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   THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- A mass shooting at a Thousand Oaks   
   nightclub left 13 people dead, including a Ventura County   
   sheriff's sergeant and the gunman, authorities said Thursday   
   morning.   
      
   Ventura County sheriff's Sgt. Eric Buschow, as well as Sheriff   
   Geoff Dean, said they did not want to count the suspect among   
   the 12 victims.   
      
   Father identifies son as one of 12 slain in Thousand Oaks   
   massacre in heartbreaking press conference   
      
   In an emotional press conference, a Camarillo man confirmed his   
   son, 22-year-old Cody Coffman, was one of the victims killed in   
   the tragedy.   
      
   "This was my first-born son. I am speechless and heartbroken,"   
   his father said, as tears ran down his face. "My life has   
   changed forever."   
      
   "Sister Sister" actress Tamera Mowry-Housley and her husband   
   released a statement confirming that their niece, Alaina   
   Housley, was among those killed.   
      
   Justin Meek, 23, was also confirmed to be among the victims,   
   according to his alma mater California Lutheran University.   
      
   RELATED: Actress Tamera Mowry's niece Alaina Housley among dead   
   in Thousand Oaks shooting   
      
   Authorities identified the suspected shooter as 28-year-old Ian   
   David Long, a former machine gunner and decorated combat veteran   
   of the United States Marine Corps, according to sheriff's   
   officials. They added that they believe Long fatally shot   
   himself after the massacre. He was found inside an office near   
   the entrance of the venue.   
      
   A motive for the shooting is still unknown.   
      
   Long's gun, which appears to be a .45-caliber handgun, was   
   purchased legally, according to ABC News. The Associated Press   
   reports that he also deployed a smoke device.   
      
   Long lived in the 800 block of Newbury Park with his mother,   
   about about 5 miles from the shooting scene. Deputies responded   
   last April to the home over a call of a family disturbance.   
   Mental health specialists talked to the suspect that day and   
   cleared him, Dean said. Law enforcement officials are now at the   
   Newbury Park home as part of the ongoing investigation.   
      
   One other person was wounded by gunfire, and as many as 15   
   others suffered minor injuries from jumping out windows or   
   diving under tables, authorities said.   
      
   The shooting happened around 11:20 p.m. Wednesday at Borderline   
   Bar & Grill at 99 Rolling Oaks Drive. Ventura County sheriff's   
   officials said there were reports of shots fired at the bar and   
   club.   
      
   Dean said the gunman immediately shot a security guard after   
   entering the bar, turned to the right and shot several other   
   security officials, employees and patrons.   
      
   Two friends of the murdered security guard told ABC News he had   
   survived the Las Vegas mass shooting. One of those friends was   
   with him at the concert. They said they are heartbroken and   
   completely crushed by this loss.   
      
   Authorities said hundreds of people were inside the bar when the   
   gunfire rang out. In an interview, Buschow came close to tears   
   and said he knows the sergeant who died.   
      
   "It's been a rough night for all of us," he said.   
      
   During a 3 a.m. press briefing, Dean identified the sergeant as   
   Ron Helus, a 29-year veteran of the department who considered   
   retiring within the next year. At points he choked up, but said   
   that Helus died a hero.   
      
   Helus was the first officer inside the door, Dean said.   
      
   "Ron was a hardworking, dedicated sheriff's sergeant. He was   
   totally committed. He gave his all and tonight, as I told his   
   wife, he died a hero because he went in to save lives, to save   
   other people," he said.   
      
   Helus was immediately hit with multiple gunshots, Dean said. The   
   highway patrolman pulled Helus out, then waited as a SWAT team   
   and scores more officers arrived. Helus died early Thursday at a   
   hospital.   
      
   By the time officers entered the bar again, the gunfire had   
   stopped, according to the sheriff.   
      
   Dean also said in his 41 years in law enforcement, he'd never   
   experienced a mass shooting. He described the scene as "blood   
   everywhere." He later revealed the massacre happened on his last   
   day serving as sheriff.   
      
   "I never thought I would see the things around the country that   
   would happen, but I've learned it doesn't matter what community   
   you're in, it doesn't matter how safe your community is, it can   
   happen anywhere," he said.   
      
   Helus was transported at 10 a.m. via motorcade from Los Robles   
   Hospital to the Ventura County Medical Examiner's Office in the   
   city of Ventura.   
      
   Firefighters honored Helus with a giant U.S. flag raised by two   
      
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