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Donald Trump asks Jeff Sessions to resign after months of turmoil and insulting him.

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President Donald Trump on Wednesday fired Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Matthew Whitaker will take over as acting attorney general.

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Family found dead, child missing, near vehicle in Australian outback

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Twelve people including a police officer were killed by a gunman at a crowded bar in Thousand Oaks, California on Wednesday. In the bar there were hundreds of people. Reports say the shooter said nothing, and just began shooting.

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Twelve people including a police officer were killed by a gunman at a crowded bar in Thousand Oaks, California, late Wednesday, officials said.

Several hundred people were inside the venue, which was hosting a "college country night" for students, police said. Ventura County Sheriff Geoff Dean described the incident at the Borderline Bar and Grill as a "tragic, tragic situation."

Authorities confirmed that the shooter had been killed and Dean said it was too early to determine whether there was any link to terrorism.

Law enforcement officials say they have a tentative identification, but they're not yet revealing the name. The gunman is a white male, born in 1990 who is heavily tattooed, the officials said.

Dean said on "Today" that that investigators were seeking to identify him using fingerprints and tattoos.

The identification process has been slower than normal, because the gunman, armed with a single handgun, was apparently not carrying a drivers license or any other form of ID.

The police officer killed was named as Sgt. Ron Helus, a 29-year police veteran with a wife and son who was looking to retire in the next year.

"He was hard-working, he was totally committed, he gave his all and, tonight, as I told his wife, he died a hero," an emotional Dean said. "He gave his life to save other people."

Helus, 54, arrived at the scene alongside a colleague from the California Highway Patrol within three minutes of reports of shots being fired at around 11:20 p.m. (2:20 a.m. ET Thursday), according to Dean.

After hearing more gunfire, Helus and the Highway Patrol officer entered the building and Helus "was struck multiple times with gunfire," according to Dean.

The other officer went back into the building and dragged Helus out of the line of fire, but he died in the hospital hours later, the sheriff said.

A SWAT team, FBI and others officers arrived soon after. When they entered the building they found 11 people dead.

"They found people hiding in restrooms, people hiding in attics," Dean said. Other witnesses described people using bar stools to break windows and escape. "It's a horrific scene in there, there's blood everywhere."

A single shooter was also found killed by a gunshot wound, Dean said, adding that it was unclear exactly who had killed the suspect. "We don't know who shot anybody at this point," he said.

Between 10 and 12 people suffered injuries of varying severity, others with more minor wounds escaping and taking themselves to the hospital, Dean added.

Pepperdine University, in nearby Malibu, said it believed some of its students were at the bar. It said it was working "to identify and provide support to those students."

Located around 40 miles west of Los Angeles, Thousand Oaks was recently ranked as one of the country's safest cities.

"I've been a cop for 41 years," Dean said. "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."

John Hedge told NBC News he and his stepdad were in the bar and were forced to take cover when the shooting started.

"I was actually about to leave when you start hearing pop, pop, pop. It sounded like fireworks or something," he said. "My stepdad dove and took cover and yelled at me, 'John, hit the deck! Hide!' So I get down. And the gunman started opening fire on the cashiers, the people working the cash register on the front desk."

Kayla Simmons said she was inside the bar when shots were fired directly behind her. Bullets continued as she managed to escape outside into the parking lot.

"I saw the shots go off, although I didn't really see the guy," she said. "I knew something was wrong straight away. I just wanted to get down as soon as I heard the first shot go off."

Hours after the shooting stopped, friends and family members gathered at the nearby Goebel Senior Center and waited anxiously for news.

Among them was Ken Dunham, whose son Jake, 21, was in the bar and remains missing.

"I keep calling it but there's no answer," he told NBC Los Angeles. "It just keeps ringing out. And he always answers his phone."

He said he was alerted to the shooting by his son's friends who raced to the house and banged on his door.

One college student who said he was a regular at the Borderline told the channel he had at least 10 friends inside.

"No one's gotten back to me," he said on camera without giving his name. "I'd like to hope for the best, but I have no idea."

The venue opened in 1993 and describes itself as a "haven for country line dancing folks of all ages." It says it's hosted many famous acts including The Beach Boys.

