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| San Bernardino: suspects named in attack – as it happened | San Bernardino: suspects named in attack – as it happened |
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| 8.13am GMT | 8.13am GMT |
| 08:13 | 08:13 |
| A recording has emerged purporting to be of police radio as the shoot out unfolded. | A recording has emerged purporting to be of police radio as the shoot out unfolded. |
| 6.55am GMT | 6.55am GMT |
| 06:55 | 06:55 |
| You can read our latest coverage of the unfolding story in San Bernardino here. | You can read our latest coverage of the unfolding story in San Bernardino here. |
| Our latest news story is here: | Our latest news story is here: |
| A couple have been killed in a police gun battle hours after they took part in a mass shooting that left at least 14 people dead and 17 wounded in San Bernardino, California. | A couple have been killed in a police gun battle hours after they took part in a mass shooting that left at least 14 people dead and 17 wounded in San Bernardino, California. |
| The couple, named as Syed Farook and his partner Tashfeen Malik, were shot dead by police officers following a car chase through the streets of the city. | The couple, named as Syed Farook and his partner Tashfeen Malik, were shot dead by police officers following a car chase through the streets of the city. |
| Police said Farook and Malik, aged 28 and 27 respectively, were intercepted and a gun battle with more than 20 officers left their dark SUV riddled with bullets and both suspects dead. | Police said Farook and Malik, aged 28 and 27 respectively, were intercepted and a gun battle with more than 20 officers left their dark SUV riddled with bullets and both suspects dead. |
| The chase came about four hours after Farook had left a gathering of fellow public health employees of San Bernardino county where he worked. Police said he was angry and left early only to return with his partner. Both were heavily armed. | The chase came about four hours after Farook had left a gathering of fellow public health employees of San Bernardino county where he worked. Police said he was angry and left early only to return with his partner. Both were heavily armed. |
| The attack at the Inland Regional Center, which lies 60 miles (95km) east of Los Angeles, was the deadliest shooting on US soil since the Sandy Hook school massacre in 2012. | The attack at the Inland Regional Center, which lies 60 miles (95km) east of Los Angeles, was the deadliest shooting on US soil since the Sandy Hook school massacre in 2012. |
| According to San Bernardino police chief Jarrod Burguan, one officer was shot and transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after the pursuit. Two rifles and two handguns were found in the SUV that had been stopped. | According to San Bernardino police chief Jarrod Burguan, one officer was shot and transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after the pursuit. Two rifles and two handguns were found in the SUV that had been stopped. |
| During the hunt for the couple a third person was taken into custody, police said, although they said they were confident the couple were the only ones responsible for the killings. | During the hunt for the couple a third person was taken into custody, police said, although they said they were confident the couple were the only ones responsible for the killings. |
| Read the full article: | Read the full article: |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 8.00am GMT | at 8.00am GMT |
| 6.30am GMT | 6.30am GMT |
| 06:30 | 06:30 |
| What we know so far | What we know so far |
| Claire Phipps | Claire Phipps |
| Following the latest police news conference, here is what we now know about Wednesday’s deadly attack in San Bernardino: | Following the latest police news conference, here is what we now know about Wednesday’s deadly attack in San Bernardino: |
| I am still not willing to say if we know that for sure … It is a possibility but we don’t know that yet and we’re not willing to go down that road yet. | I am still not willing to say if we know that for sure … It is a possibility but we don’t know that yet and we’re not willing to go down that road yet. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 6.40am GMT | at 6.40am GMT |
| 6.23am GMT | 6.23am GMT |
| 06:23 | 06:23 |
| That police press conference is over, with the key announcement that the two dead suspects have been identified as Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik. | That police press conference is over, with the key announcement that the two dead suspects have been identified as Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik. |
| I’ll post a summary shortly. | I’ll post a summary shortly. |
| 6.20am GMT | 6.20am GMT |
| 06:20 | 06:20 |
| Burguan says that based on the armour and level of preparation, “there had to be some degree of planning in this”. | Burguan says that based on the armour and level of preparation, “there had to be some degree of planning in this”. |
| Multiple explosive devices have been disposed of, he says. | Multiple explosive devices have been disposed of, he says. |
| He says investigators think they were a “pipe bomb-type design” but he can’t confirm that at this stage. | He says investigators think they were a “pipe bomb-type design” but he can’t confirm that at this stage. |
| 6.15am GMT | 6.15am GMT |
| 06:15 | 06:15 |
| Burguan says police have not ruled out terrorism as a motive. | Burguan says police have not ruled out terrorism as a motive. |
| He doesn’t know what the motive was at this point. | He doesn’t know what the motive was at this point. |
| He says police have spent some hours working on what they believe to be explosive devices at the center. | He says police have spent some hours working on what they believe to be explosive devices at the center. |
| None of the victims have been identified yet, he says, as police have only just gained access to the scene. | None of the victims have been identified yet, he says, as police have only just gained access to the scene. |
| 6.13am GMT | 6.13am GMT |
| 06:13 | 06:13 |
| Burguan says he’s “pretty comfortable” that the two shooters in the center are the two suspects who are now dead. | Burguan says he’s “pretty comfortable” that the two shooters in the center are the two suspects who are now dead. |
| 6.12am GMT | 6.12am GMT |
| 06:12 | 06:12 |
| Burguan says there was a relationship between the two suspects, but it’s not clear if they were married or engaged. | Burguan says there was a relationship between the two suspects, but it’s not clear if they were married or engaged. |
| He says it’s also unclear if a third person, who was detained at the scene of the gun battle with police, is involved. | He says it’s also unclear if a third person, who was detained at the scene of the gun battle with police, is involved. |
| 6.11am GMT | 6.11am GMT |
| 06:11 | 06:11 |
| Burguan says a meeting, or party, was taking place at the Inland Regional Center. | Burguan says a meeting, or party, was taking place at the Inland Regional Center. |
| Farook has been employed at the public health department for five years and was at the meeting. | Farook has been employed at the public health department for five years and was at the meeting. |
| He was involved in a dispute, left and returned to shoot, Burguan says. | He was involved in a dispute, left and returned to shoot, Burguan says. |
| 6.10am GMT | 6.10am GMT |
| 06:10 | 06:10 |
| Suspects named | Suspects named |
| The two suspects are named by Burguan: | The two suspects are named by Burguan: |