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| 12 people killed & multiple injured in shooting rampage in California bar and grill (PHOTO, VIDEO) | |
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| At least twelve people, including an officer, have been killed after a gunman went on a shooting spree in a packed bar in Thousand Oaks, California. The suspect is also dead, police announced. | |
| SWAT officers and at least four ambulances rushed to the scene. It is understood that approximately 30 shots have been fired. The incident is being treated as a level 2 mass casualty incident, meaning that between 11 and 20 casualties could have been sustained. | SWAT officers and at least four ambulances rushed to the scene. It is understood that approximately 30 shots have been fired. The incident is being treated as a level 2 mass casualty incident, meaning that between 11 and 20 casualties could have been sustained. |
| “When deputies arrived they heard shots being fired, it was an active shooter situation,” Ventura County Sheriff's office spokesman Eric Buschow said. | |
| “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.” | |
| Witnesses describing the moment the gunman opened fire said the man first shot the bar’s security guard at the door with a handgun. The alleged perpetrator then threw smoke bombs into the bar and continued shooting. | Witnesses describing the moment the gunman opened fire said the man first shot the bar’s security guard at the door with a handgun. The alleged perpetrator then threw smoke bombs into the bar and continued shooting. |
| Some of the people fled to a nearby gas station to safety, with reports saying people broke the glass of windows in an attempt to escape the rampage. | Some of the people fled to a nearby gas station to safety, with reports saying people broke the glass of windows in an attempt to escape the rampage. |
| Those who couldn’t escape the building took refuge in in restrooms and even crawl spaces in the attic, according to police. | Those who couldn’t escape the building took refuge in in restrooms and even crawl spaces in the attic, according to police. |
| One witness known as Tim, who was with his stepson at the time of the shooting told ABC7: “ There were just young people, 18, 19, 20, just having a great time. And then this maniac came in and started shooting people for no reason at all.” | One witness known as Tim, who was with his stepson at the time of the shooting told ABC7: “ There were just young people, 18, 19, 20, just having a great time. And then this maniac came in and started shooting people for no reason at all.” |
| Another, who escaped through the front door after the shooting started described other people’s attempts to flee the gunman. | Another, who escaped through the front door after the shooting started described other people’s attempts to flee the gunman. |
| “I ran out the front door. I hear chairs being thrown out the window, people were trying to get out the window.” | “I ran out the front door. I hear chairs being thrown out the window, people were trying to get out the window.” |
| “There was probably 12 shots before I got out the front door.” | “There was probably 12 shots before I got out the front door.” |
| The FBI were also deployed to the scene of the shooting and the bomb squad has been requested. Police were apparently advised that the suspect was a “bearded” man in his early 20s wearing all black clothing. | The FBI were also deployed to the scene of the shooting and the bomb squad has been requested. Police were apparently advised that the suspect was a “bearded” man in his early 20s wearing all black clothing. |
| Law enforcement said later that at least 11 people have been wounded in the carnage, including one deputy. | Law enforcement said later that at least 11 people have been wounded in the carnage, including one deputy. |
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