Thousand Oaks was ranked the third-safest city in the United States this year, according to the data analysis website Niche.

It is the 307th mass shooting in the United States this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive.
This is a breaking news story. Please check back for updates.

Kurt Chirbas, Caitlin Fichtel and Saphora Smith contributed.

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A mass shooting at the Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks, California, ended with at least 11 people killed. The shooter was also confirmed dead.

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Driver going 20 over the speed limit tries to out run the police car going 142. They were weaving in and out o tragic at 119mph. Police car catches on fire.

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One Florida police officer felt the need for speed earlier this year.

Jalopnik, the automotive website, posted the hair-raising video of a Florida Highway Patrol officer giving chase to a speeding car and hitting 142 mph on the speedometer.

The unidentified officer, after weaving in and out of traffic at 119 mph, casually says, "Don't try this at home, kids."

The video shows the police officer catching up to the Toyota RAV 4. He first spotted the car going in the opposite direction and makes a U-turn over the center median. The report estimated that the speeder was traveling about 20 mph over the speed limit.

The report said that the fire likely started after pulling over the driver. The "underside of his cruiser's engine, which is nice and toasty from its 140 mph run," made contact with the dry grass.

Highway patrol did not immediately respond to an email from Fox News early Thursday.

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Florida Highway Patrol cruiser hits 142 mph in pursuit, catches on fire

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One Florida police officer felt the need for speed earlier this year.

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In Zimbabwe there was a crash between 2 buses. The buses hit head on after one of the buses crossed over the center line trying to pass a truck. 47 people died and another 80 have been admitted to the hospital.

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A head-on collision between two buses has killed 47 people, where road accidents are common due to poor roads and bad driving.

Two long distance buses going opposite directions collided near Rusape, about 170 kilometers (105 miles) east of the capital Harare on Wednesday evening, said police spokesman Paul Nyathi. The death toll could rise because there 80 others admitted to hospital, some with serious injuries.

One of the buses tried to pass two haulage trucks on a stretch of the road where overtaking is prohibited, resulting in the collision with an oncoming bus, Ellen Gwaradzimba, the provincial minister for Manicaland province, told the state broadcaster. Both buses were speeding, she said.

The number of dead bodies have overwhelmed the small town's morgue, which can only accommodate up to 16 bodies, reported the state-run Herald newspaper.

Bus accidents are frequent in this southern African country, where speeding often means more money for bus crews that compete for customers and try to make as many trips as possible per day.

The road where the accident happened was recently resurfaced as part of government attempts at rehabilitating collapsing road infrastructure.

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Head on collision between 2 buses kills 47 in Zimbabwe

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A highway patrol officers car caught on fire after he was driving 142 mph trying to get a man who was going 20 over the speed limit and was driving on the opposite direction. After the car pulled over the highway patrols car caught on fire under the dry grass.

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One Florida police officer felt the need for speed earlier this year.

Jalopnik, the automotive website, posted the hair-raising video of a Florida Highway Patrol officer giving chase to a speeding car and hitting 142 mph on the speedometer.

The unidentified officer, after weaving in and out of traffic at 119 mph, casually says, "Don't try this at home, kids."

The video shows the police officer catching up to the Toyota RAV 4. He first spotted the car going in the opposite direction and makes a U-turn over the center median. The report estimated that the speeder was traveling about 20 mph over the speed limit.

The report said that the fire likely started after pulling over the driver. The "underside of his cruiser's engine, which is nice and toasty from its 140 mph run," made contact with the dry grass.

Highway patrol did not immediately respond to an email from Fox News early Thursday.

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Deadly mass shooting at a bar in california. The shooter opened fire in a very packed bar on one of their "college student nights". The suspected shooter is said to be dead. They are still investigating. A congressman said he is surprised by how many shootings take place and were still not doing anything.

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At least 12 people were killed in a shooting at the Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks, California. Follow her for the latest.

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Two day care workers in St. Louis have been charged with crimes after a 2016 video of a "fight club" featuring young children

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Two day care workers in St. Louis have been charged with crimes after a 2016 video of a "fight club" featuring young children surfaced, a court official said.

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A judge In texas released several youthful defendants saying thats thats what the voters wanted. The judge just lost his local election.

