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13 dead, 12 injured in California mass shooting ! Decorated former Marine, Ian Long, 28, is identified as tattooed trenchcoat-wearing gunman who shot 24 people during student night at country bar – Shooter killed himself after hurling smoke grenades onto dance floor and slaying cop in California

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"109460728"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"1">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div><h6><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;"><strong>Trouble ex-Marine&comma; 28&comma; is identified as gunman who massacred twelve people in Thousand Oaks&comma; California during student night at country bar<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;">Former Marine corporal Ian David Long killed himself on Wednesday in an office in the bar after killing 11 patrons and a sheriff&&num;8217&semi;s sergeant who responded <&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;">At least 12 other patrons were injured in the mass shooting<&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;"><strong>Long <&sol;strong><&sol;span><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;">dressed in all-black and using a legally owned &period;45 caliber handgun which had an extended magazine&comma; <strong>opened fire at Borderline Bar and Grill at 11&period;20pm on Wednesday night<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;"><strong>Witnesses said he also let off smoke grenades inside to confuse the terrified crowds as they ran for their lives<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;"><strong>In April&comma; police and mental health specialists were called to Long&&num;8217&semi;s home after neighbors heard crashes coming from inside&comma; they concluded<&sol;strong><&sol;span><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;"><strong> he was not qualified to be committed involuntarily and left him at home with his mother <&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;"><strong>Neighbors who believe the shooter suffered PTSD&comma; say his mother lived &&num;8216&semi;in fear&&num;8217&semi; he was going to harm himself  <&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;"><strong>Long served in the Marines for five years between 2008 and 2013 during which time he earned 10 medals with tours of Afghanistan <&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;"><strong>After his discharge from the Marines he spent three years at California State Univ&comma; Northridge&comma; but dropped out in 2016 <&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<div id&equals;"articleIconLinksContainer" data-preferred-shared-network-enabled&equals;"">&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"count-text"><strong><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-301442" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i1&period;wp&period;com&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;11&sol;Ian-Long-1&period;png&quest;ssl&equals;1&amp&semi;w&equals;701" alt&equals;"Ian Long 1&period;png" width&equals;"701" height&equals;"449" &sol;>Former Marine Ian Long&comma; 28&comma; &lbrack;L-R&rsqb;is the gunman who opened fire on Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks&comma; California&comma; on Wednesday&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"mol-para-with-font">The gunman who massacred 12 people at a country music bar in southern California on Wednesday night has been identified as an highly decorated ex-Marine&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Ian Long&comma; 28&comma; opened fire on the Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks at 11&period;20pm&period; Long had been cleared by mental health experts after an incident in his home in April&comma; sheriffs revealed on Thursday morning&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;He killed 11 people inside the bar and one of the first cops on the scene before taking his own life&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Long&&num;8217&semi;s motive remains unclear but neighbors say he was known to suffer PTSD&period; He served in the Marines for five years between 2008 and 2013&comma; during which time he was awarded 10 medals and toured Afghanistan&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Survivors from the shooting said he looked &&num;8216&semi;like he knew what he was doing&&num;8217&semi; as he repeatedly fired his legally purchased Glock &period;45 handgun on Wednesday night&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;As dozens ran for their lives&comma; hid beneath pool tables and used bar stools to shatter the windows to escape&comma; Long continued firing and also threw smoke grenades to confuse the crowds&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"mol-para-with-font"><strong><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-301450" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;11&sol;EMTs-transport-injured-in-Ian-Long-shooting-1&period;png" alt&equals;"EMTs transport injured in Ian Long shooting 1&period;png" width&equals;"929" height&equals;"652" &sol;>Police and EMTs treat a victim from the shooting at Borderline Bar and Grill on Wednesday night<br &sol;>&NewLine;<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"mol-para-with-font">When