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President trump has ordered flags at the white house and other federal buildings to be flown at halfstaff. Nbcs joe friar is in Thousand Oaks. We heard from the sheriff in the last hour. He briefed reporters. What did we find out from him . Reporter one of the most important things the sheriff did was release the name of the gunman. The sheriff says he is 28yearold ian long. He actually lives in new bury park. His house is seven, eight miles west of here. The sheriff says he is a marine veteran,...

Cop. a great guy. you know, he took up fly fishing a few years ago and would go up in the sierras with his son fishing. it just saddens me that hes not going to get to enjoy that in retirement. my heart goes out to his family. his son, his wife. its not supposed to happen this way. >> shepard: no, it isnt. one of the safest cities in all the land. sergeant eric bushow, many things. deepest condolences. >> thanks, shepard. >> shepard: our reporting continues after this. for drivers with accident ...

Craig. >> joe friar for us there in thousand oaks. thank you. sergeant eric bushow is the spokesman for the ventura county sheriffs office. he joins me now. again, before we go to the sergeant, just a little bit more here on sergeant ron helus, the 54-year-old that joe just mentioned in his report there. we were told that he was struck multiple times by gunfire. he is a 29-year police veteran. he was reportedly looking to retire in the next several months, but most of those, if not all of those ...