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And then he shot the cashier. just a young girl. >> the subject was at the front shooting at everybody. think he's still inside the bar. >> reporter: witnesses say the bar quickly filled with smoke. >> the gunman was throwing smoke grenades. >> we got multiple people down. we need a lot of ambulances. >> reporter: amid the chaos, the voice of a young man calling home. >> mom, dad, this is max. there's been a shooting at borderline. please wake up. >> reporter: the gunman keeps firing. >> i was on the dance floor. i heard the shooter. i looked back. and then, a split second later, everybody yel...

>> sergeant helus died at the -- the sergeant passed away at the hospital about an hour ago.>> orep r geoff dean with us. we watched you this morning talk about your friend, sergeant helus. an impossible day for you, as you try to protect a community, but also react to the loss of your friend. what can you tell us about sergeant helus? >> 29-year veteran of the sheriff's office, a father, a husband. really, really cared about his people. trained them really hard so they would always be safe. had a wonderful relationship with his wife. sadly, talked to her right before he went into that, ran in...

Addition to what we talked about earlier. that was in april at ian long's house. crisis intervention team was called in. he also says that he is a marine veteran or was in the marine corps. there was some discussion about ptsd during that call, but in the end he was cleared. the sheriff also giving us a little more information about the actual shooting and what happened. it appears that the gunman showed up, initially shot a security guard and then moving inside shot more employees and other members of security before turning to the larger group of people. and then we know within three minutes...

Seen some first responders. ambulances have not been rushing in and out of this area. that tells us for the most part that the scene is secure and they're moving toward the investigative stage. >> i know that you just got there on the scene. we're going to learn more from the police when they brief the reporters, but give us a sense of some of the folks around there. are you seeing a lot of parents trying to find their loved ones inside? we just played a sound bite of a father who arrived on scene. what is the scene there like now for loved ones looking for relatives? >> there certainly are lo...

Arrived on scene were as well armed as the ones we're looking at right now. those are the s.w.a.t. team. still, nonetheless, immediately ran to the scene. you know, there's a saying among law enforcement people while most people are running away from danger, they're running toward it. this today was certainly an example of that. >> no doubt about it. they were wounded and risked their lives during that. pete, stay with us. let's bringing in msnbc legal analyst danny cevallos. danny, what can you tell us. >> pete, we'll go right to you, danny. >> the federal government has taken jurisdiction ov...