Report Details Likely Motive in 2018 California Bar Shooting

Report Details Likely Motive in 2018 California Bar Shooting
Billy Ray Cyrus sings during the memorial service for Sgt. Ron Helus at Calvary Community Church in Westlake Village, Calif., on Nov. 15, 2018. Al Seib-Pool/Getty Images
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VENTURA, Calif.—An investigative report on a 2018 mass shooting during a Southern California bar’s “Country College Night” found the likely motive of the military veteran who carried out the attack was disdain for civilians and especially college students, a newspaper said.

Ventura County sheriff’s detectives concluded in the 424-page report that Ian David Long, a Marine Corps veteran who served in Afghanistan, likely attacked the Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks on Nov. 7, 2018, knowing of the college theme and that there would likely be many students present, the Ventura County Star said.