the first police officers arrived at the scene three minutes later&comma; Long shot one of them multiple times before shooting himself&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;By the time SWAT teams arrived&comma; he was dead&period; His body was found in an office inside the bar&period; The sheriff&&num;8217&semi;s sergeant who was shot later died in hospital&period; He was Ron Helus&comma; a 29-year veteran&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;In total&comma; 13 are dead&semi; 11 people who were killed inside the bar&comma; the sheriff&&num;8217&semi;s sergeant and the gunman&period; Long is a former Marine who lived in nearby Newbury Park&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;In April this year&comma; deputies were called to his home amid reports of a disturbance&period;  He was acting &&num;8216&semi;irrationally&&num;8217&semi; and was &&num;8216&semi;irate&&num;8217&semi; so police called in their mental health specialist&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"splitLeft">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"image-wrap fff-pic">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"overlay-icon mobile-gallery">&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"mobile-gallery-icon"><strong><img class&equals;"alignnone wp-image-301449" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;11&sol;Ian-Long-3&period;png" alt&equals;"Ian Long 3" width&equals;"617" height&equals;"595" &sol;><br &sol;>&NewLine;Alleged gunman&colon; Ian Long killed himself after hurling smoke grenades onto dance floor and slaying a cop in California&period; The ex-Marine is seen &lbrack;photo&rsqb; during a tour of Afghanistan between 2010 and 2011<br &sol;>&NewLine;<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<div> The gunman identified as Ian David Long&comma; opened fire on Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks&comma; California&comma; on Wednesday&period; He served in the Marines and is shown in photographs taken before he left armed forces&period; The circumstances surrounding his departure are unknown&period;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mobile-gallery-icon">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter">&NewLine;<p class&equals;"imageCaption">It is unclear if he already owned the weapon he used to commit Wednesday&&num;8217&semi;s attack or if he bought it after the April incident&period; Long has no criminal history except from a minor traffic infraction&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"mol-para-with-font">Long&comma; 28&comma; served in the Marine Corps for five years between 2008 and 2013 and did an unspecified number of tours in Afghanistan &period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The circumstances of his departure are not known&comma; but he left the Marines with the rank of Corporal in 2013&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"imageCaption"><img class&equals;"alignnone wp-image-301443" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;11&sol;Students-help-the-injured-in-Ian-Long-shooting-1&period;png" alt&equals;"Students help the injured in Ian Long shooting 1&period;png" width&equals;"713" height&equals;"463" &sol;><strong>A shirtless man and two others carry an injured person out of the Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks&comma; California&comma; on Wednesday night after a gunman opened fire at 11&period;20pm&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"imageCaption">During his time in the Marines&comma; he was awarded numerous awards including two Navy Meritorious Unit Commendations&comma; a Combat Action Ribbon&comma; the Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal&comma; two Sea Service Deployment Ribbons&comma; the Afghanistan Campaign Medal&comma; the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal&semi; the National Defense Service Medal and the NATO Medal-ISAF Afghanistan&period; After leaving the Marines&comma; he took a job with California State University Northridge where he attended classes as a student until 2016&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;A former college roommate described him as <a class&equals;"class" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;nypost&period;com&sol;2018&sol;11&sol;08&sol;california-shooter-ian-david-long-was-weird-loner-danced-in-garage&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"nofollow noopener">&&num;8216&semi;a &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;weird” loner who practiced dance moves alone in his garage&&num;8217&semi; <&sol;a> &comma; according to Blake Winnett who shared an apartment with Long in 2014 while he was a student at Northridge&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"mol-para-with-font"><img class&equals;"alignnone wp-image-301445" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;11&sol;Ian-Long-4&period;png" alt&equals;"Ian Long 4" width&equals;"663" height&equals;"743" &sol;><strong>Shooter Ian David Long during his student days&period; Circa 2016 while studying at California State University Northridge&comma; where he was majoring in athletic training&period; He dropped out after three years in 2016<br &sol;>&NewLine;<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"mol-para-with-font">&&num;8216&semi;He