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THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- A mass shooting at a Thousand Oaks
nightclub left 13 people dead, including a Ventura County
sheriff's sergeant and the gunman, authorities said Thursday
morning.

Ventura County sheriff's Sgt. Eric Buschow, as well as Sheriff
Geoff Dean, said they did not want to count the suspect among
the 12 victims.

Father identifies son as one of 12 slain in Thousand Oaks
massacre in heartbreaking press conference

In an emotional press conference, a Camarillo man confirmed his
son, 22-year-old Cody Coffman, was one of the victims killed in
the tragedy.

"This was my first-born son. I am speechless and heartbroken,"
his father said, as tears ran down his face. "My life has
changed forever."

"Sister Sister" actress Tamera Mowry-Housley and her husband
released a statement confirming that their niece, Alaina
Housley, was among those killed.

Justin Meek, 23, was also confirmed to be among the victims,
according to his alma mater California Lutheran University.

RELATED: Actress Tamera Mowry's niece Alaina Housley among dead
in Thousand Oaks shooting

Authorities identified the suspected shooter as 28-year-old Ian
David Long, a former machine gunner and decorated combat veteran
of the United States Marine Corps, according to sheriff's
officials. They added that they believe Long fatally shot
himself after the massacre. He was found inside an office near
the entrance of the venue.

A motive for the shooting is still unknown.

Long's gun, which appears to be a .45-caliber handgun, was
purchased legally, according to ABC News. The Associated Press
reports that he also deployed a smoke device.

Long lived in the 800 block of Newbury Park with his mother,
about about 5 miles from the shooting scene. Deputies responded
last April to the home over a call of a family disturbance.
Mental health specialists talked to the suspect that day and
cleared him, Dean said. Law enforcement officials are now at the
Newbury Park home as part of the ongoing investigation.

One other person was wounded by gunfire, and as many as 15
others suffered minor injuries from jumping out windows or
diving under tables, authorities said.

The shooting happened around 11:20 p.m. Wednesday at Borderline
Bar & Grill at 99 Rolling Oaks Drive. Ventura County sheriff's
officials said there were reports of shots fired at the bar and
club.

Dean said the gunman immediately shot a security guard after
entering the bar, turned to the right and shot several other
security officials, employees and patrons.

Two friends of the murdered security guard told ABC News he had
survived the Las Vegas mass shooting. One of those friends was
with him at the concert. They said they are heartbroken and
completely crushed by this loss.

Authorities said hundreds of people were inside the bar when the
gunfire rang out. In an interview, Buschow came close to tears
and said he knows the sergeant who died.

"It's been a rough night for all of us," he said.

During a 3 a.m. press briefing, Dean identified the sergeant as
Ron Helus, a 29-year veteran of the department who considered
retiring within the next year. At points he choked up, but said
that Helus died a hero.

Helus was the first officer inside the door, Dean said.

"Ron was a hardworking, dedicated sheriff's sergeant. He was
totally committed. He gave his all and tonight, as I told his
wife, he died a hero because he went in to save lives, to save
other people," he said.

Helus was immediately hit with multiple gunshots, Dean said. The
highway patrolman pulled Helus out, then waited as a SWAT team
and scores more officers arrived. Helus died early Thursday at a
hospital.

By the time officers entered the bar again, the gunfire had
stopped, according to the sheriff.

Dean also said in his 41 years in law enforcement, he'd never
experienced a mass shooting. He described the scene as "blood
everywhere." He later revealed the massacre happened on his last
day serving as sheriff.

"I never thought I would see the things around the country that
would happen, but I've learned it doesn't matter what community
you're in, it doesn't matter how safe your community is, it can
happen anywhere," he said.

Helus was transported at 10 a.m. via motorcade from Los Robles
Hospital to the Ventura County Medical Examiner's Office in the
city of Ventura.

Firefighters honored Helus with a giant U.S. flag raised by two
ladder trucks over the route. People lined the streets as the
hearse went by.

President Donald Trump tweeted that he was "fully briefed on the
terrible shooting." He praised law enforcement, saying "Great
bravery shown by police" and said "God bless all of the victims
and families of the victims."


Donald J. Trump
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@realDonaldTrump
I have been fully briefed on the terrible shooting in
California. Law Enforcement and First Responders, together with
the FBI, are on scene. 13 people, at this time, have been
reported dead. Likewise, the shooter is dead, along with the
first police officer to enter the bar....

