This is happening and there is no danger at this point to people there in the vicinity outside of the venue itself. The venue, Country Music hall, 2500 ft. , a massive space, paramedics, Sheriff Deputies, all of them working the scene. We will continue to follow this as it continues to develop. We continue our breaking coverage. Jillian we continue this fox news alert, breaking News Coverage of the Mass Shooting in california. Rob a look at the scene live from above. 11 people confirmed at last check have been shot inside this bar and restaurant. That includes a sheriffs deputy after a gunman storms this Pact California Restaurant and bar overnight. Here is a live look at the Borderline Bar in Thousand Oaks40 miles northwest of los angeles in the San Fernando Valley. Jillian it is not clear anyone has died. 11 people have been shot, hundreds were inside at the time of the shooting. Officials say the suspect is contained inside but the suspect is not a threat to the community outside. It is not clear the suspect has been killed or captured at this time. A sheriffs deputy transported to the hospital. Witnesses say the shooter was using a handgun and Smoke Grenades. Rob the restaurant was hosting a College Country night, they do this every wednesday night, several people found hiding in the attic and the bathrooms, hundreds of people inside this massive bar and restaurant. If you college is right around this area. Thousand oaks, the Western Valley in southern california. Jillian and pepperdine is a christian university. Rob lutheran is a lutheran university. This is a very young bar. We heard from a witness who was 19 years old, she was inside, she managed to get out. This is a huge countrywestern bar. They do wind line dancing wednesday night, they have a line dancing class, you can learn to do it. A lot of very young people inside the country bar. Jillian a lot of reports from witnesses from people inside the bar who were able to thankfully make it out safely and one of the things we heard over the course of the last few hours this happened at 11 20 p. M. Local time in california a lot of witnesses said people throwing chairs to escape out the windows. Rob we did get a report from sources who say he understands the suspect is a man of Middle Eastern to send possibly having a beard or wearing a bandanna, wearing all black with the trenchcoat. Another witness said the shooter
seemed to have perfect form as he was firing off a barrage of bullets after walking into this bar which was located off of the 101 in Thousand Oaks, california inventor a county in the San Fernando Valley. Jillian we expect an update from police at any moment. We heard multiple reports from police over the last few hours certainly keeping us updated. The first report, police say they knew 6 people were injured and they said 11. At this point we are trying to learn more information and we have Jonathan Hunt live on the scene. What have you heard since you have been out there . Reporter you set the groundwork well. I went to bring inventory county sheriffs what do we know at the moment . 11 hurt . That is the information we have at this point. The number may change as we get
more information but the numbers 11 people. Reporter one of those is a Sheriff Deputy. Was this deputy attending the bar or responding to the call . He was responding to the call. Reporter what his condition . I dont have his condition or know what his condition is or the condition of any of the victims but we suspect the number may increase as we get Additional Information. Reporter where and in what condition is the shooter at this moment . The shooter, we feel, is confined inside the bar and grill. We dont feel there is a threat to the General Public outside the bar and grill. I dont know what his condition is but i hope to have more information soon. Reporter multiple reports that Smoke Grenades were used by the shooter . This is from people in the bar at the time. I heard those reports as well but cant confirm those with investigators. They have not confirmed that for me. Reporter are your deputies inside the building . We have deputies inside the building as well as the surrounding areas collecting evidence and looking around at this point. Reporter is the building clear . Yes, the building is clear. Reporter only the shooter is left inside. I dont know how many are left inside the building. If other victims are inside the building or not. Reporter there is no longer a threat to anybody inside or immediately outside the building . There is not. Reporter does that mean the shooter has been neutralized . Dont know if he was taken into custody or neutralize or injured and transported. Reporter no further threat. No further for the public. Reporter thank you for the excellent information. 11 shots. The sheriff captain confirming to us doesnt have the conditions of those confirmed,
among those shot was a sheriffs deputy. They heard the report that Smoke Grenades were used by the shooter as he entered the building. He does not confirm that. From their own investigation. But he does say he believes the Borderline Bar and grill is, in his words, secure. Sheriffs deputies are inside and around that building. The most important point right now as he told us he believes there is no further threat. Meaning the shooter in some way or another has been neutralized. That could mean one or two things, he was taken into custody or he has been shot dead. There are some reports locally that the shooter was indeed himself killed. We have not confirmed that. The sheriff captain said he cannot confirm that at this
