>>>
>>> NOW
>>> NOW AT 6:00, TRAGEDY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. A GUNMAN OPENED FIRE AT A
COUNTRY AND WESTERN BAR IN
THOUSAND OAKS, CALIFORNIA JUST
OUTSIDE OF LOS ANGELES IN
VENTURA COUNTY.
VENTURA COUNTY. >> WE KNOW THE GUNMAN IS ALSO
DEAD.
DEAD.
DEAD. AND
DEAD. AND THERE ARE A LOT OF
QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED
AND WHY HE OPENED FIRE IN THE
FIRST PLACE.
FIRST PLACE. IN THE LAST COUPLE OF MINUTES,
WE LEARNED A LITTLE MORE ABOUT
THE VICTIMS.
THE VICTIMS. THE BAR IS CALLED THE
BORDERLINE BAR AND GRILLE.
IT WAS A POPULAR SPOT FOR
COUNTRY MUSIC AND LAST NIGHT
WAS COLLEGE NIGHT.
>> I JUST CONFIRMED THAT
SEVERAL STUDENTS WERE AT THE
BAR WHEN THE SHOOTING BEGAN
AROUND 11:30 L.A.
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. THE
TIME. THE UNIVERSITY IS WORKING TO
IDENTIFY AND PROVIDE SUPPORT TO
THE STUDENTS AND THEY PROMISES
TO SHARE INFORMATION WHEN
POSSIBLE.
POSSIBLE.
POSSIBLE. >> WE HEARD FROM THE EVERYBODY
ABOUT AN HOUR AGO.
>> THEY DESCRIBED LOSING ONE OF
THE MEN.
THE MEN.
THE MEN. >> THEY MADE ENTRY INTO THE
BORDERLINE BAR AND GRILLE.
THEY FOUND 11 VICTIMSED THAT
BEEN KILLED.
BEEN KILLED. IS SUSPECT WAS THE ONLY SUSPECT
WAS DEAD INSIDE.
OUR PARTNERS FROM THE FBI WERE
ON THE SCENE ALMOST IMMEDIATELY
TO HELP WITH THE IDENTIFICATION
PROCESS AND WITH CRIME SCENE
PROCESSING.
PROCESSING. WE HAVE NO IDEA IF THERE IS A
TERRORISM LINK TO THIS OR NOT.
THESE ARE ONGOING
INVESTIGATIONS.
INVESTIGATIONS. AND THE INVESTIGATION WILL COME
OUT AS SOON AS WE ARE ABLE TO
DETERMINE WHO THE SUSPECT WAS.
>> SERGEANT PASSED AWAY AT THE
HOSPITAL ABOUT AN HOUR AGO.
HE WAS ON THE FORCE FOR 29
YEARS.
YEARS.
YEARS. HE
YEARS. HE WAS LOOKING TO RETIRE IN THE
NEXT YEAR OR SO.
HE WAS A RESIDENT AND SURVIVED
BY HIS WIFE AND SON.
>> THAT IS THE SHERIFF JEFF
DEAN THERE.
DEAN THERE. OUR COVERAGE BEGINS WITH
JANELLE FORD.
JANELLE FORD. SHE HAS BEEN WATCHING THIS ALL
MORNING FROM THE NEWSROOM.
>> Reporter: THE AUTHORITIES IN
CALIFORNIA ARE WORKING TO
PIECING TOGETHER THIS SAD A
HORRIFIC INCIDENT.
HORRIFIC INCIDENT. 13 PEOPLE ARE DEAD.
AND THE GUNMAN, A SHERIFF
DEPUTY FIGURING OUT THAT 11
OTHER VICTIMS RIGHT NOW ARE
WHAT THE AUTHORITIES ARE GOING
THROUGH AND DOING.
THIS ALL HAPPENED AT A COLLEGE
NIGHT AT A LOCAL BAR.
IT WAS PACKED WITH HUNDREDS OF
STUDENTS.
STUDENTS.
STUDENTS. WITNESSES SAID AROUND 11:20, A
MAN WALKED INSIDE THE
BORDERLINE BAR AND GRILLE AND
MULTIPLE AGENCIES ARE WORKING
TO CLEAR THAT THREAT.
THEY WERE ABLE TO CONFIRM THAT
THE GUNMAN IS DEAD.
THE SHERIFF SAID HE HAS NO IDEA
IF THIS IS A TERRORISM LINK.
