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Report: Thousand Oaks Shooter Hated College Kids

Ventura County Sheriff's Office releases extensive report

(Newser) - The gunman who shot up a Southern California bar and grill in 2018 , leaving a dozen people dead, hated college students, police say. The Ventura County Sheriff's Office released an extensive report on the shooting at Thousand Oaks' Borderline Bar & Grill Wednesday revealing a possible motive of Ian...

He Took CMA's Top Prize: 'I'm Shocked Beyond Shocked'

Keith Urban last won the honor in 2005

(Newser) - Chris Stapleton won the most awards at the 2018 Country Music Association Awards and had the show's best performance, almost capping a perfect night. That was until Keith Urban surprisingly won the top prize—entertainer of the year—moments before the three-hour show wrapped Wednesday night, the AP reports....

Borderline Gunman Posted to Social Media During Attack

"I hope people call me insane," he reportedly wrote

(Newser) - The man who authorities say shot to death 12 people at a California bar on Wednesday was posting to social media during the attack, according to NBC . TMZ reports that sources say that Ian Long, a 28-year-old former Marine who also died in the attack, had a gun in one...

NRA: 'Anti-Gun' Doctors Should 'Stay in Their Lane'

The doctors are pushing back

(Newser) - The NRA apparently doesn't like doctors weighing in on gun violence and gun control. On Wednesday—just hours before news of the Thousand Oaks, Calif. , broke—the gun lobby nonprofit voiced its displeasure with the medical community's assessments via a reprimanding tweet, reports USA Today . "Someone should...

Teacher Says Calif. Gunman Assaulted Her in High School

Neighbors say Ian Long was noisy but introverted

(Newser) - The motive behind Wednesday night's mass shooting at a country music bar in California is still a mystery, but a picture is emerging of a gunman who was deeply troubled even before he served as a Marine in Afghanistan. Dominique Colell, a track coach at Newbury Park High School...

He Survived Vegas Shooting, Was Killed in Thousand Oaks

Country bar had become a safe haven for survivors of Vegas shooting

(Newser) - Borderline Bar and Grill in California had become a safe haven for dozens of survivors of last year's massacre at a Las Vegas country music festival, a place where they gathered for line dancing and drinks. They found themselves in a terrifyingly familiar scene Wednesday night, when bullets began...

Actress Learns Her Niece Is Among Bar Shooting Victims

Also: Neighbor thinks gunman Ian David Long, a former Marine, had PTSD

(Newser) - Authorities are still trying to piece together the facts regarding the mass shooting at a bar in Thousand Oaks, California, that left 13 people dead, including the gunman. "We have no idea what the motive is at this point," says the local sheriff. Here is what is known...

Mass Shooting in California Bar Leaves at Least 13 Dead

Witnesses say man threw smoke bombs before firing

(Newser) - At least 13 people are dead after a gunman opened fire inside a crowded dance bar in Thousand Oaks, California, Wednesday night, says Ventura County Sheriff Geoff Dean, per the AP . The fatalities include one deputy; the gunman also is among the dead. A witness tells the Los Angeles Times...

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