GUNMAN ATTACKS LAWMEN MAN KILLED AFTER OPENING FIRE ON SHERIFF'S BUILDING.Byline: Jason Kandel and Rachel Uranga Staff Writer A 48-year-old man armed with two high-caliber weapons fired a barrage of gunshots Tuesday into the Ventura County Sheriff's East County headquarters, then died in a dramatic five-minute gun battle with deputies. The gunman, Gregg Wynn Hackett, 48, of Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. parked his red 1993 Acura Integra hatchback about 40 yards from the station and opened fire at 9:37 a.m., officials and witnesses said. He fired both weapons simultaneously and retreated to his vehicle to reload (1) To load a program from disk into memory once again in order to run it. Reload is entirely different than reinstall. Reinstall means that you have to run the install program from a CD-ROM or floppy disk and perform the installation procedure over again. . ``He was fighting all the way,'' Ventura County Undersheriff Un´der`sher`iff n. 1. A sheriff's deputy. Craig Husband said. ``He was attempting to take out as many law enforcement as possible. ``We are so proud of the members of our department and how they responded to this very dangerous, life-threatening situation. Heroism Heroism See also Bravery. Achilles Greek hero without whom Troy could not have been taken. [Gk. Lit.: Iliad] Aeneas Trojan hero; legendary founder of Roman race. [Rom. Lit. , courage and teamwork were displayed by everybody today.'' Deputies grabbed shotguns, AR-15 rifles and sidearms, exchanging about 100 rounds with the gunman, officials said. Hackett was hit an undetermined number of times and died at the scene. ``It was a frantic scene in this calm community,'' Sheriff's Sgt. Renee Ferguson said. ``Our deputies thought training was going on ... but once they heard glass breaking they realized it was real.'' Robert Chadwick, a technician with the Ventura County Telecommunications Department, was entering the sheriff's compound when the cars in front of him stopped. ``An older man in front of us started to make a U-turn and was waving his hands at us yelling, 'Shots fired!''' Chadwick said. ``All of a sudden, we started hearing rapid fire - a lot of shots - and we got out of there.'' Chadwick, 37, of Oxnard and his colleague then drove up the road leading to the Calleguas Water District building, where they had a bird's-eye view bird's-eye view Noun 1. a view seen from above 2. a general or overall impression of something bird's-eye view n → vista de pájaro of the scene. ``There were detectives running out with their guns drawn,'' Chadwick said. ``There were police on the roof - it was just crazy. The shooting seemed like it was going forever.'' Bullets whizzed over the head of John Nichols People named John Nichols include:
``At least three bullets went over our heads - it was almost like they were shooting in our direction,'' Nichols said. ``It was so bizarre - all these guys with machine guns began combing the hills.' About 100 sworn and civilian employees were inside the station, located on Olsen Road, in the unincorporated area In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality. To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, i.e., a city or town with its own government. between Thousand Oaks and Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. . The gunfire shattered shat·ter v. shat·tered, shat·ter·ing, shat·ters v.tr. 1. To cause to break or burst suddenly into pieces, as with a violent blow. 2. a. several windows, and at least one bullet entered the community room, where a traffic training seminar was being held with officers from the Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation).  This article or section is written like an . and the
Los Angeles County Sheriff's department This article is about the Los Angeles County Sherriff's Department, not to be confused with the smaller Los Angeles County PoliceThe Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) is a local law enforcement agency that serves Los Angeles County, California. . A few employees suffered minor injuries from flying glass. Hackett's parents, who live in Newbury Park, declined to talk to reporters. ``We just found out about this,'' a family representative said. ``We're not making any statements to any media.'' Husband and sheriff's spokesman Eric Nishimoto said authorities had not determined a motive, but they weren't ruling out the possibility of police-assisted suicide. ``There is certainly a possibility this was a suicide-by-cop, but we don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. his motive yet,'' Nishimoto said. ``This is not the kind of situation we ever like to be in, but if someone is firing at us there is no question that they are going to get a response.'' Less than six miles from the shooting, former neighbors were shocked to hear that the quiet, thin man who often rode his 10-speed bike around the neighborhood carried out such a violent act. ``He really kept to himself - it is almost like he didn't even live here,'' said Julie Kocipak, who lived across the street from Hackett for seven years. ``I just can't imagine him doing anything violent.'' Hackett had rented a room in a Fordham Avenue house for more than 10 years, until the owner died a couple months ago, Kocipak said. Jason Kandel, (818) 713-3664 jason.kandel(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo, map Photo: Ventura County Sheriff investigators examine the area around the body of a gunman in the parking lot of the East County station Tuesday morning. Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer Map: Shots fired |
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