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| San Bernardino shooting: police say guns used were bought legally – as it happened | San Bernardino shooting: police say guns used were bought legally – as it happened |
| (7 months later) | |
| 12.37am GMT | 12.37am GMT |
| 00:37 | 00:37 |
| This live blog is now closed. Please follow latest updates on our new live blog: | This live blog is now closed. Please follow latest updates on our new live blog: |
| 12.27am GMT | 12.27am GMT |
| 00:27 | 00:27 |
| Summary | Summary |
| Here is what we now know as we await a news conference from investigators in just over an hour’s time. That will be covered live on our new blog here. | Here is what we now know as we await a news conference from investigators in just over an hour’s time. That will be covered live on our new blog here. |
| 12.01am GMT | 12.01am GMT |
| 00:01 | 00:01 |
| Heartbreaking details from the San Bernardino Sun, who have spoken with the family of one of the victims, 46-year-old Benetta Bet-Badal. | Heartbreaking details from the San Bernardino Sun, who have spoken with the family of one of the victims, 46-year-old Benetta Bet-Badal. |
| Arlen Verdehyou was with his two sons and daughter this morning, waiting in their Rialto home for word on his wife, Bennetta Betbadal. He had not heard from her since they texted each other at 8 a.m. Wednesday. He was holding out hope, waiting for a call. | Arlen Verdehyou was with his two sons and daughter this morning, waiting in their Rialto home for word on his wife, Bennetta Betbadal. He had not heard from her since they texted each other at 8 a.m. Wednesday. He was holding out hope, waiting for a call. |
| “I’m with my kids,” he said. “No news is good news.” | “I’m with my kids,” he said. “No news is good news.” |
| In their texts, Verdehyou told Betbadal, 46, that he had withdrawn money from the bank and would do some Christmas shopping. He told her to have a great day. | In their texts, Verdehyou told Betbadal, 46, that he had withdrawn money from the bank and would do some Christmas shopping. He told her to have a great day. |
| Betbadal, who is originally from Glendale, works for the county as a plan inspector for restaurants, giving restaurants their cleanliness grades that hang in their windows. She was attending the function at the Inland Regional Center when the shooting erupted. | Betbadal, who is originally from Glendale, works for the county as a plan inspector for restaurants, giving restaurants their cleanliness grades that hang in their windows. She was attending the function at the Inland Regional Center when the shooting erupted. |
| “She decorated a beautiful Christmas tree,” he said. | “She decorated a beautiful Christmas tree,” he said. |
| You can read the whole piece here. | You can read the whole piece here. |
| 11.54pm GMT | 11.54pm GMT |
| 23:54 | 23:54 |
| San Bernardino County sheriff's department has released the names of the deceased | San Bernardino County sheriff's department has released the names of the deceased |
| They are: | They are: |
| Shannon Johnson, 45, Los Angeles (DOB: 03/06/70) Bennetta Bet-Badal, 46, Rialto (DOB: 03/08/69) Aurora Godoy, 26, San Jacinto (DOB: 02/01/89) Isaac Amanios, 60, Fontana (DOB: 06/29/55) Larry Kaufman, 42, Rialto (DOB: 08/12/73) Harry Bowman, 46, Upland (DOB: 06/08/69) Yvette Velasco, 27, Fontana (DOB: 04/03/88) Sierra Clayborn, 27, Moreno Valley (DOB: 06/15/88) Robert Adams, 40, Yucaipa (DOB: 05/02/75) Nicholas Thalasinos, 52, Colton (DOB: 10/14/63) Tin Nguyen, 31, Santa Ana (DOB: 04/06/84) Juan Espinoza, 50, Highland (DOB: 06/24/65) Damian Meins, 58, Riverside (DOB: 02/02/57) Michael Wetzel, 37, Lake Arrowhead (DOB: 04/29/78) | Shannon Johnson, 45, Los Angeles (DOB: 03/06/70) Bennetta Bet-Badal, 46, Rialto (DOB: 03/08/69) Aurora Godoy, 26, San Jacinto (DOB: 02/01/89) Isaac Amanios, 60, Fontana (DOB: 06/29/55) Larry Kaufman, 42, Rialto (DOB: 08/12/73) Harry Bowman, 46, Upland (DOB: 06/08/69) Yvette Velasco, 27, Fontana (DOB: 04/03/88) Sierra Clayborn, 27, Moreno Valley (DOB: 06/15/88) Robert Adams, 40, Yucaipa (DOB: 05/02/75) Nicholas Thalasinos, 52, Colton (DOB: 10/14/63) Tin Nguyen, 31, Santa Ana (DOB: 04/06/84) Juan Espinoza, 50, Highland (DOB: 06/24/65) Damian Meins, 58, Riverside (DOB: 02/02/57) Michael Wetzel, 37, Lake Arrowhead (DOB: 04/29/78) |
| In a statement, the sheriff’s office said that the Coroner Division completed their on scene investigation early this morning and then began the process of making notification to the families of each victim. At 3:30PM the family notifications were completed. | In a statement, the sheriff’s office said that the Coroner Division completed their on scene investigation early this morning and then began the process of making notification to the families of each victim. At 3:30PM the family notifications were completed. |
