Thursday, December 3, 2015

San Bernardino Mass Shooting - What We Know

Here is what we know about the mass shooting at an Inland Regional Center building in San Bernardino on Wednesday.

  • San Bernardino police identified Syed Rizwan Farook, 28, and Tashfeen Malik, 27, as the suspects in the mass shooting. It was confirmed Farook was an American citizen.


  • Both suspects may have been married or engaged, according to San Bernardino PD.


    • Up to 14 people dead, up to 17 people injured - San Bernardino police confirm

    • Officers said they are "reasonably confident" there were only two suspects involved in the mass shooting.

    • Authorities were investigating a home in Redlands that was confirmed to be connected to one of the gunmen in the deadly mass shooting.

    • Farook and Malik were the suspects in the massive shootout, located 1 mile south of the IRC building, involving police and a dark SUV.

    • San Bernardino police were chasing the dark SUV before the incident ended in gunfire.

    • One officer was struck in the shootout but did not suffer life-threatening injuries.

    • Courts, schools and other facilities in San Bernardino were on lockdown for security

    • San Bernardino Unified School District says more than 70 schools were on lockdown as a precaution

    • California State University, San Bernardino was expected to close its San Bernardino campus at 6 p.m. The campus will reopen Thursday, school officials said. A hotline was provided for staff and students: (909) 537-5999

    • Inland Regional Center is comprised of three buildings. The shooting occurred in the building with the main auditorium during some sort of scheduled function, regional center employee tells Eyewitness News

    • Approximately 550 people typically work at the Inland Regional Center on an average day, a regional center employee told Eyewitness News

    • Patients transported to multiple area hospitals, including Loma Linda University Medical Center, Arrowhead Medical Center, Patton State Hospital

    • Regional center in Alhambra closed as a precaution

    • ATF, FBI agents assisting local agencies

    • President Barack Obama and Attorney General Kamala Harris were briefed on the situation

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