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FILE - In this Nov. 8, 2018, file photo, law enforcement officers investigate the scene of a mass shooting, in Thousand Oaks, Calif., after a gunman opened fire inside a country music bar. A sheriff's sergeant accidentally shot by a fellow police officer as they responded to the 2018 mass shooting at the bar had tripped and fallen during the chaos and was hit by the bullet when he stood up and tried to retreat, according to a report Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020, that finds both officers acted lawfully when they fired their weapons. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, File)

Report: Slain officer tripped during California bar massacre

By CHRISTOPHER WEBER - Associated Press

In this Friday, Sep. 6, 2019, photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump greets supporters after a rally in Costa Mesa, Calif. California Republican leaders are gathering the weekend Sept. 6 - 8, 2019, to map out an election strategy in an increasingly Democratic state that President Trump lost by over 4 million votes in 2016. Republicans meeting at the convention in Indian Wells, Calif., say they plan to gain ground in 2020, including winning back U.S. House seats picked off by Democrats in 2018. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson) **FILE**

Calif. mayor defends police against Trump supporters amid fallout from canceled charity event

By Christopher Vondracek - The Washington Times

Ventura County sheriff's Capt. Garo Kuredjian speaks at news conference in Thousand Oaks, Calif., Friday, Dec. 7, 2018, as authorities announce what they call a &quot;significant development&quot; in their investigation of last month's shooting that killed 12 people at a popular Southern California country music bar. (AP Photo/Amanda Lee Myers)

In darkness and chaos, deputy killed by friendly fire

By AMANDA LEE MYERS - Associated Press

The Latest: Deputy killed by friendly fire in bar shootout

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Cody Gifford-Coffman, who was killed in the Borderline Bar &amp; Grill mass shooting, is remembered during a service at Perez Family Chapel in Camarillo, Calif., on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018. The 22-year-old was among a dozen people killed in a Nov. 7 shooting at a country music bar in Thousand Oaks, Calif. Friends credited Gifford-Coffman with saving lives by telling everyone to flee. (Sarah Reingewirtz/The Orange County Register via AP)

Thousands warmly recall officer hailed as bar shooting hero

By CHRISTOPHER WEBER and JOHN ROGERS - Associated Press

The Latest: Officers salute casket of hero California deputy

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In this image made from aerial video, police vehicles block an intersection in the vicinity of a shooting in Thousand Oaks, California, early Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018. Authorities say there were multiple injuries _ including one officer _ after a man opened fire in Southern California bar late Wednesday. (KABC via AP)

The Latest: Calif. shooting survivor was at Vegas massacre

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People comfort each other as they stand near the scene Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018, in Thousand Oaks, Calif. where a gunman opened fire Wednesday inside a country dance bar crowded with hundreds of people on "college night," wounding 11 people including a deputy who rushed to the scene. Ventura County sheriff's spokesman says gunman is dead inside the bar. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

13 dead including gunman in shooting at California bar

By Krysta Fauria - Associated Press