| Sheriff John McMahon: | Sheriff John McMahon: |
| This shooting has caused each victims family, friends and co-workers, along with the first responders, to suffer an enormous personal tragedy. We must stand strong and offer support to each individual affected by this senseless attack. | This shooting has caused each victims family, friends and co-workers, along with the first responders, to suffer an enormous personal tragedy. We must stand strong and offer support to each individual affected by this senseless attack. |
| 11.42pm GMT | 11.42pm GMT |
| 23:42 | 23:42 |
| Federal authorities have told NBC7 Los Angeles that the guns used in the attack were purchased legally. | Federal authorities have told NBC7 Los Angeles that the guns used in the attack were purchased legally. |
| Meredith Davis of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives told them that all four guns were bought four years ago but she’s not saying whether they were purchased out of state or how and when they got into the hands of the two shooters. | Meredith Davis of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives told them that all four guns were bought four years ago but she’s not saying whether they were purchased out of state or how and when they got into the hands of the two shooters. |
| They are currently seeking the last legal purchaser, Davis said. | They are currently seeking the last legal purchaser, Davis said. |
| You can read the whole piece here. | You can read the whole piece here. |
| 11.37pm GMT | 11.37pm GMT |
| 23:37 | 23:37 |
| CBS News has a photo purporting to be of some of the explosive devices found in the suspects’ home. | CBS News has a photo purporting to be of some of the explosive devices found in the suspects’ home. |
| JUST IN: CBS News obtains images of #SanBernardino shooting suspects' explosive devices https://t.co/mTqWjtwFvP pic.twitter.com/r8RUya50mn | JUST IN: CBS News obtains images of #SanBernardino shooting suspects' explosive devices https://t.co/mTqWjtwFvP pic.twitter.com/r8RUya50mn |
| 11.28pm GMT | 11.28pm GMT |
| 23:28 | 23:28 |
| One sheriff’s office in Ulster County, New York, about an hour north of New York City, is urging citizens who are licensed to carry firearms to make sure they do so in the wake of the San Bernardino shooting. Here is the message in full: | One sheriff’s office in Ulster County, New York, about an hour north of New York City, is urging citizens who are licensed to carry firearms to make sure they do so in the wake of the San Bernardino shooting. Here is the message in full: |
| December 3, 2015 | December 3, 2015 |
| ATTENTION LICENSED HANDGUN OWNERS | ATTENTION LICENSED HANDGUN OWNERS |
| In light of recent events that have occurred in the United States and around the world I want to encourage citizens of Ulster County who are licensed to carry a firearm to PLEASE DO SO. | In light of recent events that have occurred in the United States and around the world I want to encourage citizens of Ulster County who are licensed to carry a firearm to PLEASE DO SO. |
| I urge you to responsibly take advantage of your legal right to carry a firearm. To ensure the safety of yourself and others, make sure you are comfortable and proficient with your weapon, and knowledgeable of the laws in New York State with regards to carrying a weapon and when it is legal to use it. | I urge you to responsibly take advantage of your legal right to carry a firearm. To ensure the safety of yourself and others, make sure you are comfortable and proficient with your weapon, and knowledgeable of the laws in New York State with regards to carrying a weapon and when it is legal to use it. |
| I also want to remind all Police/Peace Officers both active duty and retired to please carry a weapon whenever you leave your house. We are the thin blue line that is entrusted in keeping this country safe, and we must be prepared to act at any given moment. | I also want to remind all Police/Peace Officers both active duty and retired to please carry a weapon whenever you leave your house. We are the thin blue line that is entrusted in keeping this country safe, and we must be prepared to act at any given moment. |
| Thank you, | Thank you, |
| Paul J. Van BlarcumUlster County Sheriff | Paul J. Van BlarcumUlster County Sheriff |
| 11.21pm GMT | 11.21pm GMT |
| 23:21 | 23:21 |
| Ben Jacobs | Ben Jacobs |
| An update from the Guardian’s Ben Jacobs in Washington DC: | An update from the Guardian’s Ben Jacobs in Washington DC: |
