in one location. They are all young mostly american students. If you want to really make an impact, if you want to scare and torment, this is where you go in the kind of target you are looking for. We want to go to the shooters ideology. We dont know that. Generally speaking in these Mass Shootings i want to say a large percentage of the time the shooter is either captured or neutralized. What is important in gaining information as to why he did
this it helps Law Enforcement move forward providing fortifications but the truth of the matter is traditional things, getting into a shooters cell phone or computer. We also wants to look at threats, the establishment, do police they are checking the mic. Law enforcement will look back at threats against the organization against this installation. People all up and threatened to cause great harm to individuals at this place. We have to look at the amalgamation of past instances and tie it in to why this happened. It is an atrocity to say the least. Things happen in our society and what can we do to make these establishments more safe. That is what the premise for Law Enforcement is looking for. Jillian one at this bar at this College Night at the border line
bar and grill, Emergency Hotline to your loved ones, family or friends. A tough time for people trying to talk to their kids, their friends. A lot of people in the community. This happened at 11 20 p. M. Local time in california when the shots started. That is when police got the phone call and it continued for at least a couple minutes. Rob a lot of young people go to this bar. This is a residential area in San Fernando Valley. We got a Mass Shooting. I can only imagine how many people, may just be asleep with their phones off, have no idea whether or not their child who might be in school was at the bar. To redirect this thing we have 11 shot multiple fatalities at the border line bar and grill in
Thousand Oaks, california, happening at 11 00 local pacific time and the gunmen we understand has been killed by himself or by Sheriff Deputies inside the bar. The threat has been neutralized as we wait for a full update from the vendor i county Sheriffs Department. Jillian the spokesman said the suspect was dead. We heard in the midst of that 11 people shot, a Sheriff Deputy as well. Rob we heard a tremendous story from a young man who watched that happen and was able to drag him out of there. We understand the Sheriff Deputy is in grave condition, the last update we heard from one of our sources at this time. Jillian on the right side of your screen we are awaiting a Press Conference where you can see the local news stations, everyone waiting for the latest update. The first update had six people
who were shot, police upped it to 11. We are waiting for more confirmation in detail as to the conditions of the victims who have been hurt. Rob this happening at a countrywestern bar, one of the last Mass Shootings we heard from this region was just two hours east of their near the Inland Empire in San Bernardino at the Public Health department where a man of pakistani dissent and his wife walked into the Health Department and killed 14 people and injured 22 others and that was three years ago, december 2015. Jillian witnesses said smoke bombs were used, made it harder to figure out where they were going. A number of witnesses say i started running and didnt know if i was running in the direction of the shooter, i just knew i had to run, had to do something, had to get out of there and for a lot of people who couldnt escape they hated the bathroom, heat in the attic,
people through chairs out the window to break the windows to escape. Then we heard witnesses say i was able to get out and thought it was over as i was running up the street, i heard Morgan Shots Being fired. Rob we heard some sound from young people that were inside the bar. Theres been a flood of people outside the bar because there were so many people inside, such a busy place. If we could listen to some of that, lets give an idea how young and how vulnerable the people celebrating in this bar are. In the parking lot trying to get near the car and i was there with amazing people and paramedics, very fortunate to have them there because they were two people. Hundreds of College Students attending College Night at this
bar, Borderline Bar and grill in Thousand Oaks, california. At the dance hall, about a 2500 ft. Open space dance floor outside the bar. You can imagine the scene, how many people were in there, how chaotic it was. You might have darker area, it wasnt exactly a club but the potential, loud music in there, really chaotic scene playing out. Rob looking at the website, standup comedians, Andrew Dice Clay in the last couple weeks, Line Dancing Lessons on wednesday night at 9 30 when they bring everybody in, teach you how to line dance, has that western feel, you are talking about a bar where with you have a fake id you are there from 18 to 23 years old. A very young bar for College Students and just terrible to see, a couple young girls around
