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Even after officials discover the wife pledged allegiance to ISIS leader, experts on terrorism and crime remain are baffled as to any possible political or religious motive, and still searching out for alternative explanations such as workplace and mental issues and even ethnic confusion and immigrant assimilation issues.

14 killed 18 injured December 2, 2015 San Bernardino Domestic Islamist Terrorist Mass Shooting A mass shooting occurred at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, California, with 14 dead and 18 injured. Man that sat at same table with Syed seemed to say nothing was wrong, then Syed quietly slipped out, leaving his jacket. The shooters targeted a party for employees of the San Bernardino County Department of Public Health, held in an auditorium with at least 100 people, before fleeing in an black Ford Expedition SUV. Two perpetrators, Syed Rizwan Farook and his wife, Tashfeen Malik, dropped off their baby with grandparents before the attack, and were killed by police after gunfire was exchanged with the occupants of the SUV. Farook had attended the party as a county employee. Farook was born in the US to parents from Pakistan. His wife was born in Pakistan and they met in Saudi Arabia. Reportedly the FBI immediately knew it was terrorism but Obama rejected it in his public relations plan. Media focused on anti-musim backlash, but not on Hispanic or Russian links as the AR-15 military style rifles were traced to converted muslim hispanic Enrique Marquez Jr. who entered into a bogus marriage with one of two Russian sisters, Mariya Chernykh. The other sister sister Tatiyana married the brother of the shooter Farook.

related attack still not called terrorism: 4 injured, 2 critical, 1 suspect killed by police November 4, 2015 UC Merced Terrorist Stabbing Spree a lone attacker armed with a knife stabbed and injured four people on the campus of theUniversity of California, Merced in Merced, California. Attack was muslim carrying ISIS flag but announced no reason to believe it was a terrorist attack before it was handed over to FBI which has so far refused to mention the word "terrorism" as a possible motive

Farook was a 28-year-old observant Muslim man born in Illinois to parents, who had migrated to the U.S. from Pakistan. He had returned from a trip to Saudi Arabia newly married to Tashfeen Malik who he had contacted on an online dating site, as some called them an Islamist Bonnie and Clyde criminal couple. It was the second-deadliest mass shooting in California's history, after the 1984 San Ysidro McDonald's massacre, and the deadliest in America since the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Although most media and authorities were unwilling to state any terrorist motive, and only state that terrorism was not being ruled out, candidate Carly Fiorina was one of few public officials willing to speculate that the San Bernardino shooting 'sure looks like Islamic terrorism to me' "everything points to a terrorist attack, a homegrown terrorist attack,” Fiorina said in response to the Daily News’ headline. “This is an example of how afraid the Left wing is terrified of the truth, terrified of our values.... can’t prejudge the investigation, but it sure looks like Islamic terrorism and extremism to me,”

Incident linked to ISIS recruiter who appears to connected to Charlie Hebdo, Garland Texas, Al Shabaab, and ISIS most important commander and recruiter since Anwar Al Awlaki linked to 911, Fort Hood, underwear bomber and numerous foiled plots. Farook has been tied to Minnesota Somali refugee Mohamed Hassan who left Minnesota for Somalia seven years ago to fight for Al Shabaab, ... Hassan also helped radicalize Elton Simpson, one of the two jihadists who tried to storm into a Prophet Muhammad drawing contest in Garland, Texas, on May 4.

Victims: Those whop died in the ISIS-inspired mass murders were from top left: Robert Adams, Isaac Amanios, Bennetta Betbadal, Harry Bowman and Sierra Clayborn. Second row from left: Juan Espinoza, Aurora Godoy, Shannon Johnson, Larry Daniel Kaufman and Damian Meins. Bottom row from left: Tin Nguyen, Nicholas Thalasinos, Yvette Velasco and Michael Wetzel.

Suspect Syed Farook

An undated handout picture made available by the San Bernardino County Sheriff on 03 December 2015 shows a vehicle at the scene of a shootout, in San Bernardino, California

Farook Syed, was acting nervous, left building, 20 minutes later shooting occurred, matches description. . Farook was a 28-year-old man born in Illinois to parents, who had migrated to the U.S. from Pakistan.[41]

After Paris, people still have absolutely no idea of who would organize and plan a military style attack like this on civilians???? Oh, yeah, ISIS is not a threat to the USA. They may have opened fire on a holiday party being held by county employees, federal law enforcement- typical target favored by ISIS.

suspects in the San Bernardino shooting is Sayeed Farook, common Arabic name. Police first assumed it was workplace violence, now drifting towards terrorism as a possbility. And they still can't name a motivation?????

Farouk's father: Farook said he hasn’t seen his son in some time. “He was very religious. He would go to work, come back, go to pray, come back. He’s Muslim.”

*Reference - Not Terrorist

FBI: David Bowdich,“It is a possibility.. But... we are not willing to go down that road yet.
Media Matters: Right-Wing Media's Unhinged Reactions Right-wing media figures reacted by attacking Muslims, chastising calls for gun safety, and dismissing the prevalence of gun violence in the United States. Breitbart NewsAsked Whether "The San Bernardino Shooters [Were] Muslim?"
Obama: It’s Possible This Is Workplace Related Violence (VIDEO) by Jim Hoft
PressTV-Mass shooting wreaks havoc in California Press TV

*Reference - Jihad

Allen B West: 4 highly DISTURBING facts about the San Bernardino shooters C’mon folks. This was a well-planned, Islamic terror attack. What else could it possibly be? Farook was identified by co-workers who witnessed the Christmas party 3. Farook’s father said his son was a very devout Muslim. trip to Saudi Arabia for about a month and came back with a wife, a co-worker told The Associated Press.dating website Dubai Matriomonial, was a Sunni Muslim... “jocked up” in tactical gear, including masks, vests – even GoPro cameras. each carrying an AR-15 rifle and and a pistol vehicle also contained so-called “rollout bags” with multiple pipe bombs, and ammunition. GoPro cameras strapped to their body armor and wore tactical clothing, including vests stuffed with ammunition magazines. “That’s a military tactic for a sustained fight,” discovered and detonated three pipe bombs late Wednesday at the Inland Regional Center.. their home in Redlands that was being searched in connection with the shooting as “an IED facility.” with multiple pipe bombs in the house, as well as small explosives that were strapped to remote-controlled cars.
Carly Fiorina 'sure looks like Islamic terrorism to me' "
Debbie Schlussel: What You Don’t Know About Devout Muslim Perpetrator, Trip to Saudi Syed Farook, one of the three Islamic terrorists who massacred at least 14 Americans in San Bernardino today, had things a lot of other people wish they had: a decent-paying job with the State of California, owned a home with a large walk-in closet, a family with a child, and so on. And, yet, despite everything that America gave this Muslim who went to high school in California, Haven’t we had enough? From the UC-Merced Jihad to this one in San Bernardino,
Heavy Syed Farook .Tashfeen Malik: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know | Heavy.com
Tashfeen Malik was killed by police along with Syed Farook after the Inland ... the Los Angeles Times said that Farook had married in the past six months...co-worker of Farook’s told ABC News that the shooter had described Malik as a pharmacist. Another profile said that he was trying “to live as a good Muslim. Looking for wa girl who has the same outlook, wear hijab, but live life to the fullest.” He had set up the profile on iMilap, a dating site that describes itself as “a site for people with disabilities and second marriage.”
Rudy Giuliani: If You Can’t See This Was an Act of Terror “You’re a Moron”Dec 3rd, 2015 Jim Hoft
Tom Ridge: California shooting: Tom Ridge says 'I think this is terrorism' 3 December 2015 America's former Secretary of Homeland Security bbc amount of weaponry and the pipe bombs found at the attackers' house made him confident
TMZ: workplace violence fantasy. He just happened to have bomb making equipment, pipe bombs, AR 15's, enough ammo for WW 3 and matching military grade combat gear. So we are supposed to believe he assembled all that just in case someone at work pissed him off? .this is Islamic extremism and it was planned for some time.
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baby dropped off before attack
christmas party
ISIS supports attack by "supporters" rather than "fighters"
man-wife Islamic terrorist team
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Al Qaeda magazine: R/C Car bomb small explosives that were strapped to remote-controlled cars. (bbc) "pipe bombs attached to a remote-controlled device found at the scene of the shooting were based on a design found in Inspire magazine, an online publication run by Yemen-based Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula."
arranged marriage - speculation sand possibility but no evidence to prove marriage was arranged by terrorist group.
Assault rifle : AR-15 US military style (high quality, precision, smaller bullets than cheaper AK-47) .223 style their two assault-style rifles were purchased by someone who is now under investigation,
Budget: man and his wife accumulated an estimated $30,000 in weapons and bombs
CAIR condemns attack, says Islam has nothing to do with terrorists or this attack.
Cameras: San Bernardino Killers Were Wearing GoPro Cameras During Massacre Hoft Authorities deny there was go pro. GoPro Roanoke TV reporter Vester Lee Flanagan attached a camera to himself French Terrorist Taped Rampage in Kosher Grocery Store ... freebeacon Charlie Hebdo terrorists Saïd and Chérif Kouachi, attached a GoPro
Why Paris terrorist wore a GoPro - CSMonitor.com Jan 31, 2015 Amedy Coulibaly used a GoPro
Christmas party cover story: soft target Christmas party that he attacked. Some witnesses are saying that there was no argument and that he just left nervously. This Christmas party was the target. Massacre Triggered by Holiday Party Dispute TMZ one of the gunman showed up for some sort of Christmas part left ... and when the gunman returned, he went to same room and shot it up. offended both him and Allah but they simply partied on regardless
Christmas lights: (ABCNews):raid found "Christmas lights" -- a potential component for certain explosive devices as described in an al Qaeda magazine.
Data destruction: hard drive from their computer is gone, and two relatively new cell phones were found smashed in a garbage can near one of the crime scenes
Daily prayer: Farook prayed every day at the Islamic Center of Riverside - but stopped abruptly three weeks ago. (bbc)
Disgruntled employee cover story legend
Enrique Marquez neighbor bought gun...raided the Riverside, California home of , an old neighbor of Farook who three law enforcement officials told ABC News had purchased the two "assault-style" weapons used in the San Bernardino attack. Marquez bought the weapons in late 2011 and early 2012, one of the officials said, and the Director of the FBI, James Comey, said Friday that Marquez, who was not publicly identified at the time, was "not a suspect, at least at this point." (ABCNews)
Facebook IS allegience: Farook's wife, 27-year-old Tashfeen Malik, pledged allegiance to IS on social media, the day of the shooting, US officials have said. (bbc)
Family investigation: A former senior counter-terrorism official said that family members of identified terrorists are often added to the Terrorist Identifier Datamart Environment (TIDE) as a precaution during the course of an investigation (ABCNews)
Father: Father was shocked to learn of his son’s possible involvement in the attack. “I haven’t heard anything,” the elder Syed Farook told the Daily News. “He was very religious. He would go to work, come back, go to pray, come back. He’s Muslim.” (ABCNews) 66-year-old father, also named Syed Farook, who has been placed on a federal terrorist watch list,..investigating the elder Farook's multiple trips to his native Pakistan, including lengthy trips this year and last year. [the younger Farook] as a known terrorist," His father is an immediate family member who spent extended periods of time in Pakistan. He's watch listed."
Father unstable: Court filings in 2006 and 2008 showed that Farook's mother Rafia filed restraining orders against his father, also called Syed, describing him as a mentally ill alcoholic who was taking medication and "threatens to kill himself on a daily basis", the Guardian reported (ABCNews): Other members of Farook's family downplayed his purported comments, telling ABC News he is "not stable" and "not handling this well." A spokesperson for the Muslim rights organization CAIR said the father did not recall talking to the Italian newspaper.
Fiance visa: FBI says Tashfeen Malik came to the US in July 2014 on a Pakistani passport with a fiancee visa that required she get married within 90 days or leave the country...in-person interview and biometric and background checks (bbc) Malik applied for permanent residency in September 2014 and received a permanent resident green card in July 2015 following further background checks by the FBI and Department of Homeland Security.
Garland Texas attack: Somali: 'refugee' Mohamed Hassan linked to San Bernardino terror attack WorldNetDaily December 6, 2015 Mohamed Hassan left Minnesota for Somalia seven years ago to fight for Al Shabaab, ... Hassan also helped radicalize Elton Simpson, one of the two jihadists who tried to storm into a Prophet Muhammad drawing contest in Garland, Texas, on May 4. “One of the two shooters in last week’s terrorist attack on a free-speech event in Garland, Texas,
Gun modifications: The semi-automatic long guns they used were altered, including at least one that was essentially turned into a fully automatic weapon, a law enforcement official told CNN.
Gun purchase 2011: 4 guns purchased San Bernardino shooting CNBC‎ all four guns were bought four years ago Latest: Associated Press two rifles they carried were bought legally more than three years ago. ... The official says the guns were all purchased in California.
Handguns: police recovered assault rifles and “two semiautomatic handguns” from the couple’s car.
IED factory: (ABCNews): police discovered a dozen explosive devices the two had apparently constructed.
ISIS fascination: (ABCNews): elder Farook spoke to an Italian newspaper over the weekend and said that his son was fascinated by the Syria-based terror group ISIS and hated Israel.
Israel hate: ABCNews): elder Farook spoke to an Italian newspaper son hated Israel.
Lawyer are Sandy Hook False Flag truthers: "Unlikely female shooter was involved" CNN: “There’s a lot of things that, quite frankly, don’t add up or seem implausible,” Chesley said during a CNN interview with Chris Cuomo on Friday, Mediaite reported. “She was never involved in shooting. She’s probably about 90 pounds, so it’s unlikely she could even carry a weapon or wear some type of a vest or do any of this. … It just doesn’t make sense for these two to be able to act like some kind of Bonnie and Clyde or something. It’s just ridiculous. It doesn’t add up. It doesn’t add up, the military skills to carry out something like this, really. I’m just telling you straight out – it doesn’t make sense.”... Mohammad Abuershaid is attorney for Farook's family. Two attorneys representing Farook's family have cast doubt on the ISIS connection, and the family members said they never saw anything extreme in Farook or his new wife. alternatives Farook Family Lawyer: 'They Were Handcuffed, Lying Face Down National Review (conservative good guys) David S. Chelsey, made ... a stew of “false flag” or Truther conspiracy theories, post-Ferguson ... Farook-family lawyers hint at false flag, talk Sandy Hook truthers “There were a lot of questions drawn with Sandy Hook and whether or not that was a real incident or not,” Chelsey said, [Lying lawyer] Mohammad Abuershaid: “There was nothing to show that [Malik] was extreme at all, and [Farook] was a normal guy, in every sense of the word,” Abuershaid said. Syed Farook's Family Hires Conspiracy-Addled Attorney ...
victorygirlsblog Just like Sandy Hook was a false flag operation. Riiight.
Long Guns: rifles used in the attack at the center were “AR-15s or similar style weapons.” That report also talked about Farook and Malik being dressed in “assault-style clothing.” The New York Times reports that police recovered assault rifles and “two semiautomatic handguns” from the couple’s car.
Mariya Chernykh Marquez married in November 2014 sister of Russian Tatiana Gigliotti Marquez. Did not live with his wife never explained his living arrangements. msn
Marquez Hispanic muslim convert neighbor never spoke of Farook, according to Ramirez. He talked most often about his desire to enlist in the U.S. Navy. msn
marriage: married in Riverside County in 2014 and celebrated the union at the Islamic Center in Riverside with a party for up to 300 people, Reuters reported. (bbc)
mastermind: (ABCNews): leaning towards Malik as the plot's "mastermind."afteer pledge of allegiance to ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi on Facebook
Mental Illness CAIR “It May Be Work Related or Mental Illness” Hoft . We don’t know the motives. Is it work, rage related? Is it mental illness? Is it extreme ideology? At this point it’s really unknown to us.”
Mosque: Islamic Center in Riverside
Neighbors saw suspicious: The night before the fatal shooting a neighbor witness several men entering in and out of his garage and carrying boxes. These men are currently being sought after as it is believed those very men assisted with the placing of explosives in the home.
North hollywood shootout: look up North Hollywood Bank Shootout February 28 1997, on You Tube. Weed you way throught them. This was 1997 and these two guys had AK47s, 45s, and body armor. So this really isn't something new
Pakistan American Terrorist Incidents A rare case of Pakistan attack on US.
Pakistan travel: FBI says husband went to Pakistan as well, though Abuershaid denied that
Pharmacist: shooter had described Malik as a pharmacist.
Pipe bombs: explosive devices, were found both inside the building after the shooting and in the vehicle after the police chase. olice officers responding to the chase and shootout said there appeared to be at least one pipe bomb in the vehicle, according to scanner audio.
Religion discussions: Farook and Thalasinos, reportedly a devout Messianic Jew, once had a "heated, passionate" discussion, Victim was "upset about what ISIS has been doing and the radicalized Muslims,"
The men were sticking by their strongly held positions but were not fighting,
R/C Car bomb small explosives that were strapped to remote-controlled cars. (bbc) "pipe bombs attached to a remote-controlled device found at the scene of the shooting were based on a design found in Inspire magazine, an online publication run by Yemen-based Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula."
Ruled out / not willing to consider terrorism: initially saying there were no indications of terrorism, switch to have not ruled out a connection to terrorism....“I am not willing to go down that road just yet,”
Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia for about a month and came back with a wife,
Second attack: Unnamed federal investigators said the two also planned a second attack before they were killed by police.WND
Somali: 'refugee' linked to ISIS, San Bernardino, Garland, Charlie Hebdo terror attacks WorldNetDaily December 6, 2015 Hassan left Minnesota for Somalia seven years ago to fight for Al Shabaab, ... Law enforcement conducting the raid at Syed Farook's apartment in Redlands, California, found evidence tying Syed Farook to Hassan,...been on the FBI radar screen for at least seven years. family came into the U.S. as refugees from Somalia. The Somali refugee program has been going on for decades and has produced some of America’s most feared terrorists, even as the Syrian refugee program grabs most of the headlines. Hassan also helped radicalize Elton Simpson, one of the two jihadists who tried to storm into a Prophet Muhammad drawing contest in Garland, Texas, on May 4. “One of the two shooters in last week’s terrorist attack on a free-speech event in Garland, Texas, Elton Simpson, was reportedly radicalized over the Internet by former Somali refugee Mohammad Hassan,” WND reported on May 11. Twitter handle ‘Miski.’” called for the Garland attack 10 days prior to it being carried out by Simpson and his Pakistani accomplice. “The brothers from the Charlie Hebdo attack did their part. It’s time for the brothers in the #us to do their part.”
Tail gunner - one drove, the other fired 75 rounds at police from the backseat
Chernykh’s sister was married to Syed Raheel Farook, the shooter’s older brother. The sisters are from Russia, according to marriage records. Raheel and his wife were both witnesses at Marquez’s wedding, records show. Raheel and Chernykh’s sister, Tatiana Gigliotti, were married in 2011. (MSN)
wife: WND possible that Malik, the mother of a 6-month-old, radicalized her husband, according to Fox News. Unnamed federal investigators said the two also planned a second attack before they were killed by police. man and his wife accumulated an estimated $30,000 in weapons and bombs
woman size: Chesley expressed surprise "about 90 pounds, so it's unlikely she could even carry a weapon or wear some type of a vest or do any of this," could have been an active participant in the horror.
Workplace Violence terrorist attack staged as workplace proves that most other workplace "going postal" violence could actually be no-credit terrorist attacks