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Hours after losing his bid for re-election, a Harris County, Texas judge released almost all the youthful defendants who appeared in front of him, apparently saying it was what voters wanted.

Juvenile Court Judge Glenn Devlin asked the seven kids in his courtroom if they planned to kill someone before releasing them, the Houston Chronicle reported.

"He was releasing everybody," said public defender Steven Halpert, who watched the string of surprising releases. "Apparently he was saying that's what the voters wanted."

"'If I release you, are you going to go out and kill anybody?'" Halpert quoted Devlin as saying to his client and others.

After responding they wouldn't, Devlin said 'OK, you're released,'" Halpert said.

Devlin and the county's other two juvenile judges - all Republicans - were ousted from their seats in favor of Democrats on Tuesday by at least 10-point spreads. In all, Democrats swept 59 local Texas courts.

The American Civil Liberties Union is calling for an investigation into his actions, KTRK-TV reported.

Prosecutors voiced their concerns over releasing offenders accused of everything from low-level misdemeanors to violent crimes. Four were facing aggravated robbery charges.

Criminal justice advocates were critical of Devlin's judgment.

"Judge Devlin appears to be abdicating the basic responsibility of any sitting juvenile judge," said Elizabeth Henneke of the Lone Star Justice Alliance, a group that works to get young people out of the justice system and into treatment programs.

A Chronicle investigation found that Devlin and another judge were responsible for more than one-fifth of children sent to the state's juvenile prisons last year.

He has released kids facing serious charges before, but as long as they behaved in detention and will have sufficient supervision while free, Halpert said.

"He's not one of those that never releases a kid charged with an aggravated robbery," he told the paper. "But nobody has seen this before."

Alex Bunin, Harris County's chief public defender, was confused by Devlin's sudden leniency.

"I'm not sure that I can wrap my arms around what he's actually doing," he said. "It's a huge change and the only thing that has happened is that he was not elected so I don't know what to attribute it to other than that."

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A California bar was victim of another mass shooting. It was college night at the bar when the gunman open fired and killed 12 and injured at least 12 more. The police believe the suspected gunman is dead.

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A college country night at a bar in Thousand Oaks, California, turned deadly late Wednesday when a gunman forced his way in and opened fire on the young people gathered inside. At least 12 people were killed. Here's what we know.

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A left-wing antifa mob was outside of Tucker Carlson´s home on Wednesday evening. Carlson was not home at the time, but his wife was home alone, and she heard the noise from outside. The mob allegedly kicked and broke his front door, and someone had mentioned having a pipe bomb.

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A self-described left-wing Antifa group posted videos of a mob outside the Washington, D.C., home of Fox News' Tucker Carlson Wednesday evening, chanting, "Tucker Carlson, we will fight. We know where you sleep at night."

The now-deleted video was posted on social media by Smash Racism, D.C. The same group made headlines in September after activists confronted Sen.Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and his wife inside a restaurant during Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court confirmation hearings.

The group posted on Facebook that Carlson spreads "fear into our homes," and said it wanted to even the score.

"Each night you remind us that we are not safe. Tonight, we remind you that you are not safe either," the group posted. They also chanted, "Racist s---bag, leave town."

The post was later removed.

Carlson, host of "Tucker Carlson Tonight," was not home at the time. He said his wife, Susie, was home alone and heard the commotion from the kitchen. She called the police and locked herself into a pantry, he said. His brother -- who lives close by -- arrived about the same time as law enforcement.

The host said activists rang his doorbell, broke his oak door and one protester was apparently caught on security video mentioning a pipe bomb.

D.C. police did not immediately respond to a Fox News email early Thursday.

Carlson said he was at the Fox News office in Washington working on his opening monologue when neighbors texted him about the commotion outside his home. His wife of 22 years did not contact him because she didn't want to distract him before he went on air, he said.

The group eventually scattered. It was unclear if there were any arrests. Carlson said the group posted online the home addresses of his brother and his former college roommate, Neil Patel, who co-founded the Daily Caller with Carlson.

Carlson said he is used to being confronted in public and has no interest in playing the role of victim, but he said his wife and his four children should not have to be exposed to the aggression while at home.

