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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...

Suspect and also a sheriff's sergeant. let's go to msnbc's alex witt who has been following this since the story first broke about 4 1/2 hours ago. alex. >> it's just a tragedy. let me tell you how this all went down. this is in the thousand oaks neighborhood in ventura county. it is considered a very quiet community, but you travel along the 101 freeway, and it's very easy to access the borderline bar and grill. reports as you said, 11 people injured, one sheriff's deputy sergeant helus, a nearly 30-year veteran of the miss department. but he apparently was the first alongside a california hi...

I was just blown away what i saw with my own two eyes. >> the first thing i saw him do was gun down the girl behind the front counter and i saw it happen clear as day. i don't think i will ever forget that. >> the only thing going through my head the entire time was get out. you got to get out and get safe. >> a group of last night's survivors have now escaped death twice. some who made it out of borderline bar and grill alive were at the route 91 festival in las vegas last year where a man shooting into the ground from a hotel room murdered 58 people. authorities confirm the gunman in the sho...

Heard the gunfire. the sheriff said sergeant helus went inside. he was hit with gunfire. that highway patrol officer was able to rescue sergeant helus and get him out of the building. he was taken to the hospital. we learned later sergeant helus did pass away at the hospital. the sheriff got emotional. he knew ron helus well. take a listen. >> ron was a hard working, dedicated sheriff's sergeant. totally committed. he gave his all. tonight as i told his wife he died a hero. he went -- he went in to save lives. to safe other people. he was the one that sacrificed his life to save others. he wal...

Correspondent cal perry live in los angeles. cal, what do you have? >> this was the borderline bar out in ventura county just out on the 101 freeway, about 40 miles west of where i am here in los angeles. it was college night at this bar. and as you said, at least 13 people are dead, chug the shooter and authorities have just announced that one of the dead is a police sergeant, a 29-year veteran, sergeant ron helus. absolutely terrifying scenes, started at about 11:45 p.m. local time. the scene is now being investigated. policer were able to subdue the gunman fairley quickly. we understand fro...