21 years old wrapped in a blanket just crying and it breaks your heart to see Something Like this at that age. Jillian Jonathan Hunt was there, raced down when he got the phone call. You have been talking to victims, hearing a number of stories from people trying to locate friends and family. What else are you hearing . Reporter we are hearing what has become tragically for millions across the country over the last few years as victims and those on the scene emerge from these kind of shootings, heartbreak and shock, we talked to a lot of these people, their memories are not always that focused and clear. We did speak to one young man. Garrett brown i believe his name was. He said right in front of him, that Sheriff Deputy we heard about was shot. He said he helped drag the Sheriff Deputy to a nearby police car. Given his veteran status, what he continued the condition of the deputy, he said he was unresponsive. We have no official confirmation on the deputys condition at this point, no official confirmation on the condition of any of the 11 people we are being told were shot during this rampage. From some of the witnesses we heard this idea that smoke bombs were left off before the shooting began. I went to cautioned that what we hear from witnesses in these situations do not always pan out to be completely accurate because they are working on a mixture of adrenaline and pure fear. He will have to wait for more details but the smoke bomb
element of it is true, looking to my left here as Sheriff Deputies try to approach, if that is true, that would speak to this being a fairly wellplanned attack. As i look to the left, sheriffs deputies approaching the microphones, i will move forward a little bit and see if they are ready to talk. It looks as though they are. Lets listen to the latest information from officials on the ground. Thank you. To provide you with the latest information on this incident i want to introduce on my left, sheriff jeff dean, the sheriff of Ventura County. Geoff dean. On my right is ryan young, special agent in charge of Los Angeles Field Office of the federal bureau of investigation. Ryan young. On my right is bill the maples, chief of the Coastal Division of the california Highway Patrol. L. D. Maples which i will hand it to sheriff dean to give you the latest. Good morning. You are all experienced reporters and understand it is a dynamic Ongoing Investigation and a tragic tragic situation. I will go through the details, share with you everything i have and we will answer all the questions you may have. The Highway Patrol, any Additional Information you might have. Tonight 11 20 p. M. We received multiple calls of shots being fired at the Borderline Bar and
grill in Thousand Oaks. First sheriff unit arrived on scene three minutes later. And Patrol Officers on scene at a local traffic stop and heard the traffic and responded right away. Approximately three minutes later the Highway Patrol officer and Sheriff Sergeant made entry into the borderline because they heard shots being fired and there might be additional victims inside. On going through the front door, Sheriff Sergeant was struck multiple times with gunfire. Highway Patrol Officer stepped back and secured the perimeter until Additional Units arrived and rescued the Sheriff Sergeant out of the line of gunfire. When Additional Units arrived including squad personnel, the seamy Valley Police department, bentara Police Department and additional officers from Highway Patrol they made entry into the Borderline Bar and grill, we have 11 victims that have been killed. The suspect we believe was the only suspect was dead inside. There were multiple other levels of injury inside the scene and taken to local hospitals. In addition to victims inside and numbers of 10 to 12, with minor injuries, and took
themselves to local hospitals. And to help us with Identification Process and crime scene, we have no idea if it is terrorism link and Ongoing Investigations and the information will come out to determine who the suspect was and what motive he might have had for this horrific event. Happy to answer any questions you might have. Sergeant passt the hospital about an hour ago. I only mention it might be terrorists because thats
where we all go these days when we have multiple reasons for it when we have this horrific death. I have to lead me to believe or the fbi that there is any terrorism link here but we certainly will look at that option. [inaudible] im sorry . [inaudible] what do you mean by devices . People thought there was smoke bombs that were going off . There was some initial reports that a smoke bomb might have been used. We have not found anything yet. We have called in our bomb team to go in through. We have a Couple Bomb Dogs checking the area. We havent found any other Explosive Device or confirmation that there was a smoke device. What does that make you think if there was a smoke device . Hindsight and speculation is pretty easy. You would think if someone throw as smoke device it was certainly more of a planned attack and not something spontaneous. The sergeant, how long was he on the floor . Anything about Sergeant Hillis was on
the force for 29 years. Was looking to retire in the next year or. So he was a moore park resident and is survived by his wife and his son. What is his name . Ron helus. The question is Thousand Oaks a Safe Community . Its a horrible. Part of the horrors happening everywhere. Hard to put any lock lo jik or sense to the senseless. Did he take his own life or was it through a shootout with the officers. When the officer made entry, the suspect was already deceased. There were 11 victims. I will not count the suspect as a victim. The suspect and then sergeant helus. So 11 victims . 11 victims, the suspect,
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