San Bernardino Shooting: 14 Dead In Attack On Social Services Office In California City [LIVE UPDATES]
An active shooting situation is currently underway in San Bernardino, Calif. where three shooters have reportedly opened fire at a social services center.
According to reports, at least 12 people are dead and another 20 are injured with SWAT and the San Bernardino fire department on the scene to aid the victims and try and get the situation under control.
SBFD units responding to reports of 20 victim shooting incident in 1300 block of S. Waterman. SBPD is working to clear the scene.
— San Bernardino Fire (@SBCityFire) December 2, 2015
.@SanBernardinoPD SWAT on scene pic.twitter.com/uFTfdBROOp — Doug Saunders (@crimeshutterbug) December 2, 2015
The shooters are reportedly three white males dressed in military gear and that the suspects are wearing masks and body armor.
#BREAKING: Reports of an active shooter in San Bernardino. Police looking for 3 white males dressed in military gear. At least 20 injured — FOX 11 Los Angeles (@myfoxla) December 2, 2015
UPDATE: Witnesses say active shooters were wearing masks and possibly body armor https://t.co/Ekf6Acw6jM — ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) December 2, 2015
The situation is unfolding at the Inland Regional Center, a nonprofit organization that works with developmentally disabled people. Stay with Enstars for the latest updates on this situation.
UPDATE 3:13 P.M. EDT: According to ABC News, the suspects may have left the scene in a Black SUV.
BREAKING: Police say suspects entered the building and started shooting; possibly left in black SUV - @tjholmes - https://t.co/1uY3hDK42R — NewsBreaker (@NewsBreaker) December 2, 2015
UPDATE 3:21 P.M.EDT: Authorities have reportedly found a package inside the building that they are investigating to see if it is a bomb.
Police putting robot inside #sanBernadinoshooting bdlg b/c of device - need to detonate it @FoxNews — Gretchen Carlson (@GretchenCarlson) December 2, 2015
UPDATE 3:30 PM EDT: The President has been briefed and is aware of the situation.
#DEVELOPING: President #Obama has been briefed on #shooting in #SanBernardino, per White House. — Carlos Suarez (@CarlosWPLG) December 2, 2015
UPDATE 3:45 P.M. EDT: Authorities are enacting a temporary flight restriction for the area around the shooting. Apparently in an effort to prevent news chopper coverage of the still active scene.
FAA set up no-fly zone around shooting area; news choppers have been ordered away https://t.co/2Cdl5xDph1 pic.twitter.com/LZXZFiHRCd — KTLA (@KTLA) December 2, 2015
UPDATE 3:57 P.M. EDT: The incident began in a conference center at the facility, which was being rented out by a third party group at the time
Update 4:25: PM EDT:
#SanBernardino shooter(s) opened fire at a meeting or party wearing camo & masks; police hunting for black Yukon SUV, says @RickSerranoLAT — Los Angeles Times (@latimes) December 2, 2015
UPDATE 5:10 P.M. EDT: San Bernardino Police Chief Jarrod Burguan confirmed in a press conference that there were multiple shooters and that "at least 14 people have been killed and about 14 wounded."
UPDATE 5:15 P.M. EDT: This shoot shooting marks the 352 mass shooting in America this year. Today's date, Decemeber 2, it's the 336th day of the calendar
Yet another active shooter situation in the US. Here's year to date. pic.twitter.com/MAYZ4bWWss — Rosey, III (@RoseyyIII) December 2, 2015
UPDATE 7:05 P.M. EDT: According to reports, after a chase with exhanging gunfire police have one suspect in custody and one killed with another believed to be on the loose.
UPDATE 7:15 P.M. EDT: The L.A. Times is reporting that law enforcement sources are stating that the shooting occurred at an office holiday party, where one suspect was present, left and then returned with the other two suspects and began shooting.
Federal official says they believe a man angrily left a meeting, returned w/ “one or two” others, started shooting, reports @RickSerranoLAT — Los Angeles Times (@latimes) December 2, 2015
Ca shooting: Feds also theorize that one gunman was at the event earlier in the day to make sure a specific target was there, then returned — Rick Serrano (@RickSerranoLAT) December 3, 2015
UPDATE 7:45 P.M. EDT: Local news station KTA 5 reports that a revised tally of the shooting stands at 14 dead and 17 injured and that police SWAT teams are in the midst of a house-to-house search for the final suspect.
UPDATE 9:30 P.M.EDT: The L.A. Times is reporting that two suspects--a man and a woman--were killed in a shootout with police and third is currently being detained. The man who was killed has been identified as Syed Farook, an American citizen.