Timeline

A former senior counter-terrorism official said that family members of identified terrorists are often added to the Terrorist Identifier Datamart Environment (TIDE) as a precaution during the course of an investigation.

elder Farook came to the U.S. in 1972 and became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1999.

Syed Rizwan Farook was

born in Chicago on June 14, 1987, to parents born in Pakistan

He was raised in Southern California.

elder Farook became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1999.

2003 graduate of La Sierra High School

Court filings in 2006 and 2008 showed that Farook's mother Rafia filed restraining orders against his father, also called Syed, describing him as a mentally ill alcoholic who was taking medication and "threatens to kill himself on a daily basis", the Guardian reported

In July 2010, he was hired as a seasonal public employee and served until December of that year, according to a work history supplied by the county. In

2011: 4 guns purchased San Bernardino shooting CNBC‎ all four guns were bought four years ago Latest: Associated Press two rifles they carried were bought legally more than three years ago. ... The official says the guns were all purchased in California. their two assault-style rifles were purchased by someone who is now under investigation,

January 2012, he was rehired as a trainee environmental health specialist before being promoted two years later. Among his job duties was inspecting restaurants.

most recently studied finance at California State University Fullerton until 2013.

2013 - at least two years ago and had discussed jihad and martyrdom as early as 2013

First of two trips to Saudi Arabia - meets future wife and terrorist partner

San Bernardino Shooting Farook Saudi Arabia ... KWCH‑DT San Bernardino shooter Syed Rizwan Farook traveled to Saudi Arabia in 2013 for the Hajj for a couple of weeks, two U.S. government officials said. One of the officials explained that this is a common occurrence, and the trip would not have raised any red flags, because many Americans travel to Saudi Arabia during that time. The U.S. government believes Farook met Tashfeen Malik during that trip, wyff4 Two U.S. government officials have also said there's information about Farook traveling to Saudi Arabia for the Hajj in 2013.

The soft-spoken Farook was known to pray every day at San Bernardino's Dar Al Uloom Al Islamiyah mosque.

August 2013 Pakistani woman he had originally met through an online Muslim matrimonial site he joined in August 2013.

Saudi and U.S. officials said records show Farook also was in Saudi Arabia in July 2014. traveled to Saudi Arabia in the summer of 2014, according to Saudi and U.S. officials. Records show Farook was in the country on that trip for nine days, a Saudi official said. A U.S. official described the 2014 trip as Farook's "last recorded" trip to Saudi Arabia. wyff4

Tashfeen Malik came to the US in July 2014 abcnews:U.S. officials previously said that Farook, a U.S. citizen originally from Chicago, traveled to Saudi Arabia in July 2014 and returned less than two weeks later with Malik in tow. Photo taken at airport on return.

A U.S. marriage certificate reported their marriage in Riverside on August 16, 2014

Aug 2014: abcnews: two were married in the eyes of U.S. law in California just a month after their arrival, although some officials have said they could have been married earlier abroad.

applied for permanent residency in September 2014

baby registry at Target Johnson’s Head-to-Toe Baby Wash and Pampers Swaddlers Diapers, the mom’s baby registry with Target (“Tashfeen’s Baby Registry”) lists an Evenflo Tribute Convertible Car Seat

May or June 2015 baby born

They left behind an explosive device that Farook might well have used part of his paternity leave to construct, building a bomb when he was supposed to be forging a bond with his child.

received a permanent resident green card in July 2015 following further background checks by the FBI and Department of Homeland Security.

D-weeks: Friends: Syed Farook stopped going to mosque weeks ago ... Star Tribune Syed Farook was known to pray every day at his mosque, and he impressed ... Friends: Suspect in deadly California shooting stopped going to ...

November 29–30 After law enforcement sources confirmed that Farook spent time on at the Riverside Magnum Shooting Range, about 25 miles (40 km) away from the couple's Redlands home, the FBI obtained surveillance video from the range. During these visits, one lasting several hours, Farook shot an AR-15 and a handgun, which he had brought to the range.

D-2 weeks: 2015 San Bernardino attack A $28,500 deposit was made to Syed Farook’s bank account two weeks before he and his wife, Tashfeen Malik, carried out the San Bernardino massacre (SBS) (Fox News)

D-3: rented out expensive Ford Expedition SUV $861 / week similar to Yukon XL suburban parked in front of home, not used on a trip.

D-1: people observed visiting home and boxes being delivered

Day of attack

likely explanation is that the hall’s sprinkler system had been triggered, apparently by one of the couple’s bullets. The resulting deluge almost certainly surprised the killers. It also might have soaked the remote control electronics.

drove home

spotted by police

rolling gunfight

ford SUV pocked and peppered with bullets

suspect vehicle stopped,” a cop announced. “We need a Bearcat!”

A Bearcat being an armored car. Three responded, but the shooting was done. The occupants of the car had fired 76 rifle rounds at the police. A total of 23 officers had fired 380 rounds in response.

A body could be seen sprawled in the street, a rifle nearby. Another body was in the back. There was also a second rifle, along with two 9 mm handguns, 1,400 more rounds of .223 ammunition, and 200 rounds of 9 mm ammunition.

Police now found in their home a dozen more pipe bombs, which, like the one at the murder scene, were identical to those that al Qaeda’s magazine depicted, along with step–by-step instructions on “How to Build a Bomb in the Kitchen of Your Mom.”

