Tag: Ian David Long

Marine combat veteran who killed 12 in crowded California bar saw combat in Afghanistan

  The 28-year-old US Marine Corps combat veteran who opened fire in a crowded country music bar in California, killing 12 people including a police officer, had long served in the Marine Corps from August 2008 to March 2013, according to the Pentagon. The assailant, identified as Ian David Long, a troubled former machine gunner who served a tour in Afghanistan, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He attained the rank of corporal and saw […]

US shooter identified as 28-year-old veteran named Ian David Long

THOUSAND OAKS, United States (AFP) — The gunman who killed 12 people in a crowded California country music bar has been identified as 28-year-old Ian David Long, a former Marine, the local sheriff said Thursday. The suspect, who was armed with a .45-caliber handgun, was found deceased at the Borderline Bar and Grill, the scene of the shooting in the city of Thousand Oaks northwest of downtown Los Angeles. “We believe he shot himself,” Ventura […]