"Here's the problem, I have four children," he said by phone. "I never thought twice about leaving them home alone, but this is the reaction because this group doesn't like my TV show."

Twitter reportedly removed a photo of Carlson's home address that was posted by the group. Smash Racism DC's account was suspended early Thursday.

Brit Hume, a Fox News commentator, took to Twitter to denounce the protest as "revolting, and frightening."

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At least 12 people were killed and at least 10 others injured when a gunman burst into a packed Southern California bar overnight and opened fire while people ran for cover trying to avoid the gunfire.

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At least 12 people, including an officer, were killed late Wednesday when a gunman opened fire in a packed Southern California bar during its "college night," leaving the community of Thousand Oaks in shock and in mourning.

The lone suspect, 28-year-old Ian David Long, was found dead inside the Borderline Bar & Grill after the overnight shooting, Ventura County Sheriff Geoff Dean said. Authorities believe he shot himself.

Long was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, Dean said.

His only weapon was a legally purchased .45-caliber handgun, Dean said. Long added an extended magazine to the Glock gun, the sheriff said.

Ventura County Sgt. Ron Helus, a 29-year veteran, was killed in the line of duty, Dean said. He was one of the first on the scene and was shot multiple times when he entered the bar, authorities said.

Helus, 54, survived by his wife and son, was looking to retire soon, the sheriff's office said. Instead, he made "the ultimate sacrifice," Dean said.

When the shooting report came in, the sheriff said Helus was speaking with his wife on the phone.

"Hey, I got to go handle a call, I love you," Helus told his wife, according to Dean.

Dean told ABC News' David Muir that he spent a lot of time with Helus and that they worked out at the same gym, where the sergeant would visit "with everybody."

"He's a good guy," Dean said. "...He's friendly, he's happy, he just wants to talk and be personable and help people out. He's helped a couple of the employees in there get hired as deputies."

Also among the dead is 22-year-old Cody Coffman, his father, Jason Coffman, overcome with emotion, told reporters.

"I talked to him last night before he headed out the door," Jason Coffman said. "First thing I said was, 'Please don't drink and drive.' Last thing I said was, 'Son, I love you.'"

"I am speechless and heartbroken," he said. "I cannot believe that it's happened to my family."

"I just want him to know that he is going to be missed," Jason Coffman said of his oldest child in between tears.

Another victim was Pepperdine University student Alaina Housley, niece of Adam Housley and "Sister, Sister" actress Tamera Mowry-Housley.

"Our hearts are broken," Adam Housley and Tamera Mowry-Housley said in a statement. "Alaina was an incredible young woman with so much life ahead of her and we are devastated that her life was cut short in this manner."

"We offer our deepest condolences to the Housley family and ask that our community join us in keeping Alaina's family, friends, and loved ones in their prayers during this incredibly difficult time," Pepperdine University added in a statement.

Marine Corps veteran Dan Manrique, died in the shooting, Jacklyn Pieper, athletic director for the Ventura County Chapter of Team Red White & Blue, told ABC News. Manrique was the chapter captain for the organization.

Telemachus Orfanos also died in the shooting, his mother told San Francisco ABC station KGO. Orfanos was in attendance at the country music festival in Las Vegas where 59 people were killed last October.

"My son was in Las Vegas with a lot of his friends and he came home," Susan Orfanos said. "He didn't come home last night, and I don't want prayers. I don't want thoughts. I want gun control, and I hope to God nobody sends me anymore prayers. I want gun control. No more guns."

Justin Meek, 23, also died, according to Thousand Oaks' California Lutheran University, from which he had recently graduated.

"Meek heroically saved lives" during the massacre, the university said.

"Cal Lutheran wraps its arms around the Meek family and other families, and around every member of this community," the university said.

Noel Sparks and Blake Dingman, both 21, were also victims of the shooting, ABC News confirmed.

The bar was packed when police responded to the country western bar in Thousand Oaks, about 40 miles west of Los Angeles, late Wednesday night.

Among those inside were six off-duty police officers, who reportedly "stood in front of my daughter" to protect her after the gunfire rang out, one parent told the sheriff.

Teylor Whittler was celebrating a friend's birthday at the bar's college night when she heard gunshots.