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2015 San Bernardino shooting

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2015 San Bernardino shooting
Part of Terrorism in the United States
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Location	Inland Regional Center, San Bernardino, California, U.S.
Coordinates	34.0755°N 117.2777°WCoordinates: 34.0755°N 117.2777°W (Initial active shooter site) 34.0775°N 117.2484°W (Final shootout with police)
Date	December 2, 2015 10:59 am (PST)
Target	San Bernardino County employees attending a holiday event
Attack type	Terrorism,^[1] mass shooting at a workplace^[2]
Weapons	.223 AR-15 type rifles 9mm pistols Pipe bombs^[3]^[4]
Deaths	16 (14 civilians, 2 perpetrators)
Non-fatal injuries	23 (21 civilians, 2 police officers)^[5]^[6]
Perpetrators	Syed Rizwan Farook Tashfeen Malik
Motive	homegrown Islamic extremisminspired by foreign terror groups^[2]^[7]

On December 2, 2015, fourteen people were killed and 21 injured in a terror attack consisting of a mass shooting and unsuccessful bombing at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, California, United States. Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik, a married couple, targeted a San Bernardino County Department of Public Health training event and holiday party of about 80 employees in a rented banquet room. Farook was an American-born U.S. citizen of Pakistani descent, while his wife was a Pakistani-born legal resident of the U.S. He attended the training event as an employee before the shooting.

After the shooting, the couple fled in a rented SUV. Four hours later, police pursued their vehicle and killed them in a shootout. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) began a counter-terrorism investigation because of the weapons and equipment used, recent travel to and from Saudi Arabia, and a Facebook post attributed to the shooters in which they pledged allegiance to the leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). FBI Director James Comey said that the perpetrators were "homegrown violent extremists" who were inspired by foreign terrorist groups, but were not directed by such groups or part of a terrorist cell or network. On December 6, President Barack Obama called the shooting an act of terrorism in a prime timeaddress delivered from the Oval Office.

The attack was the second-deadliest mass shooting in California after the 1984 San Ysidro McDonald's massacre, and the deadliest in the U.S. since the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.^[8]^[9]

Attack

Perpetrators Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik left their six-month-old daughter with Farook's mother the morning of the attack, saying they were going to a doctor's appointment.^[10]^[11] Farook, a health inspector for the San Bernardino County Department of Public Health, attended a departmental event at the banquet room of the Inland Regional Center.^[12]^[13] The event began as a semi-annual all-staff meeting and training event, and was in the process of transitioning into a department holiday party/luncheon when the shooting began.^[12]^[14] There were 91 invited guests, and "about 75 to 80 people were believed to have come to the party."^[14]

A – Site of shooting
B – Injured people treated
C – School for the blind where some took shelter

Coworkers reported that Farook had been quiet early on in the event and noticed he had left the party abruptly, leaving his coat and some papers before a group photo was taken.^[12]^[15] There were some reports that an argument occurred before his departure.^[16] In later police briefings, it was said he left under "angry" circumstances.^[17]

At 10:59 am PST, Farook and Malik, armed with semi-automatic pistols and semi-automatic rifles, opened fire on those in attendance.^[18]^[19]^[20]^[21] They wore ski masks and black tactical gear (including load-bearing vests holding magazines and ammunition), but not ballistic or bulletproof vests.^[14]^[22] The entire shooting took less than four minutes.^[12] They fired between 65 and 75 bullets. The perpetrators departed the scene before police arrived.^[21] Witnesses said they recognized Farook as one of the shooters by his voice and build.^[23] Sources reported that Malik pledged bay'ah (allegiance) to the leader of ISIL on a Facebook account associated with her as the attack was underway.^[2]^[24]^[25] Later reports described the posting as being made on behalf of both shooters.^[26]

The perpetrators left three explosive devices connected to one another at the Inland Regional Center. The devices—described as "three pipe bombs tied together to make one device"—were "stitched together on a remote-controlled car" and failed to explode.^[27]^[28] Authorities believe that the pipe bombs were meant to target the emergency personnel responding to the scene.^[29] The device was hidden inside a canvas bag, and its build was similar to schematics published in Al Qaeda's Inspire magazine.^[29]

Initial reports indicated that the perpetrators had been wearing Go-Pro cameras during the shooting, but no cameras were recovered, and the reports were later refuted.^[30]^[31] The FBI later found Go-Pro packaging in the perpetrator's mother's car.^[32]

Police response

It took four minutes for the first police unit to respond to the shooting following the initial 911 emergency call.^[14] At 11:14 am, the San Bernardino Fire Department made aTwitter post about an emergency on the 1300 block of Waterman Avenue, with the police working to clear the scene.^[33]^[34]^[35]^[36] Roads in the area were closed to traffic.^[37]

Two police officers arrived almost simultaneously; when another officer arrived two minutes later, the three officers entered the building and began to evacuate the survivors.^[14] The San Bernardino SWAT team happened to be conducting its monthly training exercise a few miles away from the scene at the time of the attack "and was able to arrive quickly, already wearing protective gear."^[38] Ultimately, about 300 officers and agents from city, county, state and federal agencies responded to the active-shooter event,^[14] converging on the scene as people were being evacuated.^[38]^[39]

Police used a battering ram to get into the complex.^[40]^[41] The FBI and the Los Angeles Police Department Counter-terrorism unit were called in to assist.^[42] Police were on the lookout for a black SUV used by the perpetrators to flee the scene.^[5]^[40]

The explosive devices placed by the perpetrators were later detonated by a bomb squad.^[3]^[43]

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security sent a Pilatus PC-12 surveillance aircraft to the area, which circled the skies above San Bernardino for hours, mainly in the area where the shooting took place and in areas under investigation by police, and departed after the shootout between the perpetrators and police.^[44]^[45]

Shootout

The shootout occurred on the south side of San Bernardino Avenue just east of Sheldon Drive; the red "A" marks the location of the Inland Regional Center.

Law enforcement began the search for the suspects. A witness gave Farook's name to police, who quickly learned that he had rented a black Ford Expedition SUV with Utah license plates four days before the attack.^[14]^[18]^[46] Officers went to the address on North Center Street given by a neighbor that knew Farook for surveillance, but had to give chase when the perpetrators fled the house. At least one fake explosive—a metal pipe stuffed with cloth made to resemble a pipe bomb—was thrown at the police during the pursuit.^[3]^[43] After the SUV was stopped, the couple exchanged fire with police from inside their vehicle on East San Bernardino Avenue, about 1.7 miles (2.7 km) away from the scene of the mass shooting. It began around 3:00 pm, about four hours after the initial attack at the Inland Regional Center had begun.^[47] Police used multiple BearCat armored personnel carriers in confronting the shooters.^[48]

The suspect's vehicle involved in the shootout.

The gunfire lasted under a minute before both perpetrators were killed.^[47]^[49] The sheriff's department confirmed that a man and a woman were killed.^[50]

Seven police agencies were involved in the final shootout, with 23 officers firing a combined total of approximately 380 rounds.^[14]The perpetrators fired 76 rifle rounds.^[14]^[18] During the shootout, police asked residents to stay indoors.^[51]^[52]

Initial news reports and witness accounts led to a search for up to three shooters, but police eventually determined that there were only two.^[22]^[53]^[54] Investigators in armored vehicles at the townhouse of the perpetrators considered ordering an evacuation, but instead ordered the neighborhood to shelter in place and cordoned off the area.^[55] From 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm, police asked residents of the area to stay in their homes with doors locked and secure after residents reported a person jumping fences.^[56] No one was found; the reports may have been from officers at the scene.^[56] A person detained after running away from the scene of the shootout was thought to be a possible third suspect, but police determined that he was not connected to the shooting; the person was booked on an unrelated outstanding misdemeanor warrant.^[14]

Victims

Fourteen civilians were killed and 21 others injured in the attack at the Inland Regional Center.^[57]^[58] Once the injured were extracted from the building, it took about 15 minutes for them to get to the hospital.^[14] Five patients were transported to the nearby Loma Linda University Medical Center^[39]^[59] (the only Level I trauma center in the region)^[60] and six were transported to the Arrowhead Regional Medical Center.^[40]^[61] One police officer was hospitalized with a bullet wound suffered during the gunfight;^[5]^[53]^[62] another officer was injured by flying glass or shrapnel.^[63]

The fourteen deceased ranged in age from 26 to 60 years old. Nine were residents of San Bernardino County; the others were from nearby Riverside, Los Angeles, andOrange counties. Three of the deceased victims—Isaac Amanios, Bennetta Betbadal and Tin Nguyen—had come to the United States to escape violence or persecution in their home countries.^[64] Twelve of the fourteen dead were county employees;^[65] ten were environmental health specialists.^[66] They are:

Name	Age	Gender
Robert Adams	40	Male
Isaac Amanios	60	Male
Bennetta Betbadal	46	Female
Harry Bowman	46	Male
Sierra Clayborn	27	Female
Juan Espinoza	50	Male
Aurora Godoy	26	Female
Shannon Johnson	45	Male
Larry Daniel Kaufman	42	Male
Damian Meins	58	Male
Tin Nguyen	31	Female
Nicholas Thalasinos	52	Male
Yvette Velasco	27	Female
Michael Wetzel	37	Male

Perpetrators

Two people were identified as having carried out the attack: married couple Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik.^[67]

Syed Rizwan Farook

Syed Rizwan Farook
2013 driver's license
Born	June 14, 1987 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	December 2, 2015 (aged 28) San Bernardino, California, U.S.
Cause of death	Multiple gunshots by police
Education	California State University, San Bernardino (B.S. Environmental health)
Spouse(s)	Tashfeen Malik (m. 2014–15)
Children	1 daughter (b. 2015)

Syed Rizwan Farook (June 14, 1987^[68] – December 2, 2015) was born in Chicago, Illinois,^[11]^[27]^[69] and was a U.S. citizen.^[60]His parents had immigrated from Pakistan.^[60] According to sources, he had a "troubled childhood"^[70] and grew up in an "abusive" home.^[71]^[72] Farook grew up in Riverside, California, and attended La Sierra High School, graduating in 2004, one year early.^[73]^[74] He attended California State University, San Bernardino, and received a bachelor's degree in environmental health in either 2009^[75] or 2010.^[73]^[74] He was a student for one semester in 2014 at California State University, Fullerton in their graduate program for environmental engineering, but never completed the program.^[73]

Farook worked as a food inspector for the San Bernardino County Department of Public Health for five years before the shooting.^[76]^[77]^[78] From July to December 2010, he was a seasonal employee for the county. He was hired as anenvironmental health specialist trainee on January 28, 2012, and became a permanent employee on February 8, 2014.^[73]Coworkers described Farook as quiet and polite and said that he held no obvious grudges.^[15]

According to family members and coworkers, Farook was a devout Sunni Muslim, and traveled to Saudi Arabia several times, including to complete the Hajj in 2013.^[17]^[60] Farook attended prayers at the Islamic Center of Riverside twice a day, in the mornings and the evenings, according to an interview in The New York Times with Mustafa H. Kuko, the Center's director. According to the Times, Farook stood out as especially devout and "kept a bit of a distance" from other congregants.^[79] During that time, according to friends, he never discussed politics. About three weeks before the shooting, Farook abruptly stopped going to the mosque.^[80]

Farook had a profile on the dating website iMilap.com, in which he listed backyard target practice as a hobby. A lawyer for Farook's family also said that he would go to firing ranges by himself.^[81]

In an interview with the Italian newspaper La Stampa following the attack, Farook's father was reported as having said that his son shared the ideology of al-Baghdadi and ISIL, and had a fixation on Israel.^[82] He also recounted a time when he first saw Farook with a firearm: "I became angry. In 45 years in the United States, I yelled: 'I have never had a weapon.' Farook responded by shrugging and saying 'Your loss.'"^[82] A spokesperson for the Council on American–Islamic Relations (CAIR) said the father did not recall talking to La Stampa^[83] or making those statements.^[84]

Tashfeen Malik

Tashfeen Malik
Passport photo
Born	July 13, 1986 Karor Lal Esan, Pakistan
Died	December 2, 2015 (aged 29) San Bernardino, California, U.S.
Cause of death	Multiple gunshots by police
Education	Bahauddin Zakariya University
Spouse(s)	Syed Rizwan Farook (m. 2014–15)
Children	1 daughter (b. 2015)

Tashfeen Malik^[a] (July 13, 1986^[85] – December 2, 2015) was born in Pakistan but had lived for most of her life in Saudi Arabia.^[11]^[77]^[86] Her hometown was Karor Lal Esan, 280 miles (450 km) southwest of Islamabad.^[87]

