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| San Bernardino shooting: What we know so far | San Bernardino shooting: What we know so far |
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| Police have killed a couple suspected of shooting dead 14 people and wounding 17 more in San Bernardino, California. Information is still emerging about the incident, but here's what we know so far. | Police have killed a couple suspected of shooting dead 14 people and wounding 17 more in San Bernardino, California. Information is still emerging about the incident, but here's what we know so far. |
| The incident | The incident |
| The attack took place at a Christmas party on Wednesday for employees of the San Bernardino public health department, at the Inland Regional Centre, which provides servicesfor people with developmental disabilities. | |
| Police believe that 28-year-old Syed Rizwan Farook, an inspector with the department, left the party following a dispute and returned with his partner, 27-year-old Tashfeen Malik, to carry out the shooting. | Police believe that 28-year-old Syed Rizwan Farook, an inspector with the department, left the party following a dispute and returned with his partner, 27-year-old Tashfeen Malik, to carry out the shooting. |
| The suspects were armed with two "long guns" - rifles or shotguns - and two semi-automatic handguns and wore dark, military-style clothing, police said. They killed 14 people and wounded 17 more. | The suspects were armed with two "long guns" - rifles or shotguns - and two semi-automatic handguns and wore dark, military-style clothing, police said. They killed 14 people and wounded 17 more. |
| Police engaged in a shoot-out with the suspects as they attempted to flee the scene in a dark SUV, and killed both. A third person seen running from the area was detained, but police said it was unclear whether the person was involved. | Police engaged in a shoot-out with the suspects as they attempted to flee the scene in a dark SUV, and killed both. A third person seen running from the area was detained, but police said it was unclear whether the person was involved. |
| Several possible explosive devices were found at the scene, police said. San Bernardino police chief Jarrod Burguan said there "had to be some degree of planning" behind the attack. | Several possible explosive devices were found at the scene, police said. San Bernardino police chief Jarrod Burguan said there "had to be some degree of planning" behind the attack. |
| The attackers | The attackers |
| Farook and Malik were in a relationship and possibly married. Police officials said Farook had worked for the county public health department for five years. | Farook and Malik were in a relationship and possibly married. Police officials said Farook had worked for the county public health department for five years. |
| Two colleagues who survived the attack told the LA Times they were shocked to hear Farook's name linked to the shooting. He was quiet and polite with no obvious grudges, they said. | Two colleagues who survived the attack told the LA Times they were shocked to hear Farook's name linked to the shooting. He was quiet and polite with no obvious grudges, they said. |
| Farook recently travelled to Saudi Arabia, according to the Times, and returned with a new wife he had met online. The couple had a baby and appeared to be "living the American dream," Patrick Baccari, a fellow health inspector, told the paper. | Farook recently travelled to Saudi Arabia, according to the Times, and returned with a new wife he had met online. The couple had a baby and appeared to be "living the American dream," Patrick Baccari, a fellow health inspector, told the paper. |
| The couple dropped their six-month-old daughter with Farook's mother in Redlands, according to the LA Times report. The grandmother reportedly grew worried when she heard about the shooting and attempted to reach her son by phone but failed. | The couple dropped their six-month-old daughter with Farook's mother in Redlands, according to the LA Times report. The grandmother reportedly grew worried when she heard about the shooting and attempted to reach her son by phone but failed. |
| The third person who was detained has not been identified, but Mr Burguan said police believe there were only two shooters. | The third person who was detained has not been identified, but Mr Burguan said police believe there were only two shooters. |
| The victims | The victims |
| Police have not released any details on the 14 people killed, but it appears that those targeted were colleagues of Farook's in the public health department. A police officer was among the wounded following the fire-fight, but is expected to survive. | |
| The motive | The motive |
| Police have refused comment on the motivation for the attack, but identified a workplace dispute as one possibility, following the reported incident, and declined to rule out terrorism. | Police have refused comment on the motivation for the attack, but identified a workplace dispute as one possibility, following the reported incident, and declined to rule out terrorism. |
| The location | The location |
| The Inland Regional Centre, where the shooting took place, provides services for people with developmental disabilities, but the shooting appeared to be unrelated to its clients. | The Inland Regional Centre, where the shooting took place, provides services for people with developmental disabilities, but the shooting appeared to be unrelated to its clients. |
| Mass-shootings | Mass-shootings |
| The incident qualifies as a mass shooting and is at least the second in a week, following a shooting at a planned parenthood clinic in Colorado on Friday. | The incident qualifies as a mass shooting and is at least the second in a week, following a shooting at a planned parenthood clinic in Colorado on Friday. |
| According to the Gun Violence Archive, a US non-profit organisation which tracks gun violence, there have been 310 verified mass shootings in the country so far this year. | According to the Gun Violence Archive, a US non-profit organisation which tracks gun violence, there have been 310 verified mass shootings in the country so far this year. |
| "We have a pattern now of mass shootings in this country that has no parallel anywhere else in the world," said President Obama following the incident. | "We have a pattern now of mass shootings in this country that has no parallel anywhere else in the world," said President Obama following the incident. |
| California gun law | California gun law |
| Police said they recovered two "long guns" - assault rifles or shotguns - and two semi-automatic handguns form the scene. Two of the four weapons used in the shooting were purchased legally, said Meredith Davis, a spokesman for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF). | Police said they recovered two "long guns" - assault rifles or shotguns - and two semi-automatic handguns form the scene. Two of the four weapons used in the shooting were purchased legally, said Meredith Davis, a spokesman for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF). |
| California has relatively strict gun laws, compared with other US states. Anyone wishing to purchase a gun must have a Firearm Safety Certificate, and guns have to comply with state-specific regulations. | California has relatively strict gun laws, compared with other US states. Anyone wishing to purchase a gun must have a Firearm Safety Certificate, and guns have to comply with state-specific regulations. |
| There is a mandatory 10-day waiting period for most purchases, and weapons must be bought through a licensed dealer. | There is a mandatory 10-day waiting period for most purchases, and weapons must be bought through a licensed dealer. |