"A bunch of people dog-piled on top of each other," she told "Good Morning America." "Everyone just yelled, 'Run, he's coming!'"

"There were at least 50 people that all tried getting up at once and running out the back door. I ended up getting caught in the ground and stumbled over by multiple people," Whittler said. "I got hit in the head by a stool that was being picked up to throw through a window, until some guy came up behind me and grabbed me and said, 'Get up, we have to go!'"

She said multiple men around her blocked the group with their bodies, "ready to take a bullet for every single one of us."

Whittler's friend, Sarah Rose DeSon, told "GMA" she was hiding behind a table when she saw a spark and smoke.

"As soon as we all saw that, we jumped up," she said. "I ran out the front door, down some stairs, face-planted in the parking lot but I was lucky enough to get out alive."

Thirteen people with gunshot wounds or lacerations were treated and released from local hospitals.

As the sun rose Thursday, women as young as 18 years old emerged from the area surrounding the bar. Many were dressed in cowboy boots and flannels and draped in pink blankets given to them by authorities.

They clung to each other, desperate to find missing friends.

Terrified parents also descended on the area. One mother was so frantic that she jumped out of the passenger side of a still-moving car to race toward the crime scene.

As parents waited outside, they "pinged" their children's phones, some of which were left buzzing inside the bar.

"We're just praying for our friends that we haven't heard from," DeSon told "GMA." "You never think it's going to be you until it happens. This is a problem. This is real and it's awful."

Thousand Oaks ranked third in America's safest cities this year, according to Niche, a Pittsburgh-based company that researches neighborhoods and schools across the country based on public data as well as resident reviews.

"I love this place -- it's our usual hangout," college student Erika Sigman said of the Borderline Bar to ABC Los Angeles station KABC. "My parents trust me going here."

Meanwhile, investigators are working to determine the suspect's motive. There's no apparent connection between Long and the Borderline Bar, the sheriff said.

Long served in the Marine Corps from 2008 to 2013. He served in Afghanistan from November 2010 to June 2011.

Long lived near Thousand Oaks in the town of Newbury Park. Neighbors told ABC News that he lived with his mother and rarely went outside.

There are no indicators of any additional associates or other threats to the Los Angeles area, Paul Delacourt, assistant director of the FBI's Los Angeles office, said in a press conference Thursday afternoon.

Investigators are searching Long's vehicle and his home to "paint a picture on the frame of mind on the subject."

This April deputies were called to his home for a report of "subject disturbing" and found Long "somewhat irate," said Dean.

Mental health specialists met with him, Dean said; however, they "didn't feel that he was qualified" for involuntary psychiatric commitment.

President Donald Trump has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff until Saturday at sunset "as a mark of solemn respect for the victims," he said in a proclamation.
ABC News' Will Carr, Will Gretsky, Julia Jacobo, Katie Kindelan, Josh Margolin, Morgan Winsor and Elizabeth Mclaughlin contributed reporting.

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After a man dressed in black blasted his way into a Thousand Oaks, California, bar late Wednesday, throwing smoke bombs and firing multiple rounds, at least two women escaped after a fellow patron used a chair to break a window and throw them to safety.

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A witness who only provided her first name, Savannah, credited two fellow patrons with saving her life.

"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 my girlfriend out the window and carried us out here. I was able to get out, so I don't know how long it was going on for, but it felt like at least five minutes. It probably went on for at least 10."

Another witness told Reuters she survived the terrifying incident by playing dead until she could escape and look for her friends.

"We were dancing, and I saw someone walk in, and after that I just saw the shots go off," said the woman, who wasn't identified. "We just got down. He was shooting everything from the speakers to anything. We just tried to get out, get behind a car, get behind something. We just tried to take cover. I mean, all we do is kind of sit there and wait and just kind of play dead, I guess.

"Everyone kind of trampled out of there as quick as possible through windows and got out of the kitchen. We got out through the back gate through the kitchen onto the loading dock. I know some people got knocked down."

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The shooter was found dead when police later entered the Borderline Bar and Grill. Twelves others, including a Ventura County Sheriff's Department sergeant, were killed.

Other bar patrons hid under tables and chairs or dove through windows to escape the shooter -- who's yet to be identified -- opened fire shortly before midnight local time.