Studies in Multan

Malik returned to Pakistan to study pharmacy at Bahauddin Zakariya University in Multan and graduated in 2012.^[2] Saudi Interior Ministry spokesman Major General Mansour Al-Turki denied reports that Malik grew up in his country, saying that she only visited Saudi Arabia for a few weeks in 2008 and again in 2013.^[88] The city of Multan has been linked to jihadist activity.^[89]

While in Multan, Malik attended the local center of the Al-Huda International Seminary, a conservative women-only religious academy network with seminaries across Pakistan and branches in the U.S. and Canada.^[89]^[90] According to school records, Malik enrolled in an eighteen-month Quranic studies course with Al-Huda on April 17, 2013, and left on May 3, 2014, telling administrators that she was leaving to get married.^[90] Malik expressed an interest in completing the course by correspondence, but never did so.^[90]

According to experts, Al-Huda, which was founded in 1994, "draws much of its support from women from educated, relatively affluent backgrounds."^[90] Faiza Mushtaq, a Pakistani scholar that studied the organization, said that "these Al-Huda classes is teaching these urban, educated, upper-middle-class women a very conservative interpretation of Islam that makes them very judgmental about others around them."^[91] According to the Los Angeles Times, Al-Huda seminaries promote anti-Western views and hard-line practices in a fashion that "could encourage some adherents to lash out against non-believers."^[91] An Al-Huda administrator from the head office in Islamabad, said that terrorism "is against the teachings of Islam" and that the school's curriculum did not endorse violence.^[91]

Marriage and entry into United States

According to one of Farook's coworkers, Malik and her husband married about a month after he traveled to Saudi Arabia in early 2014; the two had met over the internet.^[15]^[49] Malik joined Farook in California shortly after their wedding. A U.S. marriage certificate reported their marriage in Riverside on August 16, 2014.^[92] At the time of her death, Malik and Farook had a six-month-old daughter.^[78]^[93]^[94]

Malik entered the United States on a K-1 (fiancée) visa with a Pakistani passport.^[17]^[60]^[95] According to a State Department spokesman, all applicants for such visas are fully screened.^[96] Malik's application for permanent residency (a "green card") was completed by Farook on her behalf in September 2014, and she was granted a conditional green card in July 2015.^[95] Obtaining such a green card would have required the couple to prove that the marriage was legitimate, as well as requiring Malik to provide her fingerprints and pass criminal and national security background checks using government databases.^[60]^[95]

Investigators think that Malik, as opposed to her husband, may have been the primary planner behind the attack.^[97] Malik reportedly had become very religious in the years before the attack and wearing both the niqab and burqa while urging others to do so as well.^[98]^[99] Pakistani media reported that Malik had ties to the radical Red Mosque inIslamabad, but a cleric and a spokesman from the mosque vehemently denied these claims, saying that they had never heard of Malik before the shooting.^[99]^[100] Malik's estranged relatives say that she had left the moderate Islam of her family and had become radicalized while living in Saudi Arabia.^[100]^[101]

Malik was one of a small number of female mass shooters in the U.S.; women constituted only 3.75 percent of active shooters in the U.S. from 2000 to 2013.^[102]^[103]^[104]^[105]

Investigation

Neither shooter had a criminal record,^[106] and neither was on a terrorist watch list.^[107] The New York Times reported that "by all accounts so far, the government had no concrete intelligence warning of the assault," although the federal government has long feared "homegrown, self-radicalized individuals operating undetected before striking one of many soft targets" in the United States.^[108]

On December 3, the FBI took over as the leading federal law enforcement agency on the case,^[109] treating the probe as a counterterrorism investigation.^[1]^[60] The FBI is conducting a "massive" investigation, and by December 7 had already conducted about 400 interviews and collected about 320 pieces of evidence.^[110]^[111]

Weapons

The four guns used by the shooters.Released by the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department.

The attackers used two .223-caliber semi-automatic rifles, two 9 mm caliber semi-automatic pistols, and an explosive device in the attack.^[3]^[4]^[60] The rifles used were variants of the AR-15: one was a DPMS Panther Arms A15, the other was a Smith & Wesson M&P15.^[60]^[112]

All four of the guns were initially purchased legally from federally licensed firearms dealers in California in 2011 and 2012.^[20]^[113] The two handguns were purchased by Farook from a dealer in Corona.^[20]^[114] One of the handguns was manufactured by Llama and the other is a Springfield XD.^[112]

Tactical belt used by one of the shooters.

The two rifles were purchased by Enrique Marquez, a childhood friend of Farook's whose home was searched by federal authorities following the attack.^[113]^[115] Under California law, all firearms must be transferred through a California licensed firearms dealer; Marquez's role in the transfer of the guns to Farook and Malik was looked into by investigators,^[113] and criminal charges may be brought against him.^[116]

The rifles in question were legally purchased in California under California's state ban on assault weapons.^[117] After the couple acquired the rifles, they subsequently altered them: there was a failed attempt to modify the Smith & Wesson rifle to fire in fully automatic mode, they made a modification that defeated the ban on detachable magazines, and they used a detachable high-capacity magazine; California laws limit magazines to a maximum of ten rounds, and the magazine must be fixed by to the rifle and require a tool such as a bullet, pen, or other implement to remove it, thereby creating a delay in the rate at which spent magazines can be replaced.^[4]^[118] According to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the modifications made the guns illegal assault weapons. The couple had a total of 1,600 rounds (1,400 for the rifles and 200 for the handguns) with them at the time of the shootout.^[60]

Searches

After the deaths of the perpetrators, the focus shifted to a small townhouse in Redlands, a few miles away from San Bernardino; the place where Farook and Malik met after the shooting and where they lived.^[119]^[120] By 6:00 pm PST on December 2, police were executing a search warrant on the house.^[119] According to the San Bernardino police chief, Farook and Malik were listed in the rental agreement.^[121] Police used robots to search the house.^[120] Investigators found 2,000 9-mm handgun rounds, 2,500 .223-caliber rounds, and the tools that could be used to make improvised explosive devices.^[122] The FBI also initially reported that it had removed twelve pipe bombs from the perpetrators' home;^[122] the FBI clarified several days later that it had recovered 19 types of pipes that could be converted into bombs were removed from the home.^[110]^[111]

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) was able to complete a trace to the first consumer purchase on the firearms less than two hours after the guns were recovered.^[20] The couple was not completely successful in destroying their personal electronics, including mobile phones and hard drives, prior to the attack.^[123]^[124]

Pursuant to a federal search warrant, the authorities also searched a townhouse in Corona twice,^[121] where Farook's brother and father lived.^[125] The FBI said that the family was cooperating and authorities did not arrest anyone.^[125]

Early in the morning of December 5, federal authorities, under a federal search warrant, searched the Riverside home of Enrique Marquez, the man who allegedly purchased the two rifles used by the shooters in the attack.^[113]^[115]^[126] Marquez's home is next door to the house where Farook grew up.^[113] Marquez has not been charged with a crime and, according to the FBI, he is not considered a suspect in the shooting.^[113]^[115] California requires that private sales and transfers of firearms go through a California licensed dealer. A neighbor who witnessed the search said that Marquez and Farook "had been close friends since childhood but appeared to have grown more distant in recent months."^[115] After the attack, Marquez checked in at a mental hospital.^[110]

Media reporters enter suspects' home

After the FBI completed a search of the perpetrators' townhouse, it was turned over to its landlord.^[127]^[128]^[129] On December 4, the landlord used a crowbar to open the door to the home and allowed reporters and photographers to "swarm" the home.^[128]^[129]^[b] NBC News correspondent Kerry Sanders said that Inside Edition has paid the building's landlord $1,000 to access the home.^[131] MSNBC, CNN, and Fox News all broadcast live video from the home, showing images of personal photographs, documents, identification cards, and baby items.^[132]

The scene was described as having a "media circus" atmosphere.^[127]^[133]^[134] Sanders, in particular, was criticized for showing close-up images of children's photographs and Farook's mother's identification card; the network later said it regretted doing so.^[131]^[135] According to legal experts, the incident was not illegal, but it raised concerns about journalistic ethics.^[127] The Washington Post media critic Erik Wemple wrote that the media's behavior was "terrible" and opined that "this was a story poorly suited to live coverage, without the time and ability to document a scene, determine what's relevant and provide the filtered product to readers."^[135] Al Tompkins of The Poynter Institute for Media Studies said that the decision to enter the apartment was "ludicrous" and critiqued the "callous and competitive behavior" of the media on a grave story.^[134]

Shooting range video

After law enforcement sources confirmed that Farook spent time on November 29–30 at the Riverside Magnum Shooting Range, about 25 miles (40 km) away from the couple's Redlands home, the FBI obtained surveillance video from the range. During these visits, one lasting several hours, Farook shot an AR-15 and a handgun, which he had brought to the range.^[136]

Financing of the attacks

Investigators are also looking into the terrorist financing element of the case, such as whether Farook and Malik were given money by someone to purchase the weapons.^[137]

Two weeks before the shooting Farook took out a loan of $28,500 USD which was deposited in his bank account. The San Francisco-based online lender Prosper made the loan to Farook; Prosper evaluates borrowers and the loans are originated were a third-party bank, the Salt Lake City-based WebBank.com.^[138]^[139] On or about November 20, Farook withdrew US$10,000 in cash, and later on two US$5,000 transfers were made to what appears to be Farook's mother's bank account. Investigators were exploring the possibility that the US$10,000 was used to reimburse Marquez for the purchase of the rifles used in the shooting.^[138] WebBank said that it was fully cooperating with the investigation.^[29]

Motive and planning of the attack

In Senate Judiciary Committee testimony given on December 9, FBI Director James B. Comey said that the FBI investigation has shown that the shooters were "homegrown violent extremists" who were "inspired by foreign terrorist organizations."^[140]^[7] Comey said that the attackers "were talking to each other about jihad and martyrdom," before their engagement and as early as the end of 2013.^[140]^[7] The shooters reportedly spent at least a year preparing for the attack, including taking target practice and making plans to take care of their child and Farook's mother.^[141] Comey has said that although the investigation has shown that the killers were radicalized and possibly inspired by foreign terrorist organizations, there is no indication that the couple were directed by such a group or part of a broader cell or network.^[2]^[142]^[143]

The FBI has said that there were "telephonic connections" between the couple and other people of interest in FBI probes.^[144] Comey said that the case did not follow the typical pattern for mass shootings or terrorist attacks.^[2] This was the deadliest ISIL-inspired attack in the United States.^[2] A senior U.S. law enforcement official said that Farook contacted "persons of interest" who were possibly tied to terrorism, although these contacts were not "substantial." according to ^[145] A senior federal official said that Farook had some contact with people from the Nusra Front, the official al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria,^[146] and Shabaab of Somalia, but specifics were unclear.^[2]^[24]^[123]

In one Arabic-language online radio broadcast, ISIL described the couple as "supporters," which indicates "a less direct connection to the terrorist group."^[147]^[148]^[c] In a December 5 English-language broadcast on its Bayan radio station, ISIL referred to the two shooters as "soldiers of the caliphate," which is a phrase ISIL uses to denote members of the terrorist organization.^[147] The New York Times reported that it was unclear why the two versions differed.^[147]

The large stockpile of weapons found in the couple's apartment has led investigators to believe that the shooters intended to carry out further attacks.^[137]

Aftermath

After the shooting, classes were canceled at California State University, San Bernardino,^[149] and at Loma Linda University following a bomb threat that was called in to the university's medical center, where many injured victims were being treated.^[149] James Ramos, chairman of the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors, said that most county offices would be closed the remainder of the week, with only the most essential services remaining open.^[150] The San Bernardino Department of Public Health announced that all county offices would be closed through December 7.^[151]

President Obama ordered U.S. flags to be flown at half-staff at the White House, public buildings, military installations, Navy ships, embassies and diplomatic missions.^[152]The governors of several states also ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff in their states as well.^[153]^[154]^[155] In California, the annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony at the State Capitol was canceled and all flags were lowered to half-staff.^[149]^[156]

American Muslim organizations, including CAIR and Islamic Society of Orange County, condemned the attacks.^[157] A night vigil was held the day after the attacks at the largest mosque in the San Bernardino County, the Ahmadiyya Baitul Hameed Mosque.^[158]^[159]^[160]

About 2,000 local residents gathered at a candlelight vigil at San Manuel Stadium in downtown San Bernardino the day after the attack. At the vigil, Mayor R. Carey Davispraised the first responders, said that the tragedy "has forever impacted our community," and talked about how the community had come together following the attack.^[161]^[162] Five of the victims and one of the killers were graduates of California State University, San Bernardino; on December 8, more than 1,000 students, alumni, and community members attended a candlelight vigil on campus in honor of the victims.^[163]^[164]