didn’t want to help anyone do anything&period; He was just lazy I guess&comma;&&num;8217&semi; he claimed&comma; adding that he once responded&colon; &&num;8216&semi;That&&num;8217&semi;s not my f&ast;&ast;&ast;&ast;&ast;&ast; job&&num;8217&semi; when Winnett asked him to take out the trash&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8216&semi;He wasn’t violent but he was mean&period; He would go to the gym and then he would&comma; I guess&comma; try to learn dance moves or something&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8216&semi;He would close the garage and be playing music and dancing in there&comma; like sweating&period; I would open the garage and would be like&comma; &&num;8220&semi;What are you doing&quest;&&num;8221&semi;&&num;8216&semi; he said&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Long dropped out of the university in 2016 after three years&period; He had been studying athletic training&period; Sometime after dropping out of college&comma; he returned to his mother&&num;8217&semi;s home in Newbury Park&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;One neighbor recalled the shooter&&num;8217&semi;s fits of rage&comma; noting that his mother &&num;8216&semi;lived in fear&&num;8217&semi; that something would happen to him&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter">&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"imageCaption"><img class&equals;"alignnone wp-image-301446" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;11&sol;Ian-Long-andf-his-mother&period;png" alt&equals;"Ian Long andf his mother" width&equals;"660" height&equals;"751" &sol;><strong>Mass shooter Ian Long lived with his mother seen &lbrack;left&rsqb;&comma; with him in this 2014 photo&period; Neighbors say she &&num;8216&semi;feared something would happen to him&comma;&&num;8217&semi; after he displayed bouts of rage&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"mobile-gallery-icon"><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-301444" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;11&sol;Ian-Longs-home-1&period;png" alt&equals;"Ian Long's home 1" width&equals;"919" height&equals;"637" &sol;><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"mobile-gallery-icon"><strong>Police wait outside Ian David Long&&num;8217&semi;s home in Newbury Park&comma; near Thousand Oaks&comma; on Thursday morning <&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"image-wrap fff-pic">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"overlay-icon mobile-gallery">&NewLine;<div>Neighbors believe Long was suffering from PTSD&period;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"mol-para-with-font">Richard Berge&comma; 77&comma; said Long had smashed furniture and kicked in walls inside the family&&num;8217&semi;s house and that his mother&comma; Colleen&comma; was afraid the problem would escalate&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8216&semi;She lived in fear in case something happened&comma;&&num;8217&semi; Berge said&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8216&semi;He wouldn&&num;8217&semi;t get help&period; She was beside herself and didn&&num;8217&semi;t know what to do&period;&&num;8217&semi;<br &sol;>&NewLine;He and other neighbors described an incident in April this year&comma; when a neighbor called the police after hearing loud crashes coming from Long&&num;8217&semi;s house&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Berge said multiple police cars rushed to the home and found Long had kicked holes in the walls and broken furniture&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The house was surrounded by police and FBI officers&comma; and cordoned off with red crime scene tape by Thursday morning&comma; as investigators were waiting Thursday morning for a judge to sign a warrant to search the home&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Long reportedly&comma; was dressed in all-black&comma; wearing a baseball cap&comma; sunglasses and a mask covering the bottom part of his face&period; He walked up to the entrance at 11&period;20pm and shot the bouncer before making his way into the venue&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter"><&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"image-wrap fff-pic"><&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"imageCaption"><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-301451" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;11&sol;EMTs-tend-to-the-wounded-at-Ian-Long-shooting-2&period;png" alt&equals;"EMTs tend to the wounded at Ian Long shooting 2&period;png" width&equals;"903" height&equals;"588" &sol;><strong>EMTs treat one of the victims at Borderline Bar and Grill&period; The shooter  an ex-Marine Corps member&comma; committed suicide after killing 12 innocent people&comma; injuring another 12 at least&comma; on Wednesday&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"image-wrap fff-pic"> He then shot a young female cashier before throwing smoke grenades onto the dance floor and letting off rounds into the crowd&period;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"imageCaption">Survivors described how he carried the attack out with careful precision and said he had &&num;8216&semi;perfect form&&num;8217&semi; when