point but they do say there is no further threat to the General Public either inside the venue or the immediate environment. That is the one piece of good news in what is turning out to be a tragic you early hours of the morning in Thousand Oaks, california. Jillian it is certainly good news for a lot of people in the area, we are reporting no other significant threat, there is no threat in fact to people outside this bar. Is there a threat to anyone else who might be inside the bar . Police say no. Rob sounds like the suspect is either in custody or dead. We will wait to get that update from police as it happens. This is a huge bar and very busy on wednesday night, the College Night. A lot of witnesses saw this happen and a lot of people outside the bar. Lets listen in. Looked at the parking lot,
and it was, i was there. Amazing people, two paramedics and very fortunate have them there. There were two people. Reporter we are here a lot of witness reports i have been listening to. Local stations in the last few hours and more girls on the phone saying all my friends are safe, i am safe but my brother works there. Rob we have some witnesses we are hearing live, lets listen in. I dont know. A semi automatic. 18 to 20 ounce at a time before i got out. We want to thank you for talking to us. We know theres not a lot of information right now. Very scary. Do you see anyone who wasnt getting back up . I am not sure. Our main concern was to stay covered hoping all our friends could get out safe. I didnt see anyone else. It was such a blur. We talked to some of them. I met some people out there. At first it was hard to find people. I found a lot of people. It was just us there together. We knew other people. No way to know how many shots were fired. Too many. We had no count of anything. Did you see the shooter . He was behind us. We did not get a good look. I saw the shot go off as
well. I didnt see what the guy looked like. I saw shots go off. When did you realize something was wrong . As soon as i heard the first shot go off. Everyone else got down afterwards. Immediately after the first shot. I pushed her down. I kind of called behind the wooden stage and after that waited until there was a second of nonshooting and went from one place to another and we got separated and headed to the back. Didnt sound like the guy could have walked in. The music is very loud. A lot more you knew. What was it like . I think, i think it was at random. But i dont know. How many people . I dont know. It comes at least over 100. We did come here often. We come here at least once a week, maybe more. We know a lot of people, trying to figure out who we knew and who they were. My name is kayla my name is summer. You were so sweet for stopping. Jillian we got a couple new reports. The Ventura County spokesperson confirmed the shooter is dead and we are hearing of multiple fatalities. Rob the number of People Killed inside this bar. The shooter has been killed as well. We dont know, Sheriff Deputies shot and killed him or if he killed himself but at least 11 people were shot. Breaks your heart to listen to 19, 20, 21yearold girl sitting outside crying outside of our wrapped in a blanket describing what they witnessed. Jillian a place they go for College Night for fun. 2500 ft. Of dance floor as we understand it, an open area, cant imagine what they dealt with the last few hours. Rob we will go to the phone now. Former Las Vegas Metropolitan PoliceLieutenant Randy sutton joins us on the phone. It sounds like the killer is dead himself. What have you been hearing about who this man potentially is or
description . Information im receiving from my sources is the suspect is dead. The threat has been neutralized. I dont know whether the individual was killed by Law Enforcement during the gunfight or whether or not he took his own life. But the information i do have is that he was a Middle Eastern male, he was heard shouting something prior to the shooting and the individual did a number of shootings and a sheriffs deputy is in the hospital. I have not gotten an update on his condition. The injury sounds to be very critical. The individual who did this is down, but i do not know whether he took his own life or was killed by Law Enforcement. Jillian people have said smoke bombs were used. Tell us about that. This is indicative of a very wellplanned event, an individual who armed himself in a venue that has a large crowd of people. This would be consistent with a terrorist incident. It is too early to label this but there are signs that would be very consistent with a Terrorist Attack similar to what has been seen in europe where there are venues with
concertgoers and because of the concentrated number of people and the soft target that it is, it makes kind of a terrorist they see an event like this, a number of victims they can take out. This individual using smoke bombs would at mass confusion to the event. Keep in mind a rather large venue but an indoor venue. By employing devices like smoke bombs into a structure like that, you throw a mass of confusion aspect, as if the shooting wouldnt be enough, you throw devices like this into the
