The bar shooting was the second mass killing in two weeks to hit the United States, which with more than 300 million guns scattered nationwide, has long been plagued by gun violence. Less than two weeks ago, 11 worshippers were killed by a gunman at a synagogue in Pittsburgh, the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
Garo Kuredjia, captain of Ventura County Sheriff office, told Xinhua that deputies responded shortly after they received calls about the shooting at the bar. The first responding deputy was Sergent Ron Helus, who was killed in confrontation with the shooter.
"When he got to the scene, he saw two California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers outside with a victim that came out of the bar," Kuredjia said.
Helus and CHP officers heard gunshots after they arrived, and entered the bar in order to neutralize that threat, Kuredjia said.
When Helus went in, he was unfortunately shot for multiple times. He was later transported to a local hospital. Unfortunately there were 11 other victims who were also shot dead, Kuredjia said.
In the neighborhood where Long lived, residents said they were well aware of his problems. Richard Berge, 77, was quoted by local media as saying the former Marine had post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and was known to kick in the walls of the home.
Kuredjia told Xinhua he could not confirm the shooter's PTSD, and did not know what his medical or mental status was.
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