shooting&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The bar is popular with college kids because it allows under 21s in on Wednesday nights&period; Those who were not old enough to drink had black X&&num;8217&semi;s stamped on their hands&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Long allegedly&comma; had modified his legally purchased handgun so that it could hold more rounds&period; &&num;8216&semi;In addition to the 12 people he killed&comma; 12 more victims were injured&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Pepperdine University confirmed on Thursday morning that some of its students were among those in the bar&period; It is unclear if they were among those killed&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"mol-para-with-font">&&num;8216&semi;The University has determined that multiple Pepperdine students were on site at Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks&period; At this time&comma; the University is working to identify and provide support to those students&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;A spokesman for California Lutheran University also confirmed their loss stating &&num;8216&semi;The Cal Lutheran community is grieving over what happened last night&period; We know some of our students were there&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img-group floatXWHalfRHS">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"image-wrap fff-pic">&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"overlay-icon mobile-gallery"><strong><img class&equals;"alignnone wp-image-301452" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;11&sol;Ron-Helus-1&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Ron Helus 1&period;jpg" width&equals;"642" height&equals;"882" &sol;>Victim&colon; Ventura County Sheriff &&num;8216&semi;s Sgt&period; Ron Helus &lbrack;photo&rsqb;&comma; was shot multiple times by the gunman after responding to the first 911 calls and later died in hospital <&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<div> &&num;8216&semi;We are waiting for more information from law enforcement&period; We have canceled classes&comma; but the campus is open and all offices will be open&period; Our chapel is open for anyone who wants to gather&period; &&num;8216&semi;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"mol-para-with-font">Ventura County Sheriff Geoff Dean said the scene was the worst he had seen in 41 years&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8216&semi;It’s a horrific scene in there&comma; there is blood everywhere and the suspect is part of that&comma; and I didn’t want to get that close and disturb the scene and possibly disturb the investigation&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8216&semi;This&comma; by far&comma; is the most horrific thing I&&num;8217&semi;ve seen in my 41 years&comma;&&num;8217&semi; he said&period; Dean was due to retire on Thursday&comma; the day after the shooting&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;He and Helus were friends and worked out together&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Paying tribute to him&comma; he said&colon; &&num;8216&semi;Ron was a hardworking dedicated sheriff&&num;8217&semi;s sergeant&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8216&semi;He was totally committed&comma; he gave his all and tonight&comma; as I told his wife&comma; he died a hero&semi; he went into save lives&comma; to save other people&period;&&num;8217&semi;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Classes at California Lutheran&comma; which is also nearby&comma; were cancelled&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;People were hiding from the shooter in bathrooms and attic spaces&comma; while others who managed to escape fled to nearby gas stations for medical help&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"image-wrap fff-pic">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"overlay-icon mobile-gallery">&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"mobile-gallery-icon"><img class&equals;"alignnone wp-image-301457" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;11&sol;EMTs-help-the-injured-in-Ian-Long-shooting-3&period;png" alt&equals;"EMTs help the injured in Ian Long shooting 3" width&equals;"681" height&equals;"383" &sol;><strong>EMTs transport injured male&comma; one of the people shot at the Borderline Bar and Grill on Wednesday<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"image-wrap fff-pic">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"overlay-icon mobile-gallery">&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"mobile-gallery-icon"><strong><img class&equals;"alignnone wp-image-301456" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;11&sol;Survivors-of-Ian-Long-shooting-1&period;png" alt&equals;"Survivors of Ian Long shooting 1" width&equals;"690" height&equals;"539" &sol;>Survivors holding one another outside the bar after escaping death in the indiscriminate shooting<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"image-wrap fff-pic">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"overlay-icon mobile-gallery">&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"mobile-gallery-icon"><img class&equals;"alignnone