A gunman who opened fire with a semi-automatic weapon at 11.20pm on Wednesday night in the crowded Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks, USA southern California and injured 11 people, is dead.

USA SHOOTING: A gunman who opened fire with a semi-automatic weapon at 11.20pm on Wednesday night in the crowded Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks, USA southern California and injured 11 people, is dead. Injured victims included a sheriff’s deputy who responded to the shooting incident. The injured Sherrif had attempted to enter the active shooting scene when he was cut down with gun fire. Lawless Gun use is now the order of the day in USA, with the highest number of guns per capita , in a US population of 300 million, meaning around one firearm per person. the bar was packed with at least 200 people inside and hosting a university student night. More news to follow. By Sibusiso Ngwenya.