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San Bernardino shooting: Police kill two suspects after hunt | San Bernardino shooting: Police kill two suspects after hunt |
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Two heavily armed suspects - one male and one female - have been killed by police after a mass shooting in California left 14 people dead. | Two heavily armed suspects - one male and one female - have been killed by police after a mass shooting in California left 14 people dead. |
Police confirmed that the suspects were armed with assault rifles and handguns and wearing "assault-style clothing". | Police confirmed that the suspects were armed with assault rifles and handguns and wearing "assault-style clothing". |
Hours earlier, the gunmen opened fire during a holiday party at a San Bernardino community centre. | Hours earlier, the gunmen opened fire during a holiday party at a San Bernardino community centre. |
Up to 17 people were wounded and the city virtually shut down as hundreds of officers searched for the gunmen. | Up to 17 people were wounded and the city virtually shut down as hundreds of officers searched for the gunmen. |
The FBI is not ruling out the possibility of terrorism but the situation is still being investigated. | The FBI is not ruling out the possibility of terrorism but the situation is still being investigated. |
"They came prepared to do what they did, as if they were on a mission," San Bernardino Police Chief Jarrod Burguan said. | "They came prepared to do what they did, as if they were on a mission," San Bernardino Police Chief Jarrod Burguan said. |
Police riddled a black SUV they had earlier identified as the getaway vehicle with gunfire in the shootout which happened about two miles from the community centre. One police officer was injured. | |
A third person near the gun battle was detained, but police said it was unclear if that person had anything to do with the shooting. | |
Authorities are also evaluating a possible explosive device at the Inland Regional Center, where the shooting took place. San Bernardino is a city of about 200,000 people 60 miles (100 km) east of Los Angeles. | |
Hundreds of people were evacuated from the health care centre as police officers swept through the massive complex and into the residential area. | |
Others locked themselves in rooms waiting for police to arrive. | Others locked themselves in rooms waiting for police to arrive. |
"People shot. In the office waiting for cops. Pray for us. I am locked in an office," Terry Petit's daughter texted him from inside the centre. | "People shot. In the office waiting for cops. Pray for us. I am locked in an office," Terry Petit's daughter texted him from inside the centre. |
The Inland Regional Center specialises in helping adults with disabilities like autism and mental health problems, but the shooting appeared to be unrelated to the patients. | The Inland Regional Center specialises in helping adults with disabilities like autism and mental health problems, but the shooting appeared to be unrelated to the patients. |
The attack took place in a conference area where the San Bernardino County Department of Public Health was holding a social event, said Maybeth Field, the centre's president. | The attack took place in a conference area where the San Bernardino County Department of Public Health was holding a social event, said Maybeth Field, the centre's president. |
The incident marks the deadliest mass shooting in the US since 26 people were killed at a school in Newton, Connecticut in 2012. It 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." |