wp-image-301455" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;11&sol;Survivors-of-Ian-Long-shooting-3&period;-&period;png" alt&equals;"Survivors of Ian Long shooting 3&period;" width&equals;"719" height&equals;"470" &sol;><strong>Over 100 people&comma; many of whom were students some as young as 18&comma; were in the bar when the gunman opened fire<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<div>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"imageCaption"><img class&equals;"alignnone wp-image-301454" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;11&sol;Survivors-of-Ian-Long-shooting-4&period;png" alt&equals;"Survivors of Ian Long shooting 4" width&equals;"693" height&equals;"426" &sol;><strong>Forlorn survivor  sits outside the Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks&comma; California&comma; after escaping with his life on Wednesday<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter">&NewLine;<p class&equals;"imageCaption">The bar in Thousand Oaks attracts college students from a number of colleges including California Lutheran University&comma; UCLA and Pepperdine&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"mol-para-with-font">Witnesses said the gunman said &&num;8216&semi;nothing&&num;8217&semi; as he opened fire and was composed throughout the massacre&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8216&semi;I was just dancing normally and I heard what I thought was a balloon pop&period; I was confused then I heard it a couple more times then I turned around and I saw him&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8216&semi;I ran to the nearest exit and tripped and fell on the way I knocked on as many doors as I could until someone would answer me and finally someone did&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The bar is popular among country music and dancing fans&period; On Wednesday night&comma; under 21s are allowed into enjoy the music and they are required to wear black X&&num;8217&semi;s on their hands<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8216&semi;College students go there&comma; high school seniors go there&comma; elderly people go there&period; Everyone who loves country goes there&comma;&&num;8217&semi; she said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h6><img class&equals;"alignnone wp-image-301462" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;11&sol;Borderline-Bar-1&period;png" alt&equals;"Borderline Bar 1&period;png" width&equals;"710" height&equals;"824" &sol;><strong>The bar &lbrack;photo&rsqb;&comma; is popular among country music and dancing fans&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><img class&equals;"alignnone wp-image-301463" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;11&sol;Borderline-Bar-2&period;png" alt&equals;"Borderline Bar 2&period;png" width&equals;"664" height&equals;"788" &sol;><strong>On Wednesday night&comma; patrons under 21s are allowed into enjoy the music and they are required to wear black X&&num;8217&semi;s on their hands<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter">&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"imageCaption"><img class&equals;"alignnone wp-image-301464" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;11&sol;Dazed-survivor-is-attended-by-fed-agent&period;png" alt&equals;"Dazed survivor is attended by fed agent&period;png" width&equals;"710" height&equals;"484" &sol;><strong>Dazed young survivor listens raptly to law enforcement after witnessing a gunman fire at least 30 rounds at a crowd of country music fans at the Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks at 11&period;20pm on Wednesday night<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div id&equals;"mol-5f3a3890-e375-11e8-9a27-b515c3199fcf" class&equals;" mol-factbox news art-ins" data-version&equals;"2" data-permabox-url&equals;"&sol;news&sol;fb-6368533&sol;California-shooting-reported-missing-loved-ones&period;html">&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"mol-factbox-title">MISSING&comma; feared DEAD<span class&equals;"mol-style-bold"><img class&equals;"alignnone wp-image-301466" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;11&sol;Dody-Coffman-and-his-dad-Jason-Coffman-1&period;png" alt&equals;"Dody Coffman and his dad Jason Coffman 1&period;png" width&equals;"779" height&equals;"328" &sol;><strong>Jason Coffman &lbrack;right&rsqb;&comma; holds up a photograph of his son Cody&comma; &lbrack;left&rsqb; whose phone is still pinging inside the bar&period; He has not heard from him since the shooting <&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"ins cleared mol-factbox-body">&NewLine;<p class&equals;"mol-para-with-font"><span class&equals;"mol-style-bold">Cody Coffman&colon; <&sol;span><span class&equals;"">Cody Coffman&&num;8217&semi;s father Jason fears his 21-year-old son is among the 12 dead victims&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<&sol;span><span class&equals;"">The distraught father rushed to the bar after hearing news of the shooting and calls to his son&&num;8217&semi;s cellphone went unanswered&period; Jason used a tracking app on his son&&num;8217&semi;s phone and it indicated the device was still inside the venue&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<&sol;span>&&num;8216&semi;It&&num;8217&semi;s there&comma; it&&num;8217&semi;s not moving&comma; that&&num;8217&semi;s