Twelve of the dead were members of the Service Employees International Union; SEIU international president Mary Kay Henry said, "Our hearts are broken from this tragedy. ... We will unite to demand that our nation does everything possible to ensure that no more families have to feel this pain, sadness and loss ever again."^[165]

In the aftermath of the shooting, Islamophobic attacks escalated according to the Council for American-Islamic Relations. The new spate of attacks included a pig's head being thrown at a mosque and a shop owner who was beaten.^[166]

Over a period of four days, the "Muslims United for San Bernardino" campaign raised more than US$100,000 from more than 1,000 donors, to assist victims’ families with funeral expenses and other needs, becoming the most successful crowdfunding venture Muslim Americans have ever launched.^[167]

Political reactions

California Governor Jerry Brown said, "Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims' families and everyone affected by the brutal attack."^[149]

President Barack Obama called for "common-sense" gun safety laws and stronger background checks as part of a bipartisan effort to reduce the frequency of such shootings.^[168] In an interview with CBS News' Norah O'Donnell, Obama said: "We have a pattern now of mass shootings in this country that has no parallel anywhere else in the world."^[169] Obama called for legislation to block people on the anti-terrorism No Fly List from purchasing weapons.^[169] Speaker of the House Paul Ryan opposed this proposal, saying that denying persons on the list the right to bear arms would violate their due process rights.^[170]

After the shooting, some Democrats sought to tighten federal gun control regulations, "laying blame on a culture that allows even people who are not permitted to board airplanes to buy guns with ease," while some Republicans criticized what they believe to be "the Obama administration's unwillingness to come to terms with the true threat posed by Muslim extremists."^[171] Members of the California State Legislature also proposed to revisit some gun-control proposals that had previously stalled, with oneassemblyman proposing a prohibition of the sale of guns to those on the federal No Fly List.^[106]

Pakistani Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said the Pakistani government will continue to offer "all possible legal assistance" to the U.S. in the investigation, and that "[no] sane Pakistani or Muslim could even think about doing such acts, and only few people are using the name of Islam for their wrongdoings, which is defaming our religion. Such heinous acts also lead to serious difficulties for millions of Muslims who live in Western and other countries, and the extremists and nationalist elements in those societies look at Muslims with suspicions. Islamophobia is being spread around the world. What the terrorists are doing has nothing to do with Islam."^[172]

In an address to the nation delivered from the Oval Office on December 6, President Obama declared the shooting an act of terrorism, referring to the shooters as having "gone down the dark path of radicalization" and embracing a "perverted version of Islam."^[173] Obama said that "the threat from terrorism is real, but we will overcome it" and promised that the United States will "destroy ISIL and any other organization that tries to harm us."^[173] Obama also outlined the ongoing fight against ISIL (including U.S. airstrikes, financial sanctions, and targeted special operations) and urged Americans to not give in to fear.^[173] It was just the third speech from the Oval Office in the seven years of Obama's presidency.^[174]^[175]

In the first front-page editorial published by The New York Times in 95 years, the Times editorial board wrote that "it is a moral outrage and a national disgrace that civilians can legally purchase weapons designed specifically to kill people with brutal speed and efficiency" and called for gun-control measures.^[176]^[177]^[178]

In response to the shooting, front-runner Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump called for a "total and complete" ban on Muslims entering the United States "until our country's representatives can figure out what is going on."^[179]^[180] Trump's statement drew widespead condemnation,^[181] including from the White House, which said that a plan to exclude all Muslims from the U.S. would violate the presidential oath to "preserve, protect and defend" the U.S. Constitution;^[182] the Pentagon, which issued a rare statement of concern, stating "anything that bolsters ISIL's narrative and pits the United States against the Muslim faith is certainly not only contrary to our values but contrary to our national security";^[183] the United Nations,^[180] and foreign leaders such as British Prime Minister David Cameron and French Prime MinisterManuel Valls.^[180]^[184] Trump's suggestion also provoked a reaction of horror from both Democratic and Republican presidential candidates in 2016.^[185]^[186] Trump, in an interview on Good Morning America, approvingly cited the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II as precedent for his proposal.^[187]^[188]^[189]

The use of BearCat armored vehicles by police during the shootout revived debate over use of military and military-style equipment by police, with some law-enforcement officials saying that the shooting showed a need for police to acquire such equipment.^[190]^[191]^[192]

Notes

Jump up^ Tashfeen Malik (Urdu: تاشفين ملک‎ / Hindustani pronunciation: [tɑːʃfiːn məlɪk])
Jump up^ CNN's Anderson Cooper called the scene "bizarre" during the network's live broadcast.^[130]
Jump up^ The quoted passage is attributed to The New York Times reporter Rukmini Callimachi.

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11 Things the FBI Learned About San Bernardino We Didn't Know Until Noq - ijr.com The case of Syed Farook and ... Tashfeen Malik complained via social mediaafterwards that her husband had to be in a room with a Christmas tree: ... San Bernardino ...the so called 'Christmas Party' where the killings occurred wasn't a party after all. The Los Angeles Times reports the reason the San Bernardino County employees gathered was due to a mandatory training session which was held in a room with a Christmas tree and decorations. The group was served lunch. Tashfeen Malik complained via social media afterwards that her husband had to be in a room with a Christmas tree:

San Bernardino police chief Jarrod Burguan told ABC News that Tashfeen Malik didn't want any Christmas stuff around her husband: “She had essentially made the statement in an online account that she didn’t think that a Muslim should have to participate in a non-Muslim holiday or event." This may be as close as we get to a specific motive for the brutal attack.

December 10, 2015

As The Plot Thickens In The San Bernardino Massacre FBI Discovers A Massive Network Of Terrorists Involved Showing How The System Is Completely Broken by Walid Shoebat on December 10, 2015 in General, Featured

As the plot thickens in the San Bernardino massacre, the FBI is trying to decipher several issues from abuse of the marriage and immigration system and whether these terrorists had Jihadi brides.

Also who are these Russian girls involved in the marriage scheme.

Also the FBI believes Farook had ties to a group of jihadists in California who were arrested in 2012 (which caused a previous attack to be thwarted that Farook was planning) for attempted to travel to Afghanistan to join al Qaeda.

December 9, 2015

FBI says San Bernardino shooters radicalized two years ago in 2013 abc7news at least two years ago and had discussed jihad and martyrdom as early as 2013

http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2015/12/09/fbi-director-san-bernardino-jihadis-radicalized-before-they-started-dating/
“U.S. government source familiar with the investigation” noted that Farook may have been attempting to organize a jihadist attack as early as two years prior to meeting Malik online. Farook’s father, also named Syed Farook, told Italian newspaper La Stampa that his son was “obsessed” with Israel, and he had tried to calm the younger Farook by telling him that “he had to stay calm and be patient because in two years Israel will not exist anymore.” An attorney for the Farook family and a representative of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) – a UAE-designated terrorist group and Hamas affiliate– both later said the father did not remember making these statements. The attorney attributed this to “medication.”

rules out the possibility that the attack at a Christmas party where Farook worked was an instance of “workplace violence,” as had been initially speculated, triggered by a heated discussion between coworkers.

... Should authorities find evidence that a foreign terrorist organization, like the Islamic State, arranged Malik and Farook’s marriage, evidence cited by President Barack Obama in a speech on the fight against the Islamic State on Sunday will have been false. President Obama stated in that speech from the Oval Office that “so far, we have no evidence that the killers were directed by a terrorist organization overseas, or that they were part of a broader conspiracy here at home.”

December 8, 2015

Shooting Targets, GoPro Packaging, Hammer, ‘Vice Grips’ Found ...
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FBI agents found shooting targets, GoPro camera packaging, and tools inside a car belonging to San Bernardino shooter Syed Farook’s mother, Mail Online ...

Shooting targets, GoPro packaging and hammer found in Syed Farook's mother's car

Rafia Farook: FBI Agents Uncover Disturbing Find Inside Car Belonging To San Bernardino Shooter’s MomThe Inquisitr

Shooting targets, GoPro packaging and hammer found... FBI agents found an empty GoPro package, shooting targets and tools inside a car belonging to the mother of San Bernardino mass shooter Syed Farook, Daily Mail Online ...

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Car registered to Rafia Farook was searched by FBI agents after her son and daughter-in-law massacred 14 last Wednesday

She lived in same house as where the couple amassed thousands of rounds of ammo and built pipe bombs

FBI agents raided Lexus registered in her name and seized list of items, including packaging for GoPro

Unclear what happened to camera as law enforcement say one was not used in course of mass murderers by ISIS-inspired husband and wife

Rafia Farook has not been charged but attorney-general has said her possible knowledge or involvement is being looked at 'very closely'

The family's lawyer says mother did not know her son was planning atrocity

FBI agents found an empty GoPro package, shooting targets and tools inside a car belonging to the mother of San Bernardino mass shooter Syed Farook, Daily Mail Online can reveal.

Authorities have repeatedly denied rumors that Farook, 28, and his wife Tashfeen Malik, 27, strapped recording devices to their body armor as they stormed the Inland Regional Center, slaughtering 14 people and wounding 21.

chilling new dimension to the ongoing FBI investigation as helmet-mounted GoPros have been used by ISIS fanatics before to capture dramatic footage for online recruitment videos.

One such clip circulated by the terror network in June revealed the final moments of a Jihadi 'martyr' before he was shot dead by an Iraqi soldier.

n inventory left behind on the front seat read: 'Apple iPhone, multi-tool, key, business card, miscellaneous indicia, bank receipt, shooting targets, hammer, vice grips, U-Haul receipt, tire receipt, notebook, garment, GoPro packaging, vacuumings, legal documents'.

cops pulled Rafia her over in her other son's SUV and held her for questioning.

She was released early the next day without charge and has not been spotted by the media since

older Syed Farook later told the Italian newspaper La Stampa that he was aware of his son’s extremist leanings, his hatred of Israel and his declaration that ‘Islam will rule the world’.

Mr Farook despaired at the choice his son had made and questioned why with a stable income, a new baby daughter and a seemingly happy marriage and life he appears to have become radicalized into following ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

December 6, 2015

San Bernardino shooting: Isil claims attack as reports suggest wife came to US to perpetrate terror
FBI now consider attack by Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik "act of terrorism" By David Lawler, Washington, Harriet Alexander and David Millward12:14AM GMT 06 Dec 2015Follow
• Tashfeen Malik 'pledged allegiance to Isil leader'
• FBI now considers attack "an act of terrorism"
• Attackers had more than 1,600 bullets with them when gunned down
• Farook 'argued over religion' with Jewish colleague

Somali: 'refugee' linked to San Bernardino terror attack WorldNetDaily December 6, 2015 Hassan left Minnesota for Somalia seven years ago to fight for Al Shabaab, ... Law enforcement conducting the raid at Syed Farook's apartment in Redlands, California, found evidence tying Syed Farook to Hassan,

December 4, 2015

Officials: California Gunman was in touch with extremists Yahoo News Dec 04, 2015 · SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP ... The same official said Farook had been in touch on social media with extremists ... All in a room with a Christmas tree …

San Bernardino shooter tied to ISIS Concrete motive yet to surface 2:50 PM EST Dec 04, 2015
Toys, seized item lists in shooters'... 38min

Authorities are officially investigating the San Bernardino, California, massacre as "an act of terrorism," FBI official David Bowdich said Friday...

The semi-automatic long guns they used were altered, including at least one that was essentially turned into a fully automatic weapon, a law enforcement official told CNN.

during attack... female shooter Tashfeen Malik posted a pledge of allegiance to ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi on Facebook,...

- may have been inspired by ISIS. ...none said that ISIS directed or ordered the attack.

looks like self-radicalization,"

also focus on whether the shooting occurred after a workplace issue with religion.

..."It just doesn't make sense for these two to be able to act like some kind of Bonnie and Clyde or something," Farook family attorney David S. Chesley told CNN. "It's just ridiculous. It doesn't add up."

not known what connections Malik.. to any terrorists or groups before

.. appear to be soft connections," an official said, meaning they were not frequent contacts. Farook's last communication with the contacts was months ago.

had ..."overseas communications and associations,"

traveled twice to Saudi Arabia -- first in 2013 for the Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca that Muslims are required to take at least once in their lifetime, then again to marry Malik, whom he'd met through an online dating service.

FBI ...went to Pakistan as well, though Abuershaid denied that.

Did a workplace dispute boil over?

Authorities haven't ruled out what President Barack Obama called "mixed motives," meaning that Islamic radicalism and workplace grievances both could have driven the attack.