THEY ARE THANKS THAT THEY ARE
WORKING INTO.
WORKING INTO. THEY DESCRIBE THE INSIDE OF THE
CLUB AS HORRIFIC.
AND THE GUNMAN WAS STILL FIRING
AS COPS GET TO THE SCENE.
>> THEY WERE DANCING AND HAVING
A FUN NIGHT.
I KNOW WHAT GUNSHOTS SOUND LIKE
AND I LAID DOWN AS FAST AS I
COULD.
COULD.
COULD. >>
COULD. >> Reporter: THERE ARE TEN TO
12 OTHER VICTIMS THAT HAVE
OTHER INJURIES IN THIS
SHOOTING.
SHOOTING.
SHOOTING. WE'RE WORKING TO LEARN WHO THE
VICTIMS ARE, PERHAPS THE MOST
HEARTBREAKING PART WAS THE
SHERIFF BREAKING DOWN OVER THE
DEATH OF HIS DEPUTY.
AND NOW OVER TO BRANDY WHO HAS
MORE REACTION TO THE HORRIFIC
SHOOTING.
SHOOTING.
SHOOTING. >> Reporter: WE'RE LEARNING
MORE ABOUT THIS BAR.
BORDERLINE IS A COUNTRY BAR IN
THOUSAND OAKS THAT HAS BEEN
AROUND SINCE 1993.
LAST NIGHT WAS COLLEGE COUNTRY
NIGHT WITH DANCE LESSONS.
AND THE TWO-STEP LESSONS WERE
OPEN TO ANYONE 18 AND OLDER.
JASMINE TWEETED THAT SHE'S BEEN
THERE ON WEDNESDAYS.
SHE SAID THAT EVERYONE IS SO
NICE AND KIND THERE.
SHE SAID I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS
IS IN THOUSANDING OAKS.
PEOPLE JUST DANCING AND HAVING
A WHOLESOME GOOD TIME.
A BAND THAT WAS PLAYING SAID
THAT TWO OF THEIR MEMBERS THAT
YOU RECALL NARROWLY ESCAPED.
THIS GIRL SAID THAT MASS
SHOOTINGS CAN HAPPEN ANYWHERE.
SHE SAID THIS HITS WAY TOO
CLOSE TO HOME.
>> IT IS TRAGIC.
>>> WE HAVE THE OTHER BIG
HEADLINES INCLUDING A DEPUTY
KILLED IN A CRASH ON HALLOWEEN
WILL BE LAID TO REST LATER
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. >>
TODAY. >> Reporter: THE FUNERAL FOR
LAUREN VASQUEZ IS SET FOR NOON.
SHE DIED IN A ROLLOVER CRASH
WHILE RESPONDING TO A RESCUE
CALL ON HALLOWEEN.
THE FAMILY IS THANKING THE
COMMUNITY FOR THEY'RE PRAYERS
AND SUPPORT.
AND SUPPORT. >>> A MAN IS ARRESTED FOR
POSSESSING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY.
HE WAS A SCHOOL BUT AND HE WAS
FIRED YESTERDAY.
FIRED YESTERDAY. THE DEPUTIES SAID THERE IS NO
EVIDENCE THAT ANY OF THE
STUDENT WERE VICTIMS.
>>> SUGAR LAND FIREFIGHTER CAN
STAY ON SIDE WITH PORTABLES.
AND MISSOURI CITY MOVED TO A
NEW LOCATION.
NEW LOCATION. >> BOTH CITIES TELL US THAT THE
RESPONSE TIMES HAVE NOT
CHANGED.
CHANGED.
CHANGED. >> Reporter: STATION 4 WILL BE
REOPENED BY THE END OF THE
MONTH.
MONTH.
MONTH. >>> MAYOR TURNER ANNOUNCES A
HIRING FREEZE FOR HOUSTON
FIREFIGHTERS AFTER THEY
APPROVED A 29% PAY RAISE BY THE
VOTERS.
VOTERS.
VOTERS. >> I WILL BE HONEST AND CANDID
WITH YOU.
WITH YOU.
WITH YOU. I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY'RE GOING
TO PAY FOR IT.
>> Reporter: THE MAYOR SAID IT
WILL LEAD TO HUNDREDS OF
LAYOFFS.
LAYOFFS.
LAYOFFS. THAT IS THE RUSH BLOCK ON THIS
THURSDAY MORNING.
THURSDAY MORNING. LET US KNOW