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A Marine veteran clad in black and armed with a. When it was over, 12 others, including a sheriff's sergeant who tried to stop the carnage, were also dead and many more were wounded. While investigators identified the gunman as year-old Ian David Long and tried to establish a motive, the nation was once again forced to grapple with tragedy and embark on the all-too-familiar rituals of mourning after yet another mass shooting.

The sheriff said the gunman first shot a security guard standing outside, then "stepped inside, turned to the right, shot several other security and employees and began opening fire inside the nightclub. As police prepared to search the suspect's home, Dean said Long had a history of minor run-ins with police.

As recently as April, he said, deputies were called to his house after reports of a disturbance, and they found Long to be "somewhat irate," and "acting a little irrationally. There was some discussion about whether Long might be suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, Dean added. But ultimately Long was assessed by a mental health specialist who cleared him and didn't feel he was eligible to be taken in for involuntary psychiatric evaluation.

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Dean said Long was also the victim of an assault at a bar inthe sheriff said. The weapon Long used in Wednesday night's shooting was a legally purchased Glock 21 with an extended magazineDean said. Long, who officials had earlier described as a heavily tattooed white man, did not appear to be carrying a driver's license or any other form of IDs, Dean said earlier on "Today.

The slain police officer was identified as Sgt. Ron Helus, a year veteran of the department with a wife and son who was looking to retire in the next year. Helus, 54, spoke to his wife by phone just before he went inside the bar, telling her, "I gotta go, I love you, call you later," according to Dean. President Donald Trump sent two tweets paying tributes to the authorities and victims.

He praised the "great bravery shown by police" and said, "God bless all of the victims and families of the victims. As Helus' body was carried by hearse from Los Robles Regional Medical Center in Thousand Oaks to a coroner's facility in the city of Ventura, residents lined the highway and many saluted the passing motorcade.

Meanwhile, the grieving father of year-old victim, Cody Coffman, was mourning his slain son. Last thing I said was, 'Son, I love you. The first reports of shots being fired occurred around p. Wednesday a. Thursday ETpolice said. Hearing more gunfire, Helus raced inside and "was struck multiple times with gunfire," Dean said.

The patrolman was able to drag Helus out of the line of fire, but he died in the hospital hours later, the sheriff said. When they entered the bar they found it littered with bodies, shooting survivors huddling in terror, and others desperately trying to get out. Other witnesses described people using bar stools to break windows and escape.

Several witnesses reported seeing what they described as smoke bombs going off inside, although police could not confirm that. Six off-duty, unarmed police officers from various agencies were at the bar when the shooting began, according to Dean. Ten to 12 people suffered injuries of varying severity, with others with more minor wounds escaping and taking themselves to the hospital, Dean added.