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Donald J. Trump
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@realDonaldTrump
....Great bravery shown by police. California Highway Patrol
was on scene within 3 minutes, with first officer to enter shot
numerous times. That Sheriff�s Sergeant died in the hospital.
God bless all of the victims and families of the victims. Thank
you to Law Enforcement.

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Witness John Hedge, of Moorpark, said he saw the suspect
throwing smoke bombs into the front of the restaurant. He also
said he saw one security guard get shot.

"I was at the front door and I was talking to my stepdad. I just
started hearing these big pops. Pop, pop, pop. There was
probably three or four, I hit the ground. I look up - the
security guard is dead. Well, I don't want to say he was dead,
but he was shot.

"He was down. The gunman was throwing smoke grenades all over
the place. I saw him point to the back of the cash
register...and he just kept firing. I ran out the front door,"
he said.

Hedge added that there may have been about 12 shots by the time
he got out of the door. He described the gunman as having a
beard and wearing a hat, black jacket and possibly glasses.

"I thought it was a joke when the shots started firing. I know
people there. I hope everybody's OK. I don't know how I didn't
get shot," the man said.

Tim, Hedge's stepfather, who was in tears, said he was next to
the entrance about to leave after playing pool when smoke came
into the room.

"He fired the first shot. I knew it was live. I knew it was
real. My son thought it was a joke so I pulled him down and got
some cover. I looked up and he was moving to the right. He shot
the front doorman, who was just a young man. Then he shot the
cashier, just a young girl.

"Then he started moving to the right. He wasn't looking at us.
Then he went into the office, where all the cash and stuff is.
He didn't say anything at all. He just started shooting," he
said.

Multiple law enforcement agencies, including Simi Valley and
Oxnard police, arrived to help sheriff's deputies and SWAT
officers.


Oxnard Police Dept.
@OxnardPD1903
We have sent patrol and SWAT resources to assist with the
incident in Thousand Oaks. We will continue to monitor and
provide whatever resources are requested. Please keep the
victims in your thoughts & prayers.

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FBI agents were also at the scene.

The country bar is located near the 101 Freeway off Moorpark
Road.

The website for Borderline showed that Wednesday nights are
College Country Nights that last from 9 p.m. until 2 a.m.
Colleges near the club are California Lutheran University and
California State University, Channel Islands, as well as
Moorpark, Ventura and Oxnard College.

"Unfortunately our young people, people at nightclubs, have
learned that this may happen, and they think about that," the
sheriff said. "Fortunately it helped save a lot of lives that
they fled the scene so rapidly."

Students from Pepperdine University in Malibu also often attend
College Country Nights. The school later confirmed that at least
16 of its students were in the venue at the time of the
incident. They said only one of those students was unaccounted
for -- until it was learned victim Alaina Housley, who was a
freshman at the campus, was killed.

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Greg Lee
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@abc7greg
Statement from @pepperdine regarding reported mass shooting at
#Borderline in #ThousandOaks. Confirms several #Pepperdine
students were there tonight along with students from colleges
and community colleges all over the area. Pepp�s my alma mater.
Just awful. @ABC7

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Aside from victim Justin Meek, it's unclear how many other
students from California Lutheran University were at the bar
during the shooting. The campus sent an alert to students that
all classes are canceled for the day.

A family unification center was set up at 1375 E. Janss Road,
where several devastated families waited to hear news about
their loved ones.

An emergency hotline has been established at (805) 465-6650.


Ventura Co. Sheriff
@VENTURASHERIFF
An Emergency Information Hotline to assist locating people that
may have been involved in the #BorderLineShooting incident has
been established by @Venturaoes: at 805-465-6650

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Multiple blood drives are being held to help the victims of the
shooting. To learn more on how to help those affected, click
here.

A Chicago-area native was inside the bar at the time of the
shooting. Savannah Stafseth has a few cuts and bruises as she
was trying to escape.

She grew up here in the Chicago area. Her family lives in
northwest suburban Bartlett.

"A guy was able to throw me out the window," she said. "They had
chairs and threw them out the window and they were able to take
me and the girlfriend that I was with out the window and carried
us right up here."

One of her rescuers, Matt Wennerstrom, used a bar stool to break
a window. He pulled Savannah and her friend out along with about
30 other people.

Matt said he and several others grabbed as many people as he
heard a break in the gunfire.

"When we were going back to grab more people, the guy being
pulled out had a chest wound and the guys carrying him out were
tired so we took over and carried him to the paramedics," he
said. "That's the only person I actually came in contact with
who had an injury from the attacker."

WLS contributed to this report.

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