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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    What we know about the Thousand Oaks shooting

    A gunman opened fire late Wednesday night at Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks. He was a 28-year-old former U.S. Marine named Ian David Long. Authorities say he may have had PTSD. The shooting happened at an event for college students.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Nov 8, 2018 • 1 min read

    A gunman opened fire late Wednesday night at Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks. He was a 28-year-old former U.S. Marine named Ian David Long. Authorities say he may have had PTSD. The shooting happened at an event for college students. Twelve people were killed, including a sergeant with the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department, and Long himself. At least a dozen others were injured.

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    Another mass shooting -- this time in Thousand Oaks
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    The full episode

    1 of 6
    Another mass shooting -- this time in Thousand Oaks
    1. 0:00What we know about the Thousand Oaks shootingYou’re reading this
    2. 6:03Remembering a victim of the Thousand Oaks shooting
    3. 10:21Understanding gun laws in California
    4. 17:50Why did the FBI raid LA councilman’s office?
    5. 25:22California’s growing clout in Washington
    6. 25:41As Trump solidifies control of Republican Party, what does that mean for the GOP’s long-term future?
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