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I was told by another member of the ventura county sheriff's department is relatively small, county north of los angeles, only about 800 sworn deputies in the department. these people all know each other. they knew sergeant other: they knew sergeant helus. he saved people's lives. once he was shot, he was taken out of that bar and grill. he was placed into a patrol car, not even an ambulance, and brought over here to the medical center where he was ultimately pronounced dead. this department is devastated. this community is devastated, and they're all going to gather here when his body is tran...

About. >> reporter: 18 and 19-year-olds. i heard from a colleague of ours that his daughter frequents that bar. you have people that were drinking because they were allowed to be there. line dancing. a survivor picked up another one of his friends and drove her over here with a broken arm. we're not talking about just college students drinking. we're talking about young kids that were there just to have a good time. this place was massive. kids from colleges all throughout the south land were there to hang out and participate and have a good time. >> sergeant helus is one of the many victims. ...

Colleague died a hero. >> he was willing to sacrifice his life to put -- to save others. he walked -- he ran into danger. he didn't walk. he ran into danger, hoping he might be able to save someone else's life. and he made the ultimate sacrifice. >> with me now, jacob zoborov. a procession will start to the medical examiner's office, sure to be emotional. chris jansingh is at the center. >> sergeant 25 years on the force, ron helus, survived by not only his wife but son, he undoubtedly saved lives. tactically speaking he did not wait for a perimeter to be set up before he went into that bar an...

Over an hour ago. you almost never see the type of outpouring of support on the streets of not only los angeles county but the county to the west like we're seeing today. people lining the 101 freeway for dozens of miles. he went into that bar and grill and took incoming fire along with the two other california highway patrol officers that undoubtedly when you talked to law enforcement officials saved the lives of other people inside. he could not save every one but he drew fire from this shooter in way that allowed other people to escape. not only that, they tried to get him out of there. his...

Out of windows from what i heard. my buddy broke a window with a stool and just started fishing people out of the window. >> now we know the gunman is dead. at this point it's unclear exactly how that gunman died. stephanie. >> joe, when i close my eyes and i hear you say people at first thought it was fireworks, i can hear you saying those exact same words to me a little more than a year ago just after the las vegas shooting at that country music festival. it's stunning we're here again. tell us what you know about the sergeant who lost his life, ron helus. >> we can tell you about that serge...