Thousand Oaks rampage in 2018

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The rampage in Thousand Oaks , California , happened on November 7th, 2018, killing 13 people.

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At the beginning of the act, around 11:20 p.m., there were more than 200 guests at the Club Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks. A rifleman fired about 30 shots and threw smoke bombs. FBI agents as well as several police departments were used on the scene. The murder weapon was a semi-automatic Glock pistol of caliber .45 ACP, which was illegally equipped with an extended magazine.

Thirteen people, including several students, a policeman and the perpetrator were killed.

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In 2018, the act was already the 68th in the USA to be classified as a mass shooting and in which at least four people were killed. In 2018, there were already more than 450 crimes in the USA in which at least two people were killed by firearms.

Perpetrator

According to police, the perpetrator is a 28-year-old US Marine Corps veteran. He served in Afghanistan and is said to have suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

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  1. ^ Scott Berson: At least 13 dead in bar shooting with Pepperdine student, niece of actress missing . In: The Sacramento Bee . November 8, 2018, ISSN  0890-5738 ( sacbee.com [accessed November 8, 2018]).
  2. ↑ James Queally, Richard Winton, Alene Tchekmedyian, Sean Greene, Sarah Parvini, Brittny Mejia, Andrea Castillo, Hannah Fry: Thousand Oaks gunman was ex-Marine who may have suffered from PTSD, sheriff says - Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 8, 2018 .
  3. ^ California bar shooting: At least 12 killed in Thousand Oaks. Retrieved November 8, 2018 .
  4. ↑ 12 dead in California bar shooting: Live updates . November 8, 2018 ( cnn.com [accessed November 8, 2018]).
  5. ↑ Thousand Oaks mourns the victims. tagesschau.de , November 9, 2018, accessed November 9, 2018 .
  6. ↑ Mass Shootings in 2018 | Gun Violence Archive. Retrieved November 8, 2018 .
  7. ^ Richard Winton, Rong-Gong Lin II, Brittny Mejia: Thousand Oaks killer was Marine Corps veteran struggling with mental health issues - dailynews.com. Retrieved November 10, 2018 .
  8. ^ Jürgen Schmieder, Los Angeles: Fatal shots in the dance bar . In: sueddeutsche.de . November 8, 2018, ISSN  0174-4917 ( sueddeutsche.de [accessed November 8, 2018]).

Coordinates: 34 ° 10 ′ 35.6 "  N , 118 ° 52 ′ 29.5"  W.