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Second chp officer, got some rounds off. were not sure if they got to the suspect or if the suspect killed himself. they were able to engage in gunfire. it was his last heroic act in doing what he needed to do and standing the ground and being brave. >> lets take you there to the scene. cnn correspondent nick watt is live in thousand oaks. first focusing on the victims and the survivors, tell me what you know. >> reporter: well, 11 people were killed in and outside of that club. first the securi...

Places for line dancing. officials say hundreds of people were inside. they are confirming 11 hurt. >> again, 18 and up night. college night. we can confirm as we said moorpark college and pepperdine students and cal lutheran students. lets here now from another eye witness to the shooting. >> i was to the front door. i was talking to my step dad and i just started hearing these big pops. pop, pop, pop. there were probably three or four. i look up. the security guard was dead. i dont want to say...

>> i havent personally. its popular with line dancing and especially on wednesday. its student night. obviously a lot of people were in there. its important that we figure out whats going on. >> listening to two gentlemen who have friends that are still inside. that nightclub. we understand that it was a college night. on the phone now. cnn contributor. steve, this is so unnerving. we report too many times about shootings like this. we understand this situation it is an active shooter situation....

Its 3:45 a.m. pacific time. are there still people working in the club milling about? are there parents of people concerned that their kids were inside? >> reporter: there have been many people who managed to escape from inside the club who have been standing out here wrapped in blankets. they were obviously -- they were line dancing at the time of this shooting, and they escaped with whatever they were wearing at the time. people wrapped in blankets, desperately trying to call their friends. on...

Borderline bar and grill. this all took place in the middle of the night in thousand oaks. that is just northwest of los angeles. 10 to 15 other people wounded at this hour, being treated in the hospital, badly hurt from the melee as investigators are scrambling to identify the gunman and figure out a motive. it was college night. the place was packed. students were line dancing, enjoying their favorite country songs. >> the police response was immediate and the first officer through the door, t...

Highway patrolman, but he died later in the hospital of his injuries. we have been speaking to a number of eye witnesses who were clearly shocked. this was a country music college night. they were line dancing at the time. they did not hear the gunman say anything, either before he opened fire or during the firing. they describe him as an average build. he was wearing black clothing, and he was carrying a short barrelled handgun. now, the county sheriffs department has told us that they have fou...

Pretty busy, a very young crowd. the victims are in that age range, 18-21. >> thank you for the reporting. james, youve been listening to this. the idea that they were line dancing, the idea that they went there to hear music and to dance and theyre in college, we all can relate to that, going to a college bar with your community and the woman whose son survived it says this is the place he felt safest in the world. he went there one night a week. he knew the girl at the cash register who was th...

Protected. are they going to ring their hands and sit on their hands? >> gentlemen, thank you very much. we have to get to our breaking news. there has been another mass shooting in america. lets get to the new developments. >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. good morning, everybody. welcome to your "new day." its a dark day. the breaking news this morning, a deadly mass shooting. the deadliest mass shooting in this country in 12 days. 12 people murdered, including a sheriffs deputy when...

Tonight and decided not to because of homework. it is a popular place to go because it is local and we have a lot of people from the south. it is line dancing and that attracts a lot of friends. i know a good amount of people who go through regularly. >> have they been texting tonight? have you been hearing? >> we have been texting as much as we can. it is hard. we are still trying to reach some of the girls. as the people we know that got out, a lot of them live nearby in thousand oaks. we know...

Hes very outspoken. im afraid that cody ran to the gunman inside of ran away from the gunman. thats the kind of boy that cody was or is. >> yeah. >> im sure he was there helping, shielding anything that -- or anybody that he could. i know that he went there with a few of his girlfriends, so im hoping that he is okay. >> of course. of course. did he go there often? >> yeah. it is a very local place where 18 and older can go, and they can basically just let loose and do a little country line danci...