| In a press conference outside the Republican Jewish Coalition’s forum in Washington DC, former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum went after Ted Cruz in particular for his support of the USA Freedom Act. | In a press conference outside the Republican Jewish Coalition’s forum in Washington DC, former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum went after Ted Cruz in particular for his support of the USA Freedom Act. |
| Santorum suggested that it might have been a useful tool to thwart the San Bernardino shooters if the government’s surveillance power had not been allowed to been allowed to lapse. | Santorum suggested that it might have been a useful tool to thwart the San Bernardino shooters if the government’s surveillance power had not been allowed to been allowed to lapse. |
| “It’s hard for me at this point to know how much communication was going between the assailant and terrorists in any kind of ISIS context,” said Santorum. “Suffice it to say if there were some and because of the metadata collection we were not able to collect it that proves the point that we need to have all resources necessary. Particularly given what’s Snowden has done, unveiling sources and methods and allowing enemies to use alternate sources of communications.” | “It’s hard for me at this point to know how much communication was going between the assailant and terrorists in any kind of ISIS context,” said Santorum. “Suffice it to say if there were some and because of the metadata collection we were not able to collect it that proves the point that we need to have all resources necessary. Particularly given what’s Snowden has done, unveiling sources and methods and allowing enemies to use alternate sources of communications.” |
| 10.56pm GMT | 10.56pm GMT |
| 22:56 | 22:56 |
| A summary as we continue our coverage of the investigation into Wednesday’s mass shooting in San Bernardino, California, that left 14 victims and two suspects dead. | A summary as we continue our coverage of the investigation into Wednesday’s mass shooting in San Bernardino, California, that left 14 victims and two suspects dead. |
| In Washington | In Washington |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 10.59pm GMT | at 10.59pm GMT |
| 10.41pm GMT | 10.41pm GMT |
| 22:41 | 22:41 |
| Senate votes against new background checks | Senate votes against new background checks |
| A second gun control measure, proposed by Democrat Joe Manchin and Republican Pat Toomey, is a new version of a 2013 bill to expand background checks – a bill that was thwarted by Republican filibuster despite widespread support after the Sandy Hook shooting. | A second gun control measure, proposed by Democrat Joe Manchin and Republican Pat Toomey, is a new version of a 2013 bill to expand background checks – a bill that was thwarted by Republican filibuster despite widespread support after the Sandy Hook shooting. |
| Four Republicans voted for the measure on Thursday, and one abstained. One Democrat voted against the measure, and two abstained. The bill fails, with a final vote of 48-50. | Four Republicans voted for the measure on Thursday, and one abstained. One Democrat voted against the measure, and two abstained. The bill fails, with a final vote of 48-50. |
| Correction: Senate changes final tally on Mancin-Toomey gun background checks to 48-50 Heinrich (D) now votes YES. #gunviolence | Correction: Senate changes final tally on Mancin-Toomey gun background checks to 48-50 Heinrich (D) now votes YES. #gunviolence |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 10.57pm GMT | at 10.57pm GMT |
| 10.31pm GMT | 10.31pm GMT |
| 22:31 | 22:31 |
| Two wounded people remain in critical condition, a hospital official has told reporters outside the Loma Linda Medical Center. | Two wounded people remain in critical condition, a hospital official has told reporters outside the Loma Linda Medical Center. |
| Chief of Loma Linda Emergency Medicine says 2 shooting victims are critical, 2 fair, & 1 will be discharged today. pic.twitter.com/qGejv9GYha | Chief of Loma Linda Emergency Medicine says 2 shooting victims are critical, 2 fair, & 1 will be discharged today. pic.twitter.com/qGejv9GYha |
| 10.20pm GMT | 10.20pm GMT |
| 22:20 | 22:20 |
| Senate votes against no-fly list gun ban | Senate votes against no-fly list gun ban |
| In Congress today the Senate voted on a measure to block suspected terrorists from buying guns – it failed, 45-54, divided mostly along party lines. The bill would bar gun sales to people on the terror/no-fly watchlist. | In Congress today the Senate voted on a measure to block suspected terrorists from buying guns – it failed, 45-54, divided mostly along party lines. The bill would bar gun sales to people on the terror/no-fly watchlist. |
| Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, a Republican, spoke out against the bill earlier today, saying it would deprive Americans of their right to due process. | Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, a Republican, spoke out against the bill earlier today, saying it would deprive Americans of their right to due process. |
| The Los Angeles Times’ Lisa Mascaro tweeted from Capitol Hill. | The Los Angeles Times’ Lisa Mascaro tweeted from Capitol Hill. |
| On the Feinstein #gunviolence vote, it was almost party line -- except: Kirk (R)- yes Heitkamp (D) - no | On the Feinstein #gunviolence vote, it was almost party line -- except: Kirk (R)- yes Heitkamp (D) - no |
| This is likely last of #gunviolence votes here in Senate for a while. No surprise, but so far none today have passed. #SanBernardino | This is likely last of #gunviolence votes here in Senate for a while. No surprise, but so far none today have passed. #SanBernardino |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 10.50pm GMT | at 10.50pm GMT |
| 10.13pm GMT | 10.13pm GMT |
| 22:13 | 22:13 |
| Sergeant Vicki Cervantes, spokesperson for the San Bernardino police, has tweeted that the authorities will give an update on the investigation around 5.30pm Pacific time (8.30pm Eastern). | Sergeant Vicki Cervantes, spokesperson for the San Bernardino police, has tweeted that the authorities will give an update on the investigation around 5.30pm Pacific time (8.30pm Eastern). |
| Next press conference #sanbernardino scheduled to occur between 5:30 & 5:40 on Waterman/ Park Center. Media approach from Hospitality Lane. | Next press conference #sanbernardino scheduled to occur between 5:30 & 5:40 on Waterman/ Park Center. Media approach from Hospitality Lane. |
| 10.10pm GMT | 10.10pm GMT |
| 22:10 | 22:10 |
| Syed Farook was in contact on social media with extremists who are under FBI scrutiny, the AP reports, supporting an earlier CNN report. | Syed Farook was in contact on social media with extremists who are under FBI scrutiny, the AP reports, supporting an earlier CNN report. |
| Both cite intelligence officials speaking on condition of anonymity. From the AP: | Both cite intelligence officials speaking on condition of anonymity. From the AP: |
| The official would not further describe the contacts by Syed Rizwan Farook. He would not be quoted because he was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly. | The official would not further describe the contacts by Syed Rizwan Farook. He would not be quoted because he was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly. |
| The official says investigators are still trying to determine whether and how he became radicalized and whether he was in contact with any foreign terrorist organization. | The official says investigators are still trying to determine whether and how he became radicalized and whether he was in contact with any foreign terrorist organization. |
| Farook and his wife rented a home in the city of Redlands, where they amassed a huge amount of ammunition and a dozen improvised explosives. They may have resided in another city south of San Bernardino, however, where press has gathered to interview neighbors or a member of the family. | Farook and his wife rented a home in the city of Redlands, where they amassed a huge amount of ammunition and a dozen improvised explosives. They may have resided in another city south of San Bernardino, however, where press has gathered to interview neighbors or a member of the family. |
| Media gather & wait near the #SanBernardinoShooting suspect's home. pic.twitter.com/4QeC7WGH54 | Media gather & wait near the #SanBernardinoShooting suspect's home. pic.twitter.com/4QeC7WGH54 |
| 9.54pm GMT | 9.54pm GMT |
| 21:54 | 21:54 |
| Presidential candidates have already staked out positions on the San Bernardino shooting, with Republican Donald Trump saying the rampage looks like “radical Islamic terrorism” and Democrat Hillary Clinton calling for immediate gun control measures. | Presidential candidates have already staked out positions on the San Bernardino shooting, with Republican Donald Trump saying the rampage looks like “radical Islamic terrorism” and Democrat Hillary Clinton calling for immediate gun control measures. |
| “I don’t believe we can stop every incident of gun violence but we can stop a lot of them,” said Clinton at a campaign event in New Hampshire. “We need to take action now.” | “I don’t believe we can stop every incident of gun violence but we can stop a lot of them,” said Clinton at a campaign event in New Hampshire. “We need to take action now.” |
