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New information on the Thousand Oaks shooting?

I've seen the official releases from the Ventura County Sheriff's Office, and have read through both of the documents. The investigative report, while it has detailed information on parts, is heavily redacted. This article seems as though more information was released since 2020, and has information in it that's been redacted from the investigative report. Is there a source I'm not seeing for this information?

Aside from the obvious victim information, there's other important things still missing. For instance, the shooter fired 61 rounds, but only 35 casings are documented in the un-redacted portions of the evidence list.

Some interesting pieces I was able to put together from the 2020 investigative report:

  • In the first 73 seconds, 5 of the 6 smoke bombs were thrown, all relatively close to the main entrance: 3 in the seating area next to the front entrance, 1 in the main bar area (near this seating area), and 1 in the front entrance area. In this video, immediately to the right of the shooter, there's smoke billowing from these smoke bombs (to anyone who asks why this video isn't smoky: the smoke simply hadn't reached the dance floor lights at the time of filming)
  • The shooter fired an entire magazine (23 or 24 rounds) in the first 33 seconds
  • The two fireworks ("ground-bloom flowers", which spin around and produce a small, bright flame for a few seconds) were thrown near the main dance floor and in the front entrance area

Posted Apr 8, 2026, 2:48 AM UTC

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