San Bernardino Police Chief Jarrod Burguan has said there were indications Farook appeared angry when he suddenly left Wednesday's holiday luncheon at Inland Regional Center, only to return heavily armed.

The Farook family lawyers didn't speculate on his reasoning, though Chesley did say that "at some times co-workers have done silly things, like made fun of Syed's beard."

One of Farook's colleagues, Nicholas Thalasinos, liked to discuss religion and politics. He was one of the people killed in the Wednesday attack.

Farook and Thalasinos, reportedly a devout Messianic Jew, once had a "heated, passionate" discussion, said Kuuleme Stephens, a friend of Thalasinos, who had called him at work.

The men were sticking by their strongly held positions but were not fighting, Stephens said.

Thalasinos' widow, Jennifer, said he was very verbal about terrorism. "He's very upset about what ISIS has been doing and the radicalized Muslims," she said.

'Double life or ... really good at hiding'

No one -- not family members, no co-workers, not neighbors -- has said anything to suggest they saw this bloodbath coming.

Farook had been a regular at the Islamic Center of Riverside, California. That center's director, Mustafa Kuko, recalled him seeking advice about his new wife and her transition to America.

"He seemed like someone very genuine to establish a family on (a) good foundation," Kuko said.

Before Farook "kind of disappeared abruptly," the Islamic Center director knew him as "a quiet person. He looked like someone who is peaceful. ... He was nice."

A mob of reporters was allowed inside Farook and Malik's rented Redlands townhouse Friday, getting a glimpse at how they lived. Much of it appeared relatively mundane -- from a hanging clock to couches to many thing for the couple's young baby like a crib, ExerSaucer and other toys.

But there were also hints of something more, like shattered glass, boarded-up windows and lists of items seized by federal authorities.

Even those who knew Farook best didn't see anything to suggest something nefarious, according to family representatives.

That included Farook's mother, who thought nothing of it when the pair had her watch their 6-month-old girl while they went to a doctor's appointment, Abuershaid said. The lawyer didn't know if there ever was a doctor's appointment -- only that the mother initially worried that Farook had gotten shot, not that he was doing the shooting.

Chesley expressed surprise that Malik, whom he described as being "about 90 pounds, so it's unlikely she could even carry a weapon or wear some type of a vest or do any of this," could have been an active participant in the horror.

"There were no signs, no warnings, that Syed Farook and his wife were taking that path," the head of the Council of Islamic-American Relations' Southern California branch, Hussam Ayloush, told CNN on Friday.

"It seemed that either they had a double life, or they were really good at hiding what seems to be their new ideology or their intentions."

San Bernardino: The Most Twisted Terrorist Plot Yet Daily Beast This one tells us that we are in a war like no other, a war in which a couple drops their baby with grandma, then goes to a holiday party to murder co-workers who not long ago threw them a baby shower. 1) Drop off your infant with grandma. 2) Go to your work holiday party to kill all the co-workers who threw you a baby shower. 3) Leave behind a bomb to finish off the first responders The San Bernardino mass shooting was neither the biggest nor the most sophisticated terrorist attack on our shores, but it had to be the most disturbing. If Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik planned the horror on their own—and quite likely they did—they were about to prove themselves as diabolical and sociopathic as ISIS at its worst when they dropped off their 6-month-old daughter with Farook’s mother on Wednesday morning.

December 3, 2015

Justice for Farook and wife? #terrrorist lives matters: Farook Family Lawyer: 'They Were Handcuffed, Lying Face Down in this Truck, Shot Up' National Review One of two lawyers hired by Syed Farook's family, David S. Chelsey, made some pretty outrageous claims in an interview with CNN:Chelsey: There's a lot of disconnects and unknowns and things that, quite...Chelsey: There’s a lot of disconnects and unknowns and things that, quite frankly, don’t add up or seem implausible. She was never involved in shooting. She was probably about 90 pounds. It’s unlikely she could even carry a weapon, or wear some type of a vest or do any of this. Where the couple was found, from what I understand, is that they were handcuffed, lying face down in this truck, shot up. There’s a lot of things that just don’t make sense. You know, no one has ever seen Sayed with any of the things that they, I mean – with some of the things we found on the scene, they haven’t seem them with them. Chris Cuomo: Like what? Chelsey: The pipe bombs, for example. No one had ever seen him use or have anything like that. It just doesn’t make sense for these two to be some kind of Bonnie and Clyde or something. It’s just ridiculous. It doesn’t add up. It doesn’t add up, the military skills to carry out something like this. Really. Frankly. Cuomo: Authorities go back and forth on whether or not this shows sophisticated or lack of sophisticated, in terms of how it was carried out, but are you saying you’re not sure that they did this? Chelsey: I’m just telling you straight out that it doesn’t make sense. It looks like — if somebody had military training or something, yes, but there was none of that. And this person was not aggressive. We sat with the FBI for three hours and they tired to identify some characteristics or some affiliations that he might have had, that could have led to him acting this way. They couldn’t find anything. They were totally stumped, totally frustrated. Is this lawyer contending that he’s surprised that Sayed Farook never said to the neighbors, “hey, why don’t you guys come over and I can show you my elaborate home IED factory and my collection of pipe bombs?”... lawyer’s rant sounds like a stew of “false flag” or Truther conspiracy theories, post-Ferguson police-demonization, wishful thinking (90-pround women can’t wear tactical vests?) and a sprinkling the O.J. Simpson defense strategy.

Is it OK for federal agents to call it terrorism yet? National Review Both she and her husband, co-jihadist Syed Rizwan Farook, may also have had contact with – or at least been “inspired by” – al Qaeda figures overseas.... investigating agents will now heave a sigh of relief because this means their superiors will probably give them the green-light to call the terrorist attack a terrorist attack. ...The terrorist attack was ignited by Islamic supremacist ideology, a mainstream interpretation of Islam drawn directly and literally from Muslim scripture. So the attack was a terrorist attack when it was happening, it was a terrorist attack yesterday when the government would not acknowledge that fact, and it is a terrorist attack now. But in the government’s parallel universe, everything has changed.... agents now apparently have a provable tie between the San Bernardino jihadists and both ISIS and al Qaeda. Because the government has decreed that ISIS and al Qaeda are non-Islamic (even anti-Islamic), it will now be permissible to call the attack terrorism. Islam is peace and cannot trigger terrorism, so we can’t call mass-murder committed by Muslims as terrorism. But ISIS/al-Qaeda are anti-Islam because they commit violence. Therefore, now that Farook and Malik are ISIS/al-Qaeda, they are anti-Islam, so we can safely call their attack terrorism.

So why is it that, upon seeing two-plus-two, they can’t call it four when Islam is involved? government denies that terrorism is caused by Islamic doctrine. This is a triumph of willful blindness and political correctness .constructed “an Islam of their very own.” ... when she branded terrorism as “anti-Islamic activity.” That is: the savagery is not merely unrelated to Islam but becomes, by dint of its being violence, contrary to Islam. This must be so because the British government, like our government, insists Islam is a “religion of peace.”

violence is deemed anti-Islamic. That is what has been dictated to our law-enforcement agents by their superiors. If those were your instructions, you’d be babbling like a moron, too. Islamic doctrine can never be cited as the cause of terrorism. the one Rudy rightly labels moronic: The apparent inability of government officials to call a mass-murder attack by Muslims a terrorist attack. they cannot call terrorism terrorism unless and until they uncover evidence proving that the Muslim mass-murderers have some tie to a designated “non-Islamic” terrorist group, such as ISIS or al-Qaeda.... that’s why they won’t say the terrorist attack in San Bernardino is the terrorist attack in San Bernardino.

Remote controlled model car bomb found: gateway  bag believed to belong to the shooters was found inside the conference room. Inside, investigators found three rudimentary explosive devices packed with black powder and rigged to a remote controlled car. The remote for the car was found inside the SUV where Farook and Malik were later killed, a law enforcement official said. The pair planned to use the remote to detonate the explosives from a distance, the official said. Either it didn’t work because of distance or they didn’t do it. Officials later rendered the explosive devices safe. comments: Farook was a Muslim, Chicago born son of immigrants. From Pakistan. Met wife online, traveled to Saudi Arabia to get her, she's Pakistani - was she a legal immigrant to the US? Great reporting by Kristinn shows others saw multiple suspicious people in and out of their apt, cops say gun may belong to a roommate, the attack was "meticulously planned" but the rifle owner isn't implicated? Man that sat at same table with Syed seemed to say nothing was wrong, then Syed quietly slipped out, leaving his jacket. Syed spent a month in ME, recently grew his beard out, and CAIR rep says it'd be impossible to find out which mosque they attended - why?

San Bernardino Killers: Used Rifles Purchased by Someone Else (Video) Dec 3rd, 2015 8:31 am by Jim Hoft  Syed Farook and his wife Tashfeen Malik were devout Muslims. The terrorists used guns purchased by someone else. Syed met ...Two handguns recovered have been traced back to Farook. He purchased them legally three or four years ago, an official said. Two rifles were purchased by someone else, possibly a former roommate, also legally three or four years ago. Officials said they don’t think that person had anything to do with the shooting.
Rudy Giuliani: If You Can’t See This Was an Act of Terror “You’re a Moron”Dec 3rd, 2015 Jim Hoft

Obama:  It’s Possible This Is Workplace Related Violence (VIDEO) by Jim Hoft

San Bernardino suspects identified; probe turns to motive, planning Washington Post

profiles emerged of the suspects: Syed Rizwan Farook, 28, a former county health worker who was born in the United States, and a woman described as his Pakistani-born wife, Tashfeen Malik, 27.

“One of the big questions that will come up repeatedly is: ‘Is this terrorism?’ ” said David Bowdich, assistant director in charge of the FBI’s Los Angeles office, said at an earlier news conference. “It is a possibility. We are making some adjustments to our investigation. It is a possibility. But we don’t know that yet. And we are not willing to go down that road yet. (why not???)

no apparent criminal record, no Facebook page or Twitter account.

An online dating profile for a “farooksyed49” from Riverside, Calif., resembles the suspect described by law enforcement. The profile, on the “Indian matrimonial and dating service” iMilap.com, describes a 22-year-old man from a “religious but modern family.”

“I work for county as health, safety and environmental inspector,” it reads. “Enjoy working on vintage and modern cars, read religious books, enjoy eating out sometimes travel and just hang out in back yard doing target practice with younger sister and friends.”

.. uiet and polite man who held no obvious grudges against people in the office. They said he recently traveled to Saudi Arabia and returned with a woman he met online.The officer had recently held a shower for the couple’s new baby, and the two seemed to be “living the American dream,”

... colleagues told the Los Angeles Times that Farook was a devout Muslim but not vocal about his religion.

... follows a series of mass shootings just in the past six months. They include attacks on a historically black church in Charleston, S.C.; at a military recruitment center in Chattanooga, Tenn.; in a movie theater in Lafayette, La.; at a community college in Oregon; and just last week at a Planned Parenthood facility in Colorado Springs.

comment: Looks like a Duck ? Walks like a Duck ? Sounds like a Duck ? Smells like a Duck ? Feels like a Duck ? Dam it !!! that's a DUCK !!!
Replace Duck with Terrorist
I can almost guess the FBI has been ordered not to use the word Terrorist.

US proper was safer when it was engaged in an active ground war in Iraq and Afghanistan. Gave the jihadists a place to fight the Americans off US soil. Now, with the US like a turtle in its shell, where else are they going to strike except the homeland?

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Here’s what we know about him.

He Was An American Citizen. The media were quick to point this out, though they did not state whether he was born in the United States or naturalized here. He graduated in 2003 from La Sierra High School and studied finance at California State University Fullerton until 2013.

He Was A Religious Muslim. According to his father, he was “very religious. He would go to work, come back, go to pray, come back. He’s Muslim.” A neighbor said, “He was quiet but always polite. Maybe two years ago he became more religious. He grew a beard and started to wear religious clothing. The long shirt that’s like a dress and the cap on his head.”

He Was Married to Suspect Tashfeen Malik. (This entry was updated 7:00 AM PT.) One of the other perpetrators was Farook's presumed wife, Tashfeen Malik, 27. While Malik had been living in Saudi Arabia, The Telegraph (UK), citing the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), reports that she is originally from Pakistan:

The couple had a child believed to have been born in May this year, according to Hussam Ayloush, Council of American Islamic Relation executive director.

Farook’s family was originally from South Asia, while Malik was believed to be from Pakistan and had lived in Saudi Arabia before coming to the United States, Mr Ayloush said.

They left their six-month-old child with the child's grandmother the morning of the attack.

