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| San Bernardino shooting: police confirm fatalities – rolling coverage | |
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| 9.24pm GMT21:24 | |
| Police are taking witnesses away from the scene on school buses to an undisclosed “secure” location in order to interview them about the shooting. | |
| Buses transporting #SanBernardino witnesses. Officers say they're being taken somewhere safe to get statements. pic.twitter.com/9jQNCrzQqB | |
| Meanwhile police are locking down public centers throughout the San Bernardino area, NBC’s Gadi Schwartz tweets, including the Waterman Mall. | |
| Several soft targets all around #SanBernardino being locked down. Trains stopped. PD now headed to a mall. pic.twitter.com/hUwEL6i91x | |
| 9.21pm GMT21:21 | |
| “Enough is enough,” Democrat representative Nancy Pelosi has said in a statement about the San Bernardino shooting. | |
| She adds that Congress has “a moral responsibility” to act on gun violence. | |
| Today, yet another American community is reeling from the horror of gun violence. Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of San Bernardino. As the families of the victims grieve and the survivors focus on healing, the entire American family mourns. | |
| “Gun violence is a crisis of epidemic proportions in our nation. Congress has a moral responsibility to vote on common sense measures to prevent the daily agony of gun violence in communities across America. Enough is enough.” | |
| 9.14pm GMT21:14 | |
| “Multiple shooters” targeted a function in the conference center, Sergeant Vicki Cervantes has told an ABC7 reporter. | |
| The Inland Regional Center hosted “some kind of function today, an event, and during that event is when multiple shooters came in and just started shooting,” Cervantes said. | |
| She confirmed that police have heard a report that “at least one of the shooters may have left in a black SUV from the location. We were told that but that’s the only information I have on that.” | |
| Cervantes declined to give any numbers on victims, saying that officers were now “trying to remove all of the victims and witnesses from the building so we can take them to a secure location to be interviewed. | |
| “There are multiple casualties and there are confirmed fatalities.” | |
| Updated at 9.14pm GMT | |
| 9.09pm GMT21:09 | |
| At least seven people have been injured, NBC reporter Marin Austin tweets from the Loma Linda Health center, one of several area hospitals that is preparing to receive patients. | |
| Just spoke to a hospital spokesperson. 4 patients are being treated @lomalindahealth, 3 more are on the way. @NBCLA pic.twitter.com/Q5NZNrK7kN | |
| 9.06pm GMT21:06 | |
| Yvette Cabrera, reporting for the Guardian from San Bernardino, sends some background on the Inland Regional Center: | |
| The center is one of 21 nonprofit agencies throughout California funded by the state Department of Developmental services. The agencies are charged with serving children and adults with developmental disabilities such as autism and cerebral palsy, and have been forced to slash services to clients over the last decade due to cuts in state funding during the economic downturn. | |
| Attempting to speak w people who were at #sanbernardino shooting but officers keep telling them not to talk to media pic.twitter.com/xMRRo5HFcI | |
| 9.05pm GMT21:05 | |
| This is a closer look at the location of the Inland Regional Center, where the shooting took place: | |
| Updated at 9.18pm GMT | |
| 9.02pm GMT21:02 | |
| Fatalities confirmed | |
| Lieutenant Rich Lawhead has confirmed to a local NBC station that there are fatalities, but did not say how many people may have been shot or killed. | |
| He also declined to confirm reports that the suspect or suspects may have worn body armor. | |
| Reporters for local NBC4 have said they saw three people dead at the scene, and local ABC7 has cited witnesses as saying as many as 12 have died. Police have not given any official numbers. | |
| Updated at 9.05pm GMT | |
| 8.57pm GMT20:57 | |
| Police search for SUV | |
| Police are looking for suspects who may have fled the scene in an SUV, an official at the San Bernadino County Sheriff’s Department has confirmed to the Guardian. | |
| The official said that law enforcement officers are acting on intelligence that three suspects were seen fleeing the scene in an SUV vehicle. | |
| The official said the information was “intelligence received by the command post” set-up by San Bernadino Police, which is actively pursuing the lead. | |
| They said they had no current information about the color of the vehicle or description of the suspects and the radius of the secure perimeter set-up around the center remains unchanged. They have shut down several roadways in the area. | |
| Waterman Avenue exits at the 10, both north and southbound, have been closed. | |
| 8.46pm GMT20:46 | 8.46pm GMT20:46 |
| President Barack Obama has been briefed on the shooting by homeland security adviser Lisa Monaco, the AP reports. | President Barack Obama has been briefed on the shooting by homeland security adviser Lisa Monaco, the AP reports. |
| Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has already commented on the shooting, tweeting: | Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has already commented on the shooting, tweeting: |
