There are reports of multiple fatalities after a gunman opened fire inside a bar in Thousand Oaks, California.
The L.A. Times has quoted witnesses describe panic inside as some customers hid in the bathrooms and others used bar stools to break windows.
Jasmin Alexander, wrapped in a blue blanket, described friends using bar stools to break windows so they could escape. #ThousandOaksShooting pic.twitter.com/CDJg1bkZgt
— Brittny Mejia (@brittny_mejia) November 8, 2018
The Sheriff's office is reporting that 13 people are dead, including a police officer during an exchange of gunfire with the suspect. More than a dozen other people were also injured during the shooting.
NBC News has identified the police officer killed as Sergeant Ron Healus, a 29-year veteran who was looking to retire next year.
The gunman is among the fatalities. The Washington Post has identified him as a 28-year-old man named Ian David Long.
These women escaped the Borderline bar shooting Wednesday night in Thousand Oaks pic.twitter.com/xA4PenRT0f
— Alene Tchekmedyian (@AleneTchek) November 8, 2018
Hundreds of patrons were inside Borderline Bar & Grill at the time for a college night event.
Thousand Oaks, is about 40 miles from Los Angeles.
