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CA Bar shooting leaves 12 dead, including police sergeant
Fox News ^ | 11/08/18 | Katherine Lam, Stephen Sorace

Posted on 11/08/2018 6:41:53 AM PST by Pining_4_TX

Without saying a word, a mysterious man in black clutching a semi-automatic pistol opened fire on a California bar packed with college students celebrating "country night" Wednesday — claiming the lives of at least 12 patrons, including a veteran sheriff's sergeant nearing retirement, before officers found the gunman dead.

Hundreds of people -- including students from California Lutheran University, private Christian school Pepperdine University and California State University Channel Islands -- were inside Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks, Calif., for the country music event when shots suddenly rang out at about 11:20 p.m., Ventura County police said. Police said at least 30 shots were fired and the gunman, armed with a .45-caliber handgun, used a smoke device to disorient and confuse his targets.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: borderlineshooting; ca; guns; ianlong; leo; officerdown; police; shooting; smokebombs; smokegrenades; thousandoaks
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To: SkyDancer

News says pistol so far - with extended magazines.


21 posted on 11/08/2018 6:58:32 AM PST by PeteB570 ( Islam is the sea in which the Terrorist Shark swims. The deeper the sea the larger the shark.)
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To: Pining_4_TX

Used a .45 pistol... which the Brit press reported as a “sub machine gun” with an “extended” magazine. Geez, the editors these days.


22 posted on 11/08/2018 6:58:58 AM PST by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)
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To: 11th_VA
Suspect was 29 years old - no name yet

Just released. Ian Long. Even if it hasn't been scrubbed good luck finding him with that handle.


23 posted on 11/08/2018 6:59:19 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Pining_4_TX

The Sheriff’s Deputy was going to the sound of fire when he was killed.

An American hero.


24 posted on 11/08/2018 7:01:58 AM PST by Gamecock (In church today, we so often find we meet only the same old world, not Christ and His Kingdom. AS)
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To: null and void

But there are additional options depending on the situation that would allow for a longer term of treatment/commitment. Be interesting to see if the perp’s parents availed themselves of any of them.


25 posted on 11/08/2018 7:02:25 AM PST by mewzilla (Is Central America emptying its prisons?)
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To: Buckeye McFrog

Wonder if he was Asian like the VA Tech shooter ...


26 posted on 11/08/2018 7:05:13 AM PST by 11th_VA ("When passions are most inflamed, fairness is most in jeopardy." - Susan Collins)
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To: Pining_4_TX

Was the (presumably armed) Sheriff’s Sergeant shot first, or just slow to return fire?


27 posted on 11/08/2018 7:06:26 AM PST by JimRed ( TERM LIMITS, NOW! Build the Wall Faster! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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To: Blue House Sue

I’m going with prescription Psychotropic drugs again.


28 posted on 11/08/2018 7:06:34 AM PST by Openurmind
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To: Openurmind

I’m going with an incel.


29 posted on 11/08/2018 7:07:37 AM PST by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem)
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To: Buckeye McFrog

Ex-marine. Known to law enforcement.


30 posted on 11/08/2018 7:07:43 AM PST by Toespi
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To: 11th_VA
... no name yet...

Which usually means Islamic, illegal or racially identifiable name.

31 posted on 11/08/2018 7:08:27 AM PST by JimRed ( TERM LIMITS, NOW! Build the Wall Faster! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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To: Toespi
Known to law enforcement.

That's the way to bet.

32 posted on 11/08/2018 7:10:09 AM PST by null and void (Leftards don't know what 12000 illegal aliens marching thru Mexico know - America's a Great country!)
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To: JimRed

Not this time, though.


33 posted on 11/08/2018 7:10:32 AM PST by JimRed ( TERM LIMITS, NOW! Build the Wall Faster! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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To: Pining_4_TX

Sheriff at the news conference just said he shot the security guard at the door, then immediately upon entering the bar shot one or two more guards. Then he was free to shoot the patrons of the bar.


34 posted on 11/08/2018 7:11:18 AM PST by Deo volente ("Our Independence Day is at hand, and it arrives finally on November 8th." Donald Trump)
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To: null and void

The gunman’s contact with LE was a 5150 check and LE made the judgement to let him go. LE aren’t licensed mental health care professionals.


35 posted on 11/08/2018 7:12:30 AM PST by zanarchist
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To: 11th_VA

The Sheriff is giving a presser now. He answered a question as to what the undercover officers did, and he Answered, “One parent told me that an officer stood between the shooter and his daughter”. There were 150 to 200 in the bar and undoubtably the armed offduty guards saved lives. The statement “The officer stood between the shooter and my daughter” should be the new mantra to describe the importance of the officers...


36 posted on 11/08/2018 7:15:02 AM PST by richardtavor
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To: richardtavor

Praise for officers who do their duty! We’ve had cases where that wasn’t so ...


37 posted on 11/08/2018 7:16:15 AM PST by ClearCase_guy (If White Privilege is real, why did Elizabeth Warren lie about being an Indian?)
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To: Bringbackthedraft

Okay, so assault weapon was the wrong choice of words but a rapid firing gun.


38 posted on 11/08/2018 7:18:18 AM PST by SkyDancer ( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~ Eat Sleep Fly Repeat ~)
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To: Pining_4_TX

The Ventura County Sheriff just said today is his last day on the job as he is retiring. How sad to have had this happen on his last day. County Sheriff’s are elected in CA.


39 posted on 11/08/2018 7:22:24 AM PST by zanarchist
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To: Pining_4_TX

Well, in every State in which I’ve had a CCW, you were prohibited from carrying in bars...


40 posted on 11/08/2018 7:24:30 AM PST by dinodino
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