Dec. 7 (UPI) -- A law enforcement officer who died while responding to a shooting at a Thousand Oaks, Calif., bar was killed by friendly fire, the Ventura County sheriff announced Friday.
The gunman who opened fire at the Borderline Bar and Grill on Nov. 7 struck Sgt. Ron Helus, a veteran of the sheriff's office, five times. The sixth bullet, fired by a California Highway Patrol officer, proved to be the fatal injury, though.