Marine With Ptsd Identified As Gunman Who Went Into Student Bar And Killed 12 metro.co.uk

The gunman who killed 12 people at a bar holding a student nigh has been named as former Marine and PTSD-sufferer Ian David Long. Long, 28, drove his mom’s car to Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks, California at 11:20pm local time Thursday, where he shot a doorman and cashier before opening fire inside the bar room. Police raided the heavily-tattooed killer’s home Thursday morning, with neighbors describing him as a veteran who suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder.
Ventura County Sheriff Geoff Dean said initial investigations appeared to back eyewitness claims that Long shot himself dead. Long was honorable discharged from the Marines, and is said to have ‘terrified’ his mother Colleen after returning home from a tour of Afghanistan. Neighbor Richard Berge, 77, living nearby told MailOnline: ‘She lived in fear in case something happened. ‘He wouldn’t get help. She was beside herself and didn’t know what to do. ‘She’s a wonderful woman but she was just going through hell with her son. Now she’s got to live with this.’ He spoke after Sheriff Dean said his department had dealt with Long on previous occasions, including a call-out to his home in April when deputies discovered him acting irate and irrationally. A mental health crisis team was summoned to help Long on that day, and he was not taken into custody. Mr Dean said the other prior encounters were a traffic accident and an incident when he was the victim of a beating at a bar. Long was found dead in the Borderline Bar and Grill after 12 people were shot to death late on Wednesday. Long is said to have had previous encounters with police, including one incident where a mental health team was called to help him Ventura County Sheriff Geoff Dean said Long had also come onto his department’s radar after he was beaten up in a bar and involved in a traffic accident The brave moment police run towards Borderline Bar & Grill Play Video Loaded: 0% 0:00Progress: 0% PlayMute Current Time 0:00 / Duration Time 0:20 Fullscreen Long who wore a black trenchcoat, glasses and beard, is then said to have thrown smoke bombs into the main bar area, before shooting with his legally-purchased Glock .45 caliber handgun without saying a word. He did not carry any form of ID to the scene of the massacre, but law enforcement officials announced they had discovered his identity shortly after 8am EST.