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AUTHORITIES say at least six people were shot after a gunman opened fire at a popular bar in Southern California.
Police tell the Los Angeles Times that at least 30 shots were fired at the Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks on Wednesday night (local time), which is about 40 miles west of Los Angeles.
According to Fox News the club was hosting a college event.
The extent of the victim’s injuries has not yet been released.
Local media reports at least one police officer was injured. The officer was being treated at the scene.
The Times reports that there were multiple reports of shots fired and people hit.
Officers at the scene indicated that soon after the gunfire erupted, victims were running to a nearby gas station to get medical help.
The initial report indicated that a man had opened fire with a semi-automatic gun.
Law enforcement and emergency crews were flooding the scene – including the FBI.
Live video posted by KABC-TV of Los Angeles showed aerial footage of armed officers entering the nightclub and numerous police vehicles outside.
As officers were responding, there were additional reports of gunfire.
A witness told ABC7: “I was at the front door talking to my stepdad. I heard these big pops.
“There were three or four and I hit the ground. The security guard was dead and the man had a handgun.
“The gunman had glbades and a black jacket. He had a big hand gun.”
Another witness said: “This maniac came in. Threw in smoke to confuse people and opened fire on the dancefloor. He’s taken many young lives”.
Authorities urged the public to avoid the area.
Borderline Bar & Grill originally opened in Malibu in the 1980s, but moved to Thousand Oaks in 1993, according to its website.
The bar is described as the county’s “Largest Country Dance Hall & Live Music Venue” and boasts of 2500 square feet of open dance floor.
More to come
Originally published as Cop among multiple injured in US bar shooting
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