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Cal Lutheran holds memorial service for alumnus killed in Thousand Oaks shooting

Posted at 11:00 AM, Nov 17, 2018
and last updated 2018-11-26 14:39:50-05

(KGTV) — California Lutheran University students and staff gathered Saturday to remember an alumnus and Coronado native killed in the Thousand Oaks mass shooting this month.

A memorial service for Justin Meek was held on campus and live-streamed on the school's website. 

Meek, 23, was working at the Borderline Bar & Grill on Nov. 8 when a gunman stormed in an killed 12 other people. 

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Meek initially survived the shooting and was reported in critical condition before the university confirmed his death. Several current Cal Lutheran students were also there, the university said.

"As a student, he was the kind of person who was widely known and liked all across campus," the school wrote on Facebook. "Together, as a family, we will find our way through this."

Watch the service here.