"We were behind this barrier, and then he pops off a whole other 30 rounds -- 10 minutes after that, four cops come, drag everyone out," a shirtless witness told police.

"Everyone starts jumping through the windows," the witness added, pointing to his chest. "My friend he got hit right here -- it went through his shoulder."

He said the suspect entered the building wearing a black trench coat and deployed smoke grenades in between shots.

"Everyone ducks down," the witness continued. "We start grabbing chairs, throwing them out the window."

As many as 15 people were rescued from the scene and taken to local hospitals with different injuries, police said. Others sustained minor injuries while fleeing.

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"There were multiple victims of different levels of injury inside that were rescued from the scene and taken to local hospitals, Geoff Dean of the Ventura County Sheriff's Depratment told reporters early Thursday morning. Ten or 12 other people were injured, he said.

Nick Steinwender, a student at nearby California Lutheran University, said he rushed to the scene when he heard about the shooting. He said many students from hi school go to this bar on Wednesdays, and at least one of his friends was injured in the shooting.

"It was chaos, people jumping out of windows, people hopping over gates to get out," Steinwender told ABC Los Angeles station KABC-TV. He said witnesses told him that some patrons survived by hiding in bathrooms and the attic. "From what I heard, gunman started shooting at front desk. Friends were reporting from inside that students people were hiding in the attic and bathrooms."

ABC News' Ahmad Hemingway contributed reporting.

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At least 12 people, including an officer, were killed late Wednesday when a gunman opened fire in a packed Southern California bar during its "college night," leaving the community of Thousand Oaks in shock and in mourning.

The lone suspect, 28-year-old Ian David Long, was found dead inside the Borderline Bar & Grill after the overnight shooting, Ventura County Sheriff Geoff Dean said. Authorities believe he shot himself.

Long was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, Dean said.

His only weapon was a legally purchased .45-caliber handgun, Dean said. Long added an extended magazine to the Glock gun, the sheriff said.

Ventura County Sgt. Ron Helus, a 29-year veteran, was killed in the line of duty, Dean said. He was one of the first on the scene and was shot multiple times when he entered the bar, authorities said.

Helus, 54, survived by his wife and son, was looking to retire soon, the sheriff's office said. Instead, he made "the ultimate sacrifice," Dean said.

When the shooting report came in, the sheriff said Helus was speaking with his wife on the phone.

"Hey, I got to go handle a call, I love you," Helus told his wife, according to Dean.

Dean told ABC News' David Muir that he spent a lot of time with Helus and that they worked out at the same gym, where the sergeant would visit "with everybody."

"He's a good guy," Dean said. "...He's friendly, he's happy, he just wants to talk and be personable and help people out. He's helped a couple of the employees in there get hired as deputies."

Also among the dead is 22-year-old Cody Coffman, his father, Jason Coffman, overcome with emotion, told reporters.

"I talked to him last night before he headed out the door," Jason Coffman said. "First thing I said was, 'Please don't drink and drive.' Last thing I said was, 'Son, I love you.'"

"I am speechless and heartbroken," he said. "I cannot believe that it's happened to my family."

"I just want him to know that he is going to be missed," Jason Coffman said of his oldest child in between tears.

Another victim was Pepperdine University student Alaina Housley, niece of Adam Housley and "Sister, Sister" actress Tamera Mowry-Housley.

"Our hearts are broken," Adam Housley and Tamera Mowry-Housley said in a statement. "Alaina was an incredible young woman with so much life ahead of her and we are devastated that her life was cut short in this manner."

"We offer our deepest condolences to the Housley family and ask that our community join us in keeping Alaina's family, friends, and loved ones in their prayers during this incredibly difficult time," Pepperdine University added in a statement.

Marine Corps veteran Dan Manrique, died in the shooting, Jacklyn Pieper, athletic director for the Ventura County Chapter of Team Red White & Blue, told ABC News. Manrique was the chapter captain for the organization.

Telemachus Orfanos also died in the shooting, his mother told San Francisco ABC station KGO. Orfanos was in attendance at the country music festival in Las Vegas where 59 people were killed last October.

