that is protocol for actchp helus from the club. he is survived by a wife and son. s and was looking to retire next year. >> sergeant helus died at the -- uh. the sergeant passed away at the hospital about an hour ago. ron was a hard-working, dedicated sheriff's sergeant. he was totally committed. he gave his all. tonight, as i told his wife, he died a heroes because he -- he went in to save lives of other people. >> the sheriff was a personal friend of the sergeant. a total of 13 people killed. survivors are being taken to a reunification center nearby. family members are arriving on scene to find out if their loved ones are safe or injured. the hotline is 805-465-6650. we do know pepperdine and cal lutheran students frequent the club. in addition to the deputy who died, we are hearing stories of others who rescued people inside. i'll have more stories in my next live report in about half an hour. >> the hotline is so important. a lot of folks here in the bay area may have students that attend school, university in southern california. cal lutheran or pepperdine. we