Show Notes
(Podcaster's note: The second part of the Cutter incident episode is forthcoming; I'm just trying to get it juuuuuust right. :)) November 7th, 2018, was just supposed to be another fun night of drinking and line dancing at the Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks, CA. But at 11:18 PM, all of that ended in an instant. Videos: TikTok: shannon_mcgee visiting the site 1.5 years later
TikTok: Official account of @borderlinebar
RAW VIDEO: Thousand Oaks gunman seen shooting inside Borderline Bar & Grill | ABC7
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