"My son was in Las Vegas with a lot of his friends and he came home," Susan Orfanos said. "He didn't come home last night, and I don't want prayers. I don't want thoughts. I want gun control, and I hope to God nobody sends me anymore prayers. I want gun control. No more guns."

Justin Meek, 23, also died, according to Thousand Oaks' California Lutheran University, from which he had recently graduated.

"Meek heroically saved lives" during the massacre, the university said.

"Cal Lutheran wraps its arms around the Meek family and other families, and around every member of this community," the university said.

Noel Sparks and Blake Dingman, both 21, were also victims of the shooting, ABC News confirmed.

The bar was packed when police responded to the country western bar in Thousand Oaks, about 40 miles west of Los Angeles, late Wednesday night.

Among those inside were six off-duty police officers, who reportedly "stood in front of my daughter" to protect her after the gunfire rang out, one parent told the sheriff.

Teylor Whittler was celebrating a friend's birthday at the bar's college night when she heard gunshots.

"A bunch of people dog-piled on top of each other," she told "Good Morning America." "Everyone just yelled, 'Run, he's coming!'"

"There were at least 50 people that all tried getting up at once and running out the back door. I ended up getting caught in the ground and stumbled over by multiple people," Whittler said. "I got hit in the head by a stool that was being picked up to throw through a window, until some guy came up behind me and grabbed me and said, 'Get up, we have to go!'"

She said multiple men around her blocked the group with their bodies, "ready to take a bullet for every single one of us."

Whittler's friend, Sarah Rose DeSon, told "GMA" she was hiding behind a table when she saw a spark and smoke.

"As soon as we all saw that, we jumped up," she said. "I ran out the front door, down some stairs, face-planted in the parking lot but I was lucky enough to get out alive."

Thirteen people with gunshot wounds or lacerations were treated and released from local hospitals.

As the sun rose Thursday, women as young as 18 years old emerged from the area surrounding the bar. Many were dressed in cowboy boots and flannels and draped in pink blankets given to them by authorities.

They clung to each other, desperate to find missing friends.

Terrified parents also descended on the area. One mother was so frantic that she jumped out of the passenger side of a still-moving car to race toward the crime scene.

As parents waited outside, they "pinged" their children's phones, some of which were left buzzing inside the bar.

"We're just praying for our friends that we haven't heard from," DeSon told "GMA." "You never think it's going to be you until it happens. This is a problem. This is real and it's awful."

Thousand Oaks ranked third in America's safest cities this year, according to Niche, a Pittsburgh-based company that researches neighborhoods and schools across the country based on public data as well as resident reviews.

"I love this place -- it's our usual hangout," college student Erika Sigman said of the Borderline Bar to ABC Los Angeles station KABC. "My parents trust me going here."

Meanwhile, investigators are working to determine the suspect's motive. There's no apparent connection between Long and the Borderline Bar, the sheriff said.

Long served in the Marine Corps from 2008 to 2013. He served in Afghanistan from November 2010 to June 2011.

Long lived near Thousand Oaks in the town of Newbury Park. Neighbors told ABC News that he lived with his mother and rarely went outside.

There are no indicators of any additional associates or other threats to the Los Angeles area, Paul Delacourt, assistant director of the FBI's Los Angeles office, said in a press conference Thursday afternoon.

Investigators are searching Long's vehicle and his home to "paint a picture on the frame of mind on the subject."

This April deputies were called to his home for a report of "subject disturbing" and found Long "somewhat irate," said Dean.

Mental health specialists met with him, Dean said; however, they "didn't feel that he was qualified" for involuntary psychiatric commitment.

President Donald Trump has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff until Saturday at sunset "as a mark of solemn respect for the victims," he said in a proclamation.
ABC News' Will Carr, Will Gretsky, Julia Jacobo, Katie Kindelan, Josh Margolin, Morgan Winsor and Elizabeth Mclaughlin contributed reporting.

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At least 12 people, including an officer, were killed late Wednesday when a gunman opened fire in a packed Southern California bar during its "college night," leaving the community of Thousand Oaks in shock and in mourning. The lone suspect, 28-year-old Ian David Long, was found dead inside the Borderline Bar & Grill after the overnight shooting, Ventura County Sheriff Geoff Dean said.