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Long's service began when he was 18 and lasted nearly five years, including a seven-month tour in Afghanistan, according to the Pentagon. He was honorably discharged with the rank of corporal in 2013.

In April, a neighbor called authorities to report loud noises coming from the house that Long shared with his mother in a Thousand Oaks neighborhood of well-manicured lawns and homes.

Deputies found Long "was somewhat irate, acting a little irrationally" and called in a mental health specialist, Ventura County Sheriff Geoff Dean said. That specialist assessed Long but concluded he couldn't be involuntarily committed for psychiatric observation.
The military might caused Long to developed PTSD and become violent. the police offier responded to the call said that Long was acting irrationally but the mental health specialist couldn't do a psychiatric observation

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The killer , Ian David Long, 28, was a former machine-gunner and Afghanistan war veteran who was interviewed by police at his home last spring after an episode of agitated behavior that authorities were told might be post-traumatic stress disorder

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Blake Winnett is Long former roommate. Winnet said " he was kind of weird, he always locked himself in his room, he was always by himself" he also said Long was lazy and didn't want to do anything around the house, not even taking out the trash. Winnett added: '' He wasn't violent but he was mean and he was obsessed with practicing dance moves in his garage"

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A person who was a childhood friend of Long's until their early 20s and who does not want their name revealed publicly similarly said they used to go to Borderline together. The friend expressed shock that Long would do such a thing.

"I don't know what the hell happened. He was always happy. I never thought this would ever come from him. We used to go snowboarding all the time. He was a good guy," the friend said.

A third friend who does not want to be publicly identified said Long stopped communicating two years ago but said the shooting was unlike him.

"He wasn't unhinged, he wasn't violent. He was a sweet guy who served his country and was using his GI Bill to go to college and get a degree to help more people," the friend said. "Out of our group of friends I thought the highest of him. This is just horrible and I'm so sorry for the victims and his family."
his friends are shocked by his action. they said this is unlike him and they don't know why he did it. police are still trying to find the motive but Long is dead so it will be a tough investigation

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He apologizes to the victims and their families for not doing enough to save them. He implies that he would have rather died himself trying to attack the shooter because he’s lived a full life when many of the victims were just kids.

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Police in the US are responding to reports of a shooting at a bar in Thousand Oaks, California.
At least six people, including one officer, were injured in the shooting the Borderline Bar and Grill at about 23:20 local time on Wednesday. It is not yet clear if anyone died.
Police say they are still working to get the situation under control.
Witnesses have spoken of at least one suspect and police cannot confirm if he remains on the loose.
They describe the scene as "fluid".
The bar was hosting a college country music night on Wednesday, according to its website.
Footage broadcast on local media showed people being carried away from the scene, apparently with bullet wound

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A gunman dressed in black, later identified by police as Long, 28, began firing at Borderline Bar and Grill around 11:20 p.m. Wednesday, authorities said.

Sheriff Sgt. Ron Helus was among the first to arrive on the scene, entering the bar with a California Highway Patrol officer. Helus exchanged gunfire with the suspect before being shot multiple times. He later died at a hospital.

After spraying bullets for almost three minutes and killing 11 other victims, the gunman then went into an office near the front of the bar where he was found dead, apparently killing himself, police said.

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video showing people running and rushing injured ones to safe areas that are guarded by SWAT team and to the ambulance after the mass shooting. some people are not wearing shirt because they used their shirt to stop the bleeding on the victims. At least 12 people are dead and 12 injured.

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The gunman behind the mass shooting at a Southern California dance bar has been identified as 28-year-old Ian David Long.

Long opened fire at the Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks, which was crowded with more than 100 people, according to CBS  News, and killed 12 people including a sheriff’s sergeant who was responding to the shooting.

Long was found dead inside the bar, possibly from a self-inflicted wound, according to the report.

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Father talks about his first born son, Cody who was shot and killed at the Bar. you can tell how heart broken, and hear the sadness in his voice as he talks about his son.