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San Bernardino: Police seek motive in mass shooting | |
(about 2 hours later) | |
US police are trying to establish why a man and woman opened fire at a social services centre in California, killing 14 people and wounding 17 more. | |
The pair, named as Syed Rizwan Farook, 28, and Tashfeen Malik, 27, were killed in an exchange of fire with police. | |
The mass shooting took place at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, where Farook worked. | |
The FBI is investigating terrorism and a workplace grudge as possible motives, the bureau's Los Angeles office said. | |
The incident marks the deadliest mass shooting in the US since 26 people were killed at a school in Newtown, Connecticut in 2012. | The incident marks the deadliest mass shooting in the US since 26 people were killed at a school in Newtown, Connecticut in 2012. |
Farook and Malik are thought to be a couple with a six-month-old baby. Police said the attack indicated there had been "some degree of planning". | |
San Bernardino shooting: What we know | San Bernardino shooting: What we know |
Community shock at shooting | Community shock at shooting |
Politicians 'shamed' for offering prayers | Politicians 'shamed' for offering prayers |
The attack took place at an event on Wednesday for Farook's colleagues, which Farook attended. | |
He had been a San Bernardino public health employee for five years, police chief Jarrod Burguan said. | |
Mr Burguan said that Farook had left the event "under some circumstances that were described as angry". | |
He returned with Malik to open fire, armed with assault rifles and semi-automatic handguns and wearing military-style clothing. | |
Hundreds of people were evacuated as police officers swept through the massive complex. | |
Others locked themselves in rooms waiting for police to arrive. | |
Terry Petit's daughter, who works at the centre, sent him a text message from inside the centre, according to the Associated Press. | |
She wrote: "People shot. In the office waiting for cops. Pray for us. I am locked in an office." | |
Explosive devices found | |
Both suspects were killed in their vehicle after a shoot-out with police involving 20 officers. A tip-off had earlier led police to a house in nearby Redlands. | Both suspects were killed in their vehicle after a shoot-out with police involving 20 officers. A tip-off had earlier led police to a house in nearby Redlands. |
A third person seen running from the scene was detained, but police said it was unclear whether they were involved. | |
The authorities said all the weapons had been purchased legally but did not explain how they got into the hands of the perpetrators. | The authorities said all the weapons had been purchased legally but did not explain how they got into the hands of the perpetrators. |
Three explosives devices were also found at the centre. | |
Farook, who was born in the US, worked for the county as an environmental health specialist, police said. | |
They had no information on whether he had a criminal record, nor further details on Malik. | |
Colleagues told the Los Angeles Times that Farook had travelled to Saudi Arabia and returned with a new wife. The couple had a young baby, they said. | Colleagues told the Los Angeles Times that Farook had travelled to Saudi Arabia and returned with a new wife. The couple had a young baby, they said. |
The pair had dropped off their infant with relatives early on Wednesday, Hussam Ayloush of the Council on American-Islamic Relations said after talking with family. | The pair had dropped off their infant with relatives early on Wednesday, Hussam Ayloush of the Council on American-Islamic Relations said after talking with family. |
Farook's brother-in-law Farhan Khan told a press conference he had "absolutely no idea" what could have prompted the shooting. | Farook's brother-in-law Farhan Khan told a press conference he had "absolutely no idea" what could have prompted the shooting. |
The mass shooting comes just days after three people were killed at a Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic. | The mass shooting comes just days after three people were killed at a Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic. |
US President Barack Obama said in response to the shooting: "One thing we do know is that we have a pattern of mass shootings in this country that has no parallel anywhere in the world. | US President Barack Obama said in response to the shooting: "One thing we do know is that we have a pattern of mass shootings in this country that has no parallel anywhere in the world. |
"There are some steps that we could take, not to eliminate all incidents, but to make sure they happen less frequently." | "There are some steps that we could take, not to eliminate all incidents, but to make sure they happen less frequently." |
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