| “It’s important to remember the vast majority of Muslim Americans are just as concerned and heartbroken about this as anyone else,” said Clinton. | “It’s important to remember the vast majority of Muslim Americans are just as concerned and heartbroken about this as anyone else,” said Clinton. |
| “No matter what motivation these killers, these murderers had we can say one thing for certain: They should not have been able to do this.” | “No matter what motivation these killers, these murderers had we can say one thing for certain: They should not have been able to do this.” |
| Clinton has called for a law to prohibit gun sales to people on the no-fly list and a repeal to the law that protects gun manufacturers and dealers from liability lawsuits. | Clinton has called for a law to prohibit gun sales to people on the no-fly list and a repeal to the law that protects gun manufacturers and dealers from liability lawsuits. |
| “If you are too dangerous to fly in America, you are too dangerous to buy a gun,” she said. | “If you are too dangerous to fly in America, you are too dangerous to buy a gun,” she said. |
| Trump, the Republican frontrunner, told reporters outside a Washington hotel: “I think it was terrorism. | Trump, the Republican frontrunner, told reporters outside a Washington hotel: “I think it was terrorism. |
| “It looks like another case. We’ve got a lot of bad things going on. Radical Islamic terrorism.” | “It looks like another case. We’ve got a lot of bad things going on. Radical Islamic terrorism.” |
| Police, FBI investigators and the president have all declined to classify the shooting as terrorism or anything else, saying they simply do not yet know enough to deduce the shooters’ motives. | Police, FBI investigators and the president have all declined to classify the shooting as terrorism or anything else, saying they simply do not yet know enough to deduce the shooters’ motives. |
| Trump attributed the growing number of mass shootings in the US to poor mental health services. | Trump attributed the growing number of mass shootings in the US to poor mental health services. |
| “It’s mental health, and it’s also really strength. We need strength. We have weak government,. We need strength. And I have to tell you, I think the police out there did a fantastic job and law enforcement.” | “It’s mental health, and it’s also really strength. We need strength. We have weak government,. We need strength. And I have to tell you, I think the police out there did a fantastic job and law enforcement.” |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 9.55pm GMT | at 9.55pm GMT |
| 9.33pm GMT | 9.33pm GMT |
| 21:33 | 21:33 |
| “Somebody said, ‘Hey, somebody is shooting firecrackers. That must be for our party,” a witness of the shooting has told local ABC7. “And then her friend fell to the floor.” | “Somebody said, ‘Hey, somebody is shooting firecrackers. That must be for our party,” a witness of the shooting has told local ABC7. “And then her friend fell to the floor.” |
| “They yelled down the hall and said, ‘There’s a shooting downstairs! There’s a shooting downstairs!’ Just heard like boom, boom shots but I didn’t really hear a gun fire, the gunshots go off, but it sounded more like a big, huge thump,” recalled Melinda Rivas, who was in the building when the shooting occurred. | “They yelled down the hall and said, ‘There’s a shooting downstairs! There’s a shooting downstairs!’ Just heard like boom, boom shots but I didn’t really hear a gun fire, the gunshots go off, but it sounded more like a big, huge thump,” recalled Melinda Rivas, who was in the building when the shooting occurred. |
| “There were 47 of us. We squeezed in our conference room, barricaded the doors, locked the doors with all the furniture in the conference room, hid behind our conference table,” Rivas described. | “There were 47 of us. We squeezed in our conference room, barricaded the doors, locked the doors with all the furniture in the conference room, hid behind our conference table,” Rivas described. |
| The city of San Bernardino has planned vigils for the evening, including a program with the mayor at San Manuel Stadium. | The city of San Bernardino has planned vigils for the evening, including a program with the mayor at San Manuel Stadium. |
| Candlelight Vigil at 6:00 pm. Location: San Manuel Stadium. 280 South E Street. San Bernardino, CA 92401. Program to follow shortly. #MySB | Candlelight Vigil at 6:00 pm. Location: San Manuel Stadium. 280 South E Street. San Bernardino, CA 92401. Program to follow shortly. #MySB |