THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — A sheriff's deputy who died in a mass shooting at a California bar was shot five times by a gunman who massacred 11 others, but the officer was killed by friendly fire, authorities said Friday.
Sgt. Ron Helus was fatally shot in the heart by a California Highway Patrolman who had joined him in the chaotic gun battle at the Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks on Nov. 7, Ventura County Sheriff Bill Ayub said. (KOMO 4 News, December 7, 2018)
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In trying to save others from an active shooter, Sgt. Helus was killed by a fellow officer. This tragic loss underlines the chaos of that gun fight and the risks that police officers take on a daily basis.
R.I.P. Sgt, Helus.
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