Survived during the shooting in the bar, returned home, and the house burned down: a California resident shocked by her fate

Young woman who survived shooting bar Borderline Bar in the town of Towsend Oaks, which killed a 12 man, less than a day after the tragedy lost its home in Malibu due to the terrible forest fires that are still raging in California.

Dezeri Edman. Photo: KCAL / CBS frame

“The stress levels just went beyond all limits,” recalls Deserie Edman, who was forced to flee her Malibu home with her family on November 8 as the fire approached, writes The Daily Mail.

Photo: KCAL / CBS frame

Photo: KCAL / CBS frame

The family was able to evacuate safely, although the flames were raging around them, but their house burned to the ground very quickly. Just a few hours earlier, Deserie was able to escape alive and unharmed from a nightmare that happened at a bar in Thousand Oaks - an armed man burst into the establishment and opened fire. Then 12 died and 10 people were injured.

“These are two life-and-death experiences that you never expect,” admits Deseri about the worst 48 hours of his life.

“I'm trying to stay as strong as possible for my family and friends. And I try to look at things as positively as I can in these kinds of situations.”

Deserie's sister Destiny adds, "The fact is we made it out alive and my sister survived and we're all here."

Her mother, Carmen, said she started to panic when she heard news of shooting in a bar on Wednesday night 7 November.

She is grateful to Ventura County Sheriff Ron Helus, who was killed in a shootout, for saving her daughter's life. As a reminder, 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 person Helus spoke to was his wife.

Photo: Ventura County Sheriff's Office

"He told her, 'I have a challenge to deal with, I love you, we'll talk later.'"

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

“Twelve people did not return home. Ron didn't come home, and Justin, Christina... all these people were there. Good people. It's truly tragic what happened in our city, in Borderline, and that Ron passed away. It’s just tragic,” said survivor Desiree’s mother.

Desiree and her family were at the funeral of Sergeant Helus on Thursday, where several thousand people also gathered, including hundreds of police officers from all over California.

Some dead in a bar in Towse Oaks

On her Instagram, Deserie wrote: “These were difficult days. Finding myself in Borderline with all my friends and losing so many to gunfire and then fleeing Malibu from the gunfire. I am very grateful for all the love and support I have received from my family and friends. Thank you to all the first responders, Sergeant Ron Helus and the police who saved so many of us at Borderline. And to all the firefighters who are fighting the fire in my hometown."

The California fires have destroyed more than 10 homes and 2500 other buildings and are the deadliest in state history, with at least 76 people officially declared dead and more than 1200 missing. Statistics are constantly updated and refined. The fires now cover an area the size of Chicago.

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