12 killed in California bar shooting

First responders are seen outside Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks, California, US on 7 November 2018 in this image obtained from social media on 8 November 2018. Photo: Reuters
First responders are seen outside Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks, California, US on 7 November 2018 in this image obtained from social media on 8 November 2018. Photo: Reuters

A gunman killed 12 people, including a deputy sheriff, when he opened fire in a bar in Southern California on Wednesday night, Ventura County Sheriff Geoff Dean said on Thursday.

The suspected gunman was also shot dead by police, he said. Many other people were wounded in the attack in Thousand Oaks, a Los Angeles suburb.