Farook Recently Traveled to Saudi Arabia. The LA Times reports that Farook recently traveled to Saudi Arabia and returned to the U.S. with Malik, whom he had met online.

Farook Worked For The Government. He was a business taxes representative for the California State Board of Equalization. His father told The New York Daily News that his son “inspected restaurants and hotels for health violations, and was married with a child,” according to The Washington Times.

Farook and Malik Were Well-Armed. Two AR-15 “style” rifles were found in the SUV in which Farook and the Malik were shot. They both wore tactical gear and had magazines of ammunition.

They Were Wearing GoPros and Left Booby Traps At Their Home. Not only had they been preparing for the attack for some time, they were reportedly wearing GoPro cameras to apparently film the slaughter. Police have also said they had booby trapped their home. “There had to be some sort of planning that went into this," San Bernardino police chief Jarrod Burguan told the media Burguan continued “I don’t think they just ran home, put on these types of tactical clothes, grabbed guns and came back on a spur of the moment.”

His Brother Is Also a Suspect. That is according to a report from NBC News.

Some Outlets Say He Might Have Been a Disgruntled Employee. The Los Angeles Timesreported that Farook attended a San Bernardino County Department of Health holiday event at the Inland Regional Center, and that he got into a fight with someone before returning with two accomplices to shoot up the place.

UPDATE 9:00 PM PT: The Police are now denying LA Times reporter Rick Serrano's report about "Tayeep Bin Ardogan," a homonym for the Turkish leader; Serrano has deleted his tweet. Until further notice, Ardogan has not been linked to the attack.

UPDATE 9:20 PM PT: A neighbor of Farook's now apparently says that she didn't report his suspicious activity so as not to be accused of racial profiling:

UPDATE 9:30 PM PT: Fox News is reporting that Farook may not have been a "disgruntled employee" after all, but just at the party casing the room for the attack.

UPDATE 6 AM PT: Another report about someone noticing suspicious activity involving Middle Eastern men but failing to report it for fear of being accused of "racial profiling":

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An eyewitness at the Inland Regional Center, where gunmen killed 14 and wounded at least 18 more, told police he saw a man leaving a meeting of county employees this morning, looking nervous. Poice officers named Syed Farook as that man in their radio communications. At approximately 11 a.m., at least two people entered the center and opened fire. - See more at: http://pamelageller.com/2015/12/first-photos-syed-farook-confirmed-as-a-shooter-in-sanbernadino-jihad.html/#sthash.tnc2Q6iD.dpuf

Farook was a business taxes representative for the California State Board of Equalization, according to his LinkedIn profile. He is a 2003 graduate La Sierra High School, and most recently studied finance at California State University Fullerton until 2013.

Records show Farook bought a two bedroom Corona home in March 2014. Farouk’s social media profile shows he is married and has at least one young child. His wife did not return messages left on Wednesday.

Farook lived at a home with his wife and children in Corona, California. The Daily Beast knocked on the home’s door and was met by a man who said, “My name is Farook.” When asked if he knew Sayed, the man said, “Of course I know him but I have nothing to say.” When asked about Syed being named as a suspect, he said, “I have nothing to say.”

Behind Farook, was a brightly lit home with low-slung sectional couches and boxes for appliances. The smell of basmati rice cooking came wafting through the door. A set of womens sandals sat outside of the security door.

Five minutes after he answered the door, Farook got into a white car and drove away, answering questions again with, “I have nothing to say.” er was shot in the confrontation but didn’t suffer a life-threatening wound and was expected to be OK.

Disgruntled Muslim employee[edit]

Since the section about suspects keeps going back and forth, I think there should be a section here to discuss whether it should be mentioned that one suspect is thought to be a disgruntled employee--108.85.149.233 (talk) 01:51, 3 December 2015 (UTC)

There is nothing good that can come out of rushing to give

I have just heard on ABC's stream that one of the owners of the townhome they are searching is/was an employee, so if anyone can find a written source it may be appropriate to include that at this point, but avoiding speculatory statements would still be nice. Tpdwkouaa (talk) 03:00, 3 December 2015 (UTC)

Multiple sources (including LA Times) are saying that the townhome belongs to Saeed Farooq. They have put up other information saying that a Syed R. Farook worked as an environmental health specialist for San Bernardino County but they have not said that they are the same person and its better to be careful if they are not. 75.17.127.1 (talk) 03:21, 3 December 2015 (UTC)

A very strange place to make a random target. Shooters must have a connection to this non-profit. Legacypac (talk) 03:55, 3 December 2015 (UTC)

From the various reports I've seen, it sounds like nobody has any idea how the name should be spelled. It's possible that different family members spell that surname differently. Typically the first name would be "Syed" or "Sayed", but there are a lot of other spellings in reports that I've never seen before. It's a relatively common first name, and I'm sure I've heard the last name before. It's hard to say whether the varying reports are actually confusing multiple people, but my guess is reporters are just being careless. Makes it hard for us to get our facts straight. It has been loosely confirmed that they found the house(s) by following the trail left by the disgruntled employee, who appears to be named some variation of Syed Farooq. One report said he's an accountant of sorts who helps with taxes at the IRC. It's all very vague right now, though. —Zenexer [talk] 04:06, 3 December 2015 (UTC)

There is a distinction between what we know and what we can prove with sources. We knew for example about Saeed Farooq hours before it could go in the article. These are the rules.

LA Times is now reporting that the Saeed Farooq who lived at the townhome was a food inspector in the public health department. It also claims that a Christmas party was being held in the conference room where the mass shooting happened. [3]. 75.17.127.1 (talk) 04:01, 3 December 2015 (UTC)

While early reports in a mass shooting often suggest multiple perpetrators, in the US this is extremely rare. In 160 active shooter incidents studied by the [[FBI]] between 2000 and 2013, only two involved more than one shooter. Similarly, of the 28 deadliest shootings in US history, only two involved more than one shooter, including the 1999 [[Columbine High School shootings]]. According to law enforcement, mass shootings by lone gunmen are often premeditated but killings by multiple shooters can suggest a higher level of planning.{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/02/us/san-bernardino-shootings-multiple-suspects-rare/index.html|title=Three shooters -- is this rare? - CNN.com|author=Brandon Griggs and Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN|date=December 2, 2015|work=CNN}}

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Multiple law enforcement agencies are now reporting that today’s attackers, in the mass shooting in San Bernardino, were likely Islamic extremists.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/san-bernardino-police-no-proof-shooting-was-terrorist-related-in-traditional-sense-2015-12-02
stupidity: “We have no information to indicate that this is terrorist related in the traditional sense,” police chief says there is no information indicating “this is terrorist related in the traditional sense that people may be thinking.” “Obviously, at a minimum, we have a domestic terrorist type situation that occurred here,” he continued.

http://woundedamericanwarrior.com/islamic-terror-farooq-saeed-possible-san-bernardino-shooting-suspect-identified-14-dead/#

ISLAMIC TERROR! Farooq Saeed: CONFIRMED San Bernardino Shooting Suspect- 2 MUSLIM Females At Large LIVE POLICE SCANNER

Just heard on the police scanner 2 arabic females at large.

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Adelle Nazarian of Breitbart News notes that CNN analysts say the attack looks like terrorism:

Speaking on CNN’s Out Front with Erin Burnett Wednesday, former CIA case officer Robert Baer said the most “disturbing” aspect of the deadly San Bernardino shooting is that it was carried out using tactics that are employed in the Middle East. “What I don’t like about this shooting is multiple shooters… IEDs… I say this very reluctantly, but this has the hallmarks of the sort of attacks you see in the Middle East,” Baer said. Former FBI special agent Robert Chacon agreed with Baer’s assertions later on in the show.

17:25: Government Drone working the scene- LAX traffic shutdown over area

17:13 local IED FOUND- setting up cordon evacuating buildings

SUSPICIOUS DEVICE
12/02/15 16:20 (SAN BERNARDINO – ) POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICER REQUESTING BOMB SQUAD TO CHECK VEHICLE WITH SUSPICIOUS DEVICE. [CAL173]
12/02/15 15:58 (SAN BERNARDINO – ) UPDATE: 2 SUBJECTS DEAD ON SCENE/DECEASED BY OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING, 1 SUSPECT BARRICADED INSIDE OF A POSSIBLE RESIDENCE. [CAL227]
VIOLENT CRIME
12/02/15 15:56 (SAN BERNARDINO – 10-SBPD-1) SBPD & 40K ON SCENE, SHOTS FIRED AT AMAZON DISTRICT. CENTER, MULTIPLE UNITS ON SCENE INVESTIGATING. [CAL227]
VEH PURSUIT
12/02/15 15:43 (SAN BERNARDINO – ) UPDATE: UNITS OUT WITH A PIPE BOMB IN THE AREA OF THIS LOCATION, 1 OFFICER HIT WITH RICOCHET SHRAPNEL. [CAL227]
OFFICER DOWN
12/02/15 15:36 (SAN BERNARDINO – ) OFFICER STRUCK BY SHRAPNEL, NON LIFE THREATENING, DURING SHOOT OUT WITH SHOOTING SUSPECTS. [WAS007]
VEH PURSUIT
12/02/15 15:22 (SAN BERNARDINO – ) UPDATE: 1 SUSPECT DETAINED, MULTIPLE UNITS STILL ENROUTE. REDLANDS POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS INVOLVED IN FTY. [CAL227]

Reports indicated that the suspect may have been an employee of the medical facility, and is believed to have fled the scene in an SUV.

Some reports indicated that the the shooting was not the work of a lone individual, “Witnesses said three men in masks and body armor stormed the crowded building and opened fire, with one shooting people in a conference room, according to reports,” Fox News reported.

... gunman appeared calculated, a friend of a surviving victim told CNN. “The guy came in next to her office and I guess started shooting,” the friend said, via Peoplemagazine.

While it is not yet clear whether the San Bernardino shooting was an act of terrorism, the massacre did prompt a response from Department of Homeland Security. Flight radar information showed that a Homeland Security Pilatus PC12 has been circling over San Bernardino at close to 7,300 feet. Officials from the FBI and ATF also responded to the scene.

In a news conference Wednesday afternoon, FBI official said they did not know if the attack was an act of terrorism, but officials said the men “came prepared” with long guns and body armor....

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I was just saying to a friend. If I had a dispute at work, went back to my place and told a buddy. “Hey, I’m going back to shoot up the place, you want to come?” I’m probably not going to get a “Sure, sounds great! Let’s call our other friend, I’m sure he’ll go to.”

And I would have trouble assembling my armor vest, auto weapons and IEDs in ten minutes.

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December 2, 2015 at 7:26 pm

Oh yah, here we go, set up for “workplace violence” excuse. LA Times already reporting A dispute at a holiday gathering may have sparked a mass shooting…… with automatic rifles and bombs and camo outfits? Really?

LIVE: At least one person opened fire at or near a state social services agency in San Bernardino. http://reut.rs/1OGBHzP 

2:10 PM - 2 Dec 2015

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POSSIBLE SUSPECT: Farook Syed, was acting nervous, left building, 20 minutes later shooting occurred, matches description.  From SBPD Officr

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ISIS Adherents Congratulate Shooters In San Bernadino But Don’t Take Credit For It…

EXCLUSIVE: ISIS Adherents Praise San Bernardino Massacre, "America Burning"

The Islamic State created a horrifying hashtag praising the mass shooting but did not take credit for the killings

ISIS extremists began celebrating the mass shooting in San Bernardino
hours after the massacre, creating the hashtag #America_Burning as
police hunted for as many as three shooters, Vocativ discovered. The
Islamic State, however, did not take credit for the shootings in the
ghoulish postings.

Vocativ deep web analysts discovered the ISIS posts on web forums where the extremists frequently share information.

http://www.vocativ.com/news/25...

and Trump was right about celebrations by thousand on 9/11 and this sounds pretty much like that.
Report that ISIS celebrating. Three lions made us proud. They are still alive,” one ISIS adherent tweeted in Arabic after the shootings at Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino. “California streets are full with soldiers with heavy weapons. The Unites States is burning #America_Burning #Takbir”
http://www.vocativ.com/news/25...

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In case you missed it, #Libtards, #SanBernadino police released the name of one suspect as Tayyeep Bin Ardogan, a 28 year-old Qatar citizen.

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Tulsa World- San Bernadino police just released the name of one suspect as Tayyeep Bin Ardogan, a 28 year-old Qatar citizen (Twitter)...'. Log In to report.

2 suspects may be named Farook Sayed and Tayyeep bin Ardogan - ND ...
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Per the San Bernardino County police scanner. Obviously the situation is fluid and this hasn't been confirmed by law enforcement.

