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Life in that bar. among the families, the family of sheriff's sergeant ron helus, one of the first three law enforcement personnel to arrive at the scene, shep. he heard shooting, he ran straight in through the door, was met face to face by the gunman who fired several bullets at him and later in the hospital. sergeant helus succumbed to his wounds and died. the sheriff talked about him emotionally earlier today. listen here. >> we lost a great human being. it's part of the loss, again, of the 11 other victims in there and all part of the suffering that we're all going to go through as family ...

Mourn, we mourn for the 11 innocent victims, we mourn for sergeant helus and the community mourns with us. it's absolutely a tragic event that occurred last night. >> harris: it's so great to have you to be able to talk with us and now i'm going to navigate these pictures and lean on your expertise a bit. there is a crowd, a long line, it looks like several roads deep of people who have stepped out as this processional drives through thousand oaks, california, . and we can see them lining the open areas. we are looking at a neighborhood residential area that doesn't have much room for them to ...

Sergeant eric boucho worked for the ventura shear's office and was a friend of sergeant helus. sir, thank you. so sorry. what can you tell us about him? >> he was just a true professional. you know, i told people earlier, i'm not surprised at all that he was the first one in. that's just the way he was. truly dedicated, dedicated public servant. served with the highest standards of professionalism and a gentle, patient guy. yet he was always a student of the process, always honing his skills. he was a member of our swat team for many years. he was a firearms instructor, a defensive tactics ins...

Kind of he was. >> harris: i wanted to ask about his demeanor, there was so much talk about whether he would leave after the midterm elections, but he was jovial on that occasion as and a supportive guys you've always seen him in that role? >> he's not someone that watches tv, he's not on twitter, he's focused on the job. one of the things that was most important for jeff sessions was support for law enforcement and he really enjoyed getting out there, going to visit u.s. attorney's offices, getting to meet with state and local law enforcement, that was a big part of the job for him. something...

Sheriffs were arriving. i mean, you know, they're the real heroes. if they are not there, god, who knows what happens. >> and your stepdad is okay, too? >> yeah. >> all right. john, well, thank you for talking to us. we are glad you got out okay. thank you very much. horrifying witness accounts that we're hearing again and again this morning. and very emotional accounts, obviously. we heard just now from the sheriff who was paying tribute to that sheriff's sergeant ron helus, a 2-year veteran of the sheriff's department here in ventura county. he used to work out with sheriff dean and sheriff ...