12 killed in California bar shooting: sheriff
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- Gunman dressed in black burst in, tossed smoke grenades and fired off dozens of rounds at a packed Southern California bar, witnesses and authorities said, resulting with 12 deaths
Thousand Oaks. Twelve people, including a police sergeant, were shot dead in a shooting at a night club close to Los Angeles, police said Thursday.
All the victims were killed inside the bar in the suburb of Thousand Oaks late on Wednesday, including the officer who had been called to the scene, Sheriff Geoff Dean told reporters.
The gunman was also dead at the scene, Dean added. The bar was hosting a college country music night. (AFP)