| I refuse to accept this as normal. We must take action to stop gun violence now. -H https://t.co/SkKglwQycb | I refuse to accept this as normal. We must take action to stop gun violence now. -H https://t.co/SkKglwQycb |
| Republican candidate Donald Trump has also tweeted about the shooting: | Republican candidate Donald Trump has also tweeted about the shooting: |
| California shooting looks very bad. Good luck to law enforcement and God bless. This is when our police are so appreciated! | California shooting looks very bad. Good luck to law enforcement and God bless. This is when our police are so appreciated! |
| Several hospitals are on standby for patients, a spokesperson for the Loma Linda Medical Center has told the Guardian. | Several hospitals are on standby for patients, a spokesperson for the Loma Linda Medical Center has told the Guardian. |
| Updated at 8.51pm GMT | Updated at 8.51pm GMT |
| 8.42pm GMT20:42 | 8.42pm GMT20:42 |
| Police have moved reporters away from the Center but continue to close in on the building, with tactical teams and explosives technicians going room to room in the search for civilians and suspects. | Police have moved reporters away from the Center but continue to close in on the building, with tactical teams and explosives technicians going room to room in the search for civilians and suspects. |
| Hard to see but police have lined up on a perimeter around a golf course across from Inland Regional Center. pic.twitter.com/6NAKCI4Ktu | Hard to see but police have lined up on a perimeter around a golf course across from Inland Regional Center. pic.twitter.com/6NAKCI4Ktu |
| Photographer Micah Escamilla has overheard a police officer say: “All we can tell you is it’s pretty bad.” She’s also filmed evacuations. | Photographer Micah Escamilla has overheard a police officer say: “All we can tell you is it’s pretty bad.” She’s also filmed evacuations. |
| People are escorted into the San Bernardino golf club after active shooter took place at Inland Regional Center pic.twitter.com/Afv1MxXp0K | People are escorted into the San Bernardino golf club after active shooter took place at Inland Regional Center pic.twitter.com/Afv1MxXp0K |
| Updated at 8.47pm GMT | Updated at 8.47pm GMT |
| 8.35pm GMT20:35 | 8.35pm GMT20:35 |
| San Bernardino police believe the suspect or suspects are well armed and possibly wearing body armor, a spokesperson has told the LA Times, in line with accounts heard by local reporters. | San Bernardino police believe the suspect or suspects are well armed and possibly wearing body armor, a spokesperson has told the LA Times, in line with accounts heard by local reporters. |
| Sergeant Vicky Cervantes told reporters that officers are going door to door. “It’s a very active scene,” she said. “It’s very fluid.” | Sergeant Vicky Cervantes told reporters that officers are going door to door. “It’s a very active scene,” she said. “It’s very fluid.” |
| Araksya Karapetyan of the local Fox affiliate has heard similar accounts. | Araksya Karapetyan of the local Fox affiliate has heard similar accounts. |
| Reports of one suspect walking in, dressed in tactical gear, heavily armed into a conference room & started shooting #SanBernardinoshooting | Reports of one suspect walking in, dressed in tactical gear, heavily armed into a conference room & started shooting #SanBernardinoshooting |
| Local ABC7 has spoken with a man who’s wife was in the center when the shooting began, and who managed to escape the building. | Local ABC7 has spoken with a man who’s wife was in the center when the shooting began, and who managed to escape the building. |
| “They locked themselves in her office. They seen bodies on the floor,” Aguilera said, adding that his wife saw ambulances taking people out of the building on stretchers. | “They locked themselves in her office. They seen bodies on the floor,” Aguilera said, adding that his wife saw ambulances taking people out of the building on stretchers. |
| 8.27pm GMT20:27 | 8.27pm GMT20:27 |
| Bomb technicians have arrived and are working with police to clear the buildings, and accounts from inside the office complex are trickling out through loved ones and cellphones. | Bomb technicians have arrived and are working with police to clear the buildings, and accounts from inside the office complex are trickling out through loved ones and cellphones. |
| One woman texted her father, CBS news reported, with a message that read: “People shot. In the office waiting for cops. Pray for us. I’m locked in an office.” | One woman texted her father, CBS news reported, with a message that read: “People shot. In the office waiting for cops. Pray for us. I’m locked in an office.” |
| The nearby Loma Linda University Hospital and Arrowhead Regional Medical Center have told the Desert Sun and other outlets that they are preparing to receive patients. | The nearby Loma Linda University Hospital and Arrowhead Regional Medical Center have told the Desert Sun and other outlets that they are preparing to receive patients. |
| Father reads text from daughter: "Shooting at my work. People shot...Pray for us." https://t.co/Hv8FNXsc3X https://t.co/vEnH2FNdBe | Father reads text from daughter: "Shooting at my work. People shot...Pray for us." https://t.co/Hv8FNXsc3X https://t.co/vEnH2FNdBe |
