The massacre was the deadliest mass shooting in the U.S. The official was not authorized to discuss the investigation publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity. The official said the 29-year-old man deployed a smoke device and used a. “There’s blood everywhere.”Ī law enforcement official told The Associated Press that authorities had identified the gunman. “It’s a horrific scene in there,” Dean said in the parking lot.
The dead included 11 people inside the bar and a sheriff’s sergeant who was the first officer inside the door, Ventura County Sheriff Geoff Dean said. Patrons screamed in fear, shouted “Get down!” and used barstools to smash second-floor windows and jump to safety as gunfire erupted at the Borderline Bar & Grill, a popular hangout for college students. The gunman was later found dead.Īuthorities said the motive for the attack Wednesday night was under investigation.
Using a smoke bomb and a handgun, a hooded gunman dressed all in black opened fire during “college night” at a country music bar in Southern California, killing 12 people and sending hundreds fleeing in terror, authorities said Thursday.