the problem&&num;8230&semi; His phone is at the club&comma;&&num;8217&semi; he told <a class&equals;"" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;cnn&period;com&sol;videos&sol;us&sol;2018&sol;11&sol;08&sol;father-son-missing-thousand-oaks-bar-shooting-sot-vpx&period;cnn&sol;video&sol;playlists&sol;thousand-oaks-california-shooting&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"nofollow noopener">CNN<&sol;a> from outside the bar&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The father of three said he still hadn&&num;8217&semi;t heard from his son by 3am&comma; adding&colon; &&num;8216&semi;I&&num;8217&semi;m in the dark right now and it&&num;8217&semi;s tearing me up&period;&&num;8217&semi;<span class&equals;""><br &sol;>&NewLine;<&sol;span><span class&equals;"">Jason said he was alerted to the shooting when several of Cody&&num;8217&semi;s friends started banged on their front door after 1am&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"mol-para-with-font"><span class&equals;""><span class&equals;"mol-style-bold"><img class&equals;" wp-image-301459 alignleft" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;11&sol;Alaina-Housley-1&period;png" alt&equals;"Alaina Housley 1" width&equals;"207" height&equals;"267" &sol;>Alaina Housley &lbrack;left&rsqb;&comma;<&sol;span><&sol;span><span class&equals;""> the niece of actress Tamera Mowry-Housley and her husband Adam Housley&comma; was also still unaccounted for some seven hours after the shooting&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<&sol;span><span class&equals;"">Her suitemate at Pepperdine University posted photos on Twitter saying that the freshman was missing&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<&sol;span><span class&equals;"">Alaina&&num;8217&semi;s Apple Watch and iPhone appeared to still show her location as inside the bar&period; She was at the bar with several friends who have all been accounted for&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<&sol;span><span class&equals;"mol-style-bold">Jake Dunham&colon; <&sol;span><span class&equals;"">The 21-year-old has not made contact with his parents in the hours after the shooting&period; <&sol;span>He had gone to the bar to play pool with his friends&comma; his father Ken Dunham told <a class&equals;"" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;nbcnews&period;com&sol;news&sol;us-news&sol;shooting-reported-borderline-bar-grill-thousand-oaks-california-n933831" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"nofollow noopener">NBC Los Angeles<&sol;a>&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8216&semi;I keep calling it but there&&num;8217&semi;s no answer&comma;&&num;8217&semi; Ken said&period; &&num;8216&semi;It just keeps ringing out&&num;8230&semi; he always answers his phone&period;&&num;8217&semi; <span class&equals;""><br &sol;>&NewLine;Among the survivors is a member of the Navy who led others out of the windows after smashing the windows with bar stools&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8216&semi;We heard a lot of screaming and we dropped to the ground&period; My friend is a DJ&comma; she cut the music&period; &&num;8216&semi;My first instinct was to smash the window&period; We jumped out&comma;&&num;8217&semi; he told KTLA&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<dl id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;301458" class&equals;"wp-caption alignright">&NewLine;<dt class&equals;"wp-caption-dt"><img class&equals;" wp-image-301458 alignright" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;11&sol;Jake-Dunham-1&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Jake Dunham 1" width&equals;"191" height&equals;"250" &sol;><&sol;dt>&NewLine;<&sol;dl>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"mol-para-with-font">Several minutes after the gunman opened fire&comma; a SWAT team arrived and found the 11 victims dead inside&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Several people are still unaccounted for including 22-year-old Cody Coffman whose father Jason is missing like Jake Dunham &lbrack;photo&comma; right&rsqb;&comma; flocked to the bar after he heard the news to find him&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8216&semi;I want my son&period; I want to know&period; I&&num;8217&semi;m not&period;&period; if the Lord took him away&comma; we know that he&&num;8217&semi;s in a better place but if he&&num;8217&semi;s not&comma; please let us know&period; Let me know&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8216&semi;I am clueless on what&&num;8217&semi;s going on&comma;&&num;8217&semi; Cody&&num;8217&semi;s father Jason wept outside the bar&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Other parents have done the same and have used looked to their kids&&num;8217&semi; iPhones locations to try to find them&period; Their devices are still inside the bar and they have not been heard from since the shooting happened&period;&sol;<br &sol;>&NewLine;There were 100 people inside the bar when the gunman opened fire&comma; police said&comma; and the number of casualties is &&num;8216&semi;very likely&&num;8217&semi; to go up&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Witnesses reported a horrifying scene as gunfire 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