Fortunately, it doesn't seem like the shooters are ISIS.
Dec 2, 2015
2 suspects dead, one male and one female
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JIHAD COMES TO CALIFORNIA -- Two shooters identified as Tayyeep Bin Ardogan and Farouk Saeed... #SanBernadino

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@Bidenshairplugs The 3 suspects named Farooq Saeed, Tayyeep Bin Ardogan, Barrack Hussein Obama

Carpe Diem (@PattonDivision) Two shooters identified as Tayyeep Bin Ardogan & Farouk Saeed. Not typical Christian names.twitter.com/TheDailyBail/…

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2 hours ago - Another name coming up Tayyeep Bin Ardogan ... the name of one suspect as Tayyeep Bin Ardogan, a 28 year-old Qatar citizen (Twitter)”.

2 suspects may be named Farook Sayed and Tayyeep bin Ardogan - ND ...
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20 hours ago - 1 postPer the San Bernardino County police scanner. Obviously the situation is fluid and this hasn't been confirmed by law enforcement.
FAROOK: Devout Muslim, Father, Husband, Killer, Health Inspector Jim Hoft The San Bernardino shooting suspect was identified tonight as Syed Farook – a father, husband and devoutly religious Muslim. comments: the jayvee team strikes again * No kidding right. It's ok, they are contained. * Gotta make sure to say "American Citizen". lololol. That to me being front and center means it is suspect. then there's Bin Ardogan (forgot the first name) from Qatar. He's the dead one. Looking forward to the female's ID
Who Is Farook Saeed, The Man Suspected By Many To Be Behind The San Bernardino Massacre
by Walid Shoebat on December 2, 2015 By Walid Shoebat The police in San Bernardino mounted an intense manhunt for gunmen who fired dozens of shots Wednesday inside a conference hall where county employees had gathered at a service center for people with disabilities in San Bernardino, Calif. leaving at least 14 dead and 14 wounded. Police also used a robot to […And as usual, no disaster is wasted by both politicians and the itching fingers who want to type “its a Muslim”. It could be drug cartel messing up someone’s business. Thousands of people on Twitter were saying the shooting was carried out by ISIS or supporters of the group known as the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq. RT France tweeted:
Fox news - neighbor noticed a lot of package deliveries and meetings at night at suspect house

Father of suspect Syed Farook says son devout muslim worked as health tech inspecting restaurants, hotels One of the suspects identified as Syed Farook, according to reports. A man who identified himself as Farook’s father told the Daily News his son worked as a health technician inspecting restaurants and hotels... He worked in a county office,” Farook's dad told The News. “He’s married and has a kid. We’re estranged because my wife got the divorce, and they are together. She doesn’t want to see me.” Farook said he hasn’t seen his son in some time. “He was very religious. He would go to work, come back, go to pray, come back. He’s Muslim.”

One of the suspects in Wednesday’s mass shooting in San Bernardino, Calif. has been identified as Syed Farook.

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Islamic State In California? After San Bernardino Shooting, Rumors Abound Online About Potential ISIS Connection
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Media Immediately Speculates That San Bernardino Shooting Might Be Linked To ISIS
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Pamela Geller Lmao, one person on twitter says they are Muslim.

Left Media Immediately Speculates That San Bernardino .ttackers could be linked to the Islamic State...

Islamic State In California? After San Bernardino Shooting ... International Business Times1 hour ago - After San Bernardino Shooting, Rumors Abound Online About ... to supporters of the Islamic State group, which is also known as ISIS or ISIL.

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5 hours ago - While it is not yet clear whether the San Bernardino shooting was an act of terrorism, the ... And, they probably already know that it's Muslims.

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After news reports of a mass shooting in San Bernardino, California, right-wing media figures reacted by attacking Muslims, chastising calls for gun safety, and dismissing the prevalence of gun violence in the United States.

Media Matters for AmericaAfter news reports of a mass shooting in San Bernardino, California, right-wing media figures reacted by attacking Muslims, chastising calls for ...
Breitbart News' Matthew Vadum Asked Whether "The San Bernardino Shooters [Were] Muslim?" Breitbart News' Matthew Vadum reacted to the San Bernardino shooting by asking if "the San Bernardino shooters [were] Muslim":

Breaking: Report of up to 20 people shot in San Bernardino ...
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Hot Air8 hours ago - Mass shooting in San Bernadino California at a Center for the Developmentally Disabled .... Wow……from Muslim shooters to Shemp Theory…

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5 hours ago - Police say the San Bernardino attack was perpetrated by at least one or more heavily. ... allow tens of thousands of Muslim Syrian refugees into the country, ...San Bernardino mass shooting is linked to an ISIS terrorism attack, ...

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The Wall Street Journal1 hour ago - SAN BERNARDINO, Calif.—As many as three shooters stormed a holiday gathering for county employees here Wednesday, killing at least 14 ...
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Sayed = Jihad theory : Report of up to 20 people shot in San Bernardino ...
Hot Air An earlier report quoted above claimed that the suspects were white. ....News that one of the suspects in the San Bernardino shooting is Sayeed Farook ...Update: As far as the “Saeed = jihad” theory goes, if he was out to kill ...

The name of the woman suspect is also floating around but I haven’t seen that confirmed yet.

Update: NBC thinks it knows who the third suspect is. “[A] knowledgeable source said another member of the trio is believed to be Farook’s brother.”

Update: As far as the “Saeed = jihad” theory goes, if he was out to kill random Americans, this was a weird place to do it, no? He probably could have gotten an even bigger death toll by walking into a movie theater or a crowded restaurant and opening fire there. Seems like he had something specific in mind.

Update: Here’s a California state employee webpage for a Syed R. Farook, who was employed as an environmental health specialist for the San Bernardino government in 2013. It’d be some coincidence if that’s not the shooter but no one’s confirmed that it is, so reserve judgment. If Saeed worked for the health department, though, that could cut either way. Obviously it creates the possibility of a “workplace violence, not jihad” scenario. But it could also explain why he might have targeted the banquet even if jihad was his motive. He had access to a big crowd of people in a confined space; he probably knew the layout well; and they trusted him enough to let down their guard around him.

UPDATE: “Coordinated Attack” Serious Incident – San ...
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9 hours ago - But they're looking for a guy whose first name is "faruk" ..... Everyone in based Arizona laughs because if some fagget tried to jihad here some old cowboy would blast ... except scanner says suspect names "sayid" and "faruk".

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19 hours ago - 100+ posts - ‎25 authors3 suspects may have left the scene in black suv. ... Police scanner: Trying to find out information on suspect, "Syed Farouk". ..... Probably jihad.

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3 days ago - 25 posts - ‎16 authorsMuhammad Dirka Dirka Dirka Jihad? Sayed Farouk .... Hmmmm....3 suspectsdisappear in black SUV in bulletproof vests? Why no chase?

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14 dead in San Bernardino shooting; terrorism link unclear Los Angeles Times The shooter or shooters who attacked a San Bernardino office building Wednesday morning killed at least 14 people and left another 14 wounded, police said. They may have opened fire on a holiday party being held by county employees, federal law ...

At Least 14 Dead, Suspects at Large in California Shooting NBCNews.com Police were searching for up to three suspects Wednesday in connection with a deadly mass shooting in San Bernardino, California, where up to 14 people were killed and as many as 14 more were wounded, authorities said. SBFD units responding to ...

San Bernardino shooting: Several dead; police seek 1 to 3 suspects CNN San Bernardino, California (CNN) The hunt for one to three suspects was taking place near a San Bernardino, California, center for people with developmental disabilities, where as many as 20 people were shot Wednesday, authorities said. SWAT teams and ...

Inland Regional Center Shooting: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know Police say that “upwards of 14 people” have been killed by 3 masked “white male” gunmen at a center to help those with disabilities in southern California. The shooting happened at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, California, on the morning of December 2. The building is located at 1363 South Waterman avenue in the town and helps people with developmental disabilities. The San Bernardino Fire Department tweeted that up to 20 people had been shot in total inside the building. President Obama has been briefed on the incident as has California Governor Jerry Brown. The president told CBS News “We have a pattern now of mass shootings in this country that has no parallel anywhere else in the world.”
Meanwhile in response to the shooting Hillary Clinton tweeted “I refuse to accept this as normal. We must take action to stop gun violence now.” While Donald Trump said “California shooting looks very bad. Good luck to law enforcement and God bless. This is when our police are so appreciated!”

There are reports of three deaths and at least a dozen people injured in a in a shooting incident at a social services centre in San Bernadino, California. (Reuters),[1], (AFP via The Australian), (CNN) San Bernardino shooting: Cops say one to three suspects - CNN.com The hunt for one to three suspects was taking place near a San Bernardino, ... Reports of at Least 20 Victims Amid Active Shooting Incident in San Bernardino: Police KTLA‎ The San Bernardino shooting would be the second mass shooting today and the 355th this year Washington Post Obama CBS News "We have a pattern now of mass shootings in this country that has no parallel anywhere else in the world." - @POTUS NBC Nightly News Site of Calif. mass shooting is facility for individuals with developmental disabilities.nbcnews.to/1LOUlB7 US|San Bernardino Shooting Raises Fears of Multiple Deaths The New York Times48 mins ago - Emergency crews responded to reports of a shooting with multiple victims in the California city At least 3 confirmed dead in San Bernardino, Calif. mass ... CNBC At least one person opened fire at a social services facility in San Bernardino, California, on Wednesday, and at least three people were reported killed. Reports of Mass Shooting in San Bernardino Newsmax One or more gunmen believed to be wearing military-style gear opened fire Wednesday at a Southern California social services center shooting took place in a conference area that an outside group was renting Wednesday. She said she died not know the identity of the group. At least three dead, 20 wounded in San Bernardino, California shooting Reuters SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. Police searched on Wednesday for up to three suspects in the shooting of as many as 20 people, some of them fatally, at a social services agency for the developmentally disabled in the Southern California city of San Bernardino, ... San Bernardino shooting: Multiple casualties, police say KOCO Oklahoma City Multiple Dead in San Bernardino Shooting, Possibly More Than One Shooter WSAV-TV Deaths and injuries reported in shooting at Calif. social services facility Chicago Tribune Mass Shooting Reported At Social Services Center In Sa1n rnardinoHuffington Post San Bernardino Shooting Witness Texted Husband 'I Love You' During Gunfire Washington Post Police used a robot to detonate some sort of “device” found at the scene, while investigators used a battering ram to get into the complex, the Los Angeles Times reported. Nichole Ramirez, a spokeswoman for Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Counties, said the shootings “were in no way connected to Planned Parenthood.” A Planned Parenthood in Colorado Springs was the site of another mass shooting last week. not only using our SWAT team, but using SWAT teams from other jurisdictions to clear the facility “Obviously our hearts go out to the victims and the families,” Obama said during an interview with CBS News. “The one thing we do know is that we have a pattern now of mass shootings in this country that has no parallel anywhere else in the world, and there’s some steps we could take, not to eliminate every one of these mass shootings, but to improve the odds that they don’t happen as frequently.” At least 14 dead, 14 injuried in Southern California shooting WRICPolice: 14 people killed, 14 others injured in mass shooting in San Bernardino Washington Post As many as three people opened fire at a center for people with developmental disabilities in San Bernardino, Calif., on Wednesday, killing at least 14 people and injuring 14 others in what the city's police chief described as an act of domestic terrorism. 14 Dead, 14 More Wounded In San Bernardino; As Many As 3 Gunmen Believed To ... CBS Local SAN BERNARDINO (CBSLA.com) — Police are searching San Bernardino social services building Wednesday for up to three suspects after reports of as many as 20 people shot. San Bernardino Fire officials say there are at least 20 victims in a shooting that ... The Latest: Police estimate at least 14 dead in shooting Chron.com First responders gather on a nearby street corner as victims are treated outside a Southern California social services center in San Bernardino, Calif., where authorities said multiple people were shot ... more. Photo: Associated Press. Image 2 of 30.

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2015 San Bernardino shooting

2015 San Bernardino shooting

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Attack

Police response

Shootout

Victims

Perpetrators

Syed Rizwan Farook

Tashfeen Malik

Studies in Multan

Marriage and entry into United States

Investigation

Weapons

Searches

Media reporters enter suspects' home

Shooting range video

Financing of the attacks

Motive and planning of the attack

Aftermath

Political reactions

Notes

References

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Shooting in San Bernardino

One of the suspects in Wednesday’s mass shooting in San Bernardino, Calif. has been identified as Syed Farook.

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