| Updated at 8.46pm GMT | Updated at 8.46pm GMT |
| 8.18pm GMT20:18 | 8.18pm GMT20:18 |
| A worker at the Inland Regional Center has spoken with the Guardian’s Ryan Felton. She provides some background on the center. | A worker at the Inland Regional Center has spoken with the Guardian’s Ryan Felton. She provides some background on the center. |
| Nancy Lungren, assistant director of communications for the California department of developmental services, said the Inland Regional Center is one of 21 facilities in the state that help coordinate services and support people with developmental disabilities, like autism and cerebral palsy. | Nancy Lungren, assistant director of communications for the California department of developmental services, said the Inland Regional Center is one of 21 facilities in the state that help coordinate services and support people with developmental disabilities, like autism and cerebral palsy. |
| “And it can make all the difference,” Lungren told the Guardian, adding: “They try to keep them in a community, living at home or living in an apartment.” | “And it can make all the difference,” Lungren told the Guardian, adding: “They try to keep them in a community, living at home or living in an apartment.” |
| Updated at 8.22pm GMT | Updated at 8.22pm GMT |
| 8.16pm GMT20:16 | 8.16pm GMT20:16 |
| Heavily armed officers continue to gather and set up stations around the large complex, where more than 600 people usually work. | Heavily armed officers continue to gather and set up stations around the large complex, where more than 600 people usually work. |
| San Bernardino police have warned emphatically on Facebook that the area is “very active” and should be avoided. Live footage of the scene shows continued evacuations and police coordinating, and local reporters say that teams are working to clear the complex’s buildings room by room. | San Bernardino police have warned emphatically on Facebook that the area is “very active” and should be avoided. Live footage of the scene shows continued evacuations and police coordinating, and local reporters say that teams are working to clear the complex’s buildings room by room. |
| BREAKING: Agents from ATF's Los Angeles Field Division are responding to the scene of the San Bernadino shooting. | BREAKING: Agents from ATF's Los Angeles Field Division are responding to the scene of the San Bernadino shooting. |
| 8.11pm GMT20:11 | 8.11pm GMT20:11 |
| Police have asked local TV affiliates not to broadcast close footage of the Inland Regional Center, which dozens of officers from various departments have formed a perimeter around. | Police have asked local TV affiliates not to broadcast close footage of the Inland Regional Center, which dozens of officers from various departments have formed a perimeter around. |
| UPDATE: Dozens of people filed out of center, holding hands in air; others being treated https://t.co/Ekf6Acw6jM pic.twitter.com/mfmBapCOwP | UPDATE: Dozens of people filed out of center, holding hands in air; others being treated https://t.co/Ekf6Acw6jM pic.twitter.com/mfmBapCOwP |
| A very wide shot of building at center of active shooting. Multiple SWAT teams clearing buildings #SanBernardino pic.twitter.com/1rVnVxE2mn | A very wide shot of building at center of active shooting. Multiple SWAT teams clearing buildings #SanBernardino pic.twitter.com/1rVnVxE2mn |
| 8.08pm GMT20:08 | 8.08pm GMT20:08 |
| 7.54pm GMT19:54 | 7.54pm GMT19:54 |
| Police are responding to an “active shooter” in San Bernardino, California, reporting “one to three possible suspects” and “multiple victims”. | Police are responding to an “active shooter” in San Bernardino, California, reporting “one to three possible suspects” and “multiple victims”. |
| The sheriff’s department, fire units and a Swat team have all responded to the scene and are trying to lock down the area around the Inland Regional Center, a nonprofit that helps people with developmental disabilities. Police have warned residents to stay away from the nearby golf course and the area of Orange Show Road and Waterman Avenue. | The sheriff’s department, fire units and a Swat team have all responded to the scene and are trying to lock down the area around the Inland Regional Center, a nonprofit that helps people with developmental disabilities. Police have warned residents to stay away from the nearby golf course and the area of Orange Show Road and Waterman Avenue. |
| Live footage of the scene shows dozens of people evacuating from the area under police guidance, as well as some people, their conditions unclear, taken on stretchers toward emergency vehicles. | Live footage of the scene shows dozens of people evacuating from the area under police guidance, as well as some people, their conditions unclear, taken on stretchers toward emergency vehicles. |
| The fire department tweeted that they have had reports of as many as 20 victims, but authorities have not confirmed any reports of suspects, fatalities or injuries. | The fire department tweeted that they have had reports of as many as 20 victims, but authorities have not confirmed any reports of suspects, fatalities or injuries. |
| Updated at 8.08pm GMT | Updated at 8.08pm GMT |