venue and you have even more confusion and more access to mass casualty. Rob when you hear the description of these young ladies describing what they heard as far as gunfire, i am not a Weapons Expert but does it sound to you like a semi automatic rifle like an ar 15 . I dont know whether it is a rifle or pistol, but by the number of casualties and shots it is probably a semi automatic weapon. Semi automatic pistol or rifle. Doesnt really matter, the number of rounds that would be fired would be about the same. Jillian we have been through this so many times we have to ask what our police doing right now . They will go to the suspects home. What can you tell us as far as the investigation. Reporter assuming the suspect is down. That is a matter of conjecture. If the suspect planned this which he clearly did. Rob we are going to live outside, someone giving sound to reporters. Can you tell us how we save her. Once i realized, pretty obvious. Use barstools to get through. The back exit, sorry about crashing you up again. How did you keep your wits about you . You still managed to keep your head clear. I was in the army for a good minute. It all falls together. How soon after the second shot. Didnt make any sense. That you see his face . That was before i looked at him. Only minutes since this happened. Can only imagine what you are thinking or feeling. On the stress a little bit. I watched an officer get shot in front of me. And in the back of a cop car. He was unresponsive. Did you get him to another vehicle . What is your name . This man really attributes rob that is an army veteran. He tells the media outside that he threw a young woman out of the bar trying to help people get out of there. And also says he witnessed the Sheriff Deputy being shot, said
he was nonresponsive as he dragged the shift the beauty out of the bar and get into a car so he could be transported to the hospital. Jillian you heard him say i didnt realize until the second shot because at first i thought it was fireworks. You hear that time and again. Someone smart enough to say that doesnt make sense, fireworks dont make sense, we got to get out of here. Rob the president s conscience of prayer Greater New York at the Synagogue Shooting in pittsburgh which was only a week ago. Sorry to say you have to cover another one of these. What are your thoughts this morning . My immediate thoughts go out to the family. What is happening now, making phone calls, calling Family Members, probably not reaching them on the phone, organize them together. This will be the longest hours for the families to go through
the pain of what happened to their loved one. My sister was at the shooting in las vegas. I was able to find out she was okay. This was a tough time, we have to pray as a country. Only 12 days ago we were dealing with this in pittsburgh hugging family matters, praying for them. This was a hard time, and to bring comfort as much as we can. Trying to book a flight to fly down there so i could be on the ground, it is unfortunate this is a Terrorist Attack. Any time, by definition, innocent people are enjoying themselves and someone comes in disrupt that with bullets and leaves fatalities that is a terrorist. So sad that this happened in los angeles which is such a relaxed
environment where kids are having fun. They are targeting our young and our innocent. We have to be more resilient as a nation. Jillian thoughts and present the victims in this community. Thank you for your time for sharing the story. We are going to bring in Daniel Hoffman, Fox News Contributor and former cia Station Chief who served in moscow, iraq and pakistan. What have you heard so far . Reporter i have been tracking all of the reporting. What i can tell you based on my own experience having dealt with these situations the resources from local Law Enforcement on stopping the threat. Preliminary reports indicate First Responders running assistance to the victims. My expectation was the police clear parts of it, getting victims to places, theres still a lot of work to get everybody out. And the things, Lessons Learned for all of us. If you see a situation like this you want to get off the x, get yourself someplace safe. We dont control a lot of this but this is something to think about, knowing where the exits are and statement wheeler, focused, doing everything to save lives. Rob i want to reset everything and get people up to date about what is going on in california where it is 2 23 in the morning. Thousand oaks, california, Ventura County, northwest of los angeles in the San Fernando Valley and this is a mass
shooting at the country bar and restaurant, happened a little after 11 00 local time in la. A man apparently walking into this bar and opening fire, Smoke Grenades, shooting 11 people, we have reports at least multiple people have been killed, the gunman also has been killed so the threat has been neutralized at this time. This was a packed country western bar. It was College Night. Number of universities around there, pepperdine, Christian School in malibu only 20 minute away, cal state, lutheran, another school in the area. A lot of college kids, hundreds at this bar on a busy night. Jillian it happened shortly after 11 00 local time, 11 20 p. M. That is when police got the call of shots fired and when Police Arrived on the scene, we were told there were shots happening and that goes along with a lot of witness accounts we have been hearing. A lot of people saying we heard
the shots and were able to get out and as we running up the road we heard more shots being fired. Jillian a lot of Young College kids coming out of the bar discussing what they saw. We heard from a hero who was a former army officer who was inside and helps to pool two women out and helped an officer who was shot, Sheriff Deputy shot in front of them, pulled him out unresponsive and get them into a car to be transported to the possible that the scene what this place is like looking through social media, they do line dance, standup comedy oth