People cry as a law enforcement motorcade escorts the body of Ventura County Sheriff's Department Sgt. Ron Helus from the Los Robles Regional Medical Center Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018, in Thousand Oaks, Calif., after a gunman opened fire Wednesday evening inside a country music bar, killing multiple people including Helus. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
People cry as a law enforcement motorcade escorts the body of Ventura County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Ron Helus from the Los Robles Regional Medical Center Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018, in Thousand Oaks, Calif., after a gunman opened fire Wednesday evening inside a country music bar, killing multiple people including Helus. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Ventura County Sheriff’s Department Sergeant Ron Helus will be laid to rest today. A memorial service will be held at noon. Helus was the first to enter the Borderline Bar and Grill last week when a gunman opened fire, killing Helus, eleven others and then himself. Helus was a 29-year department veteran with plans of retiring next year, and leaves behind a wife and a son.