A California policeman died like a hero, saving people in a bar while shooting

The senior sergeant of the Ventura County Sheriff's Office in California was the first to go to a bar in a shooting room, where he eventually became one of the 12 victims killed by a former marine, who completed mass shooting after committing suicide.

Photo: Ventura County Sheriff's Office

Sergeant Ron Helus received several injuries as a result of 28-year-old Jan David Long, later a policeman died in hospital, writes Fox News.

The first reports of the shooting at Borderline Bar & Grill in Sousand Oaks appeared at about 23:20 pm on November 8th, which was hosting a special Country Country Night event that evening, so there were a lot of people. The last Helus to talk to was his wife.

According to Jeff Dean's Ventura County Sheriff, Helus talked to his wife on the phone at the moment he was informed about the shooting, the policeman usually called his wife several times during the shift.

"He told her, 'I need to deal with a call, I love you, we'll talk later,'" the sheriff said.

Just three minutes later, Helus entered the bar with two other California policemen. The cops believed that there were still people in the bar whose lives were threatened by the shooter, but when Helus entered the door, he was shot at several times.

“They knew they had to take action, and they went in there and did what they had to do,” Dean said.

The deceased left a wife and son. He served in law enforcement 29 years and in the coming year was going to retire.

“He died a hero because he went in there to save lives, to save other people,” Jeff Dean said at the press conference, as the sheriff looked emotional and fought back tears.

Colleague of the deceased, Julia Novak, said that Helus was an “amazing guy” who loved helping people.

“He probably should have retired a couple of years ago, he could have, but he stayed because he loved fighting. He loved helping people, he loved protecting people. And he did just that,” Novak said.

She said Helus entered the building with "no idea" what to expect - only knowing that he wanted to help those inside.

LinkedIn's Helus page states that he was an FBI certified firearm instructor. He received a master’s degree from the University of Oklahoma and planned to continue his doctoral studies in the “near future.”

The tribute to the memory of the deceased officer poured on Thursday morning.

In a series of tweets, President Trump noted "the great courage shown by the police," mentioning the death of Sergeant Helus.

Twitter screenshot

Twitter screenshot

Recall, November 7 in the bar of the city of Southend-Oaks northwest of Los Angeles shooting occurredwhich killed at least 12 people.

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