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[h=4]At least 14 dead in San Bernardino shooting; no motive known[/h]"... They came prepared to do what they did, as if they were on a mission," San Bernardino Police Chief Jarrod Burguan said.
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The San Bernardino, California chief of police says at least 14 people were killed and at least 14 more were injured in a mass shooting at a social services center. Police were still searching for as many as three gunman. (Dec. 2) AP
A photo made available by the Los Angeles News Group and San Bernardino Sun shows an armored police vehicle on a road near the scene of an active shooter situation near the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, CA.(Photo: Doug Saunders/Los Angeles News Group via EPA)
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — Gunmen burst into a social services center Wednesday and opened fire, killing at least 14 people and setting off an intense manhunt and a gunfight that resulted in the death of two<span style="color: Red;">*</span>suspects, authorities said.
Police Chief Jarrod Burguan said the killers walked into a meeting room at the Inland Regional Center, began shooting and quickly fled in a dark-colored SUV. Later, officers following up on a tip<span style="color: Red;">*</span>rushed to a home, and the suspects fled in an SUV.
Police pursued, and minutes later the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>shootout took place, Burguan said.
"One male and one female were killed," Burguan said. He said they were dressed in military-style garb and were armed with assault rifles and handguns. He said one officer was wounded in the shootout, but that the injuries were not life-threatening.
"There was a third person seen running away, that person has been detained," Burguan said. He said it was not clear if the person was involved in the massacre. He also said there still might be a suspect at-large, and searches were continuing in the city 60 miles east of Los Angeles.
Burguan said 14 people were killed and 17 wounded in the shooting rampage at the center. Officers searching the building later found an explosive device that had not detonated. No motive had been determined, he said. County buildings in the area were shut down.
Witnesses said the shooters were armed with long guns, wearing ski masks and military-style vests.
"The information we have is they came prepared to do what they did, as if they were on a mission," Burguan said, adding that they were "equipped to get away."
Burguan said<span style="color: Red;">*</span>police have not determined a motive for the rampage.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Agents from the FBI, ATF and U.S. Marshal's Service had joined the investigation
David Bowdich, assistant director in charge of the FBI's Los Angeles office, said it was too early to determine if the attack was terrorism-related.
"This is a marathon, not a sprint," he said of the investigation.
Many of the injured were taken from the building on stretchers and strapped into gurneys. Loma Linda University Medical Center and Arrowhead Regional Medical Center said they received multiple patients from the shooting.
A woman cries at the scene of an active shooting on S. Waterman Ave in San Bernardino, CA.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Richard Lui, The Desert Sun)
Marybeth Field, president and CEO of the Inland Regional Center, said the incident took place in a conference area that a county group had rented. She said about 25 employees work in the building, which provides services for people with developmental disabilities.
Terry Petit said his daughter texted to say she was hiding after gunfire erupted at the social services facility where she works. Petit choked back tears as he read the texts for reporters outside the center. He said she wrote: "People shot. In the office waiting for cops. Pray for us. I am locked in an office."
Many area residents and concerned friends and family members congregated about a quarter-mile from the scene of the attack, near a gas station. Meredith Wiresinger said she had two friends in the center when the tragedy took place.
"Thankfully they are OK. But you can see the fear from people who don't what has happened to their loved ones," she said. "You hear about tragedy, but today we are seeing it in real life and on people's faces. They've got to get these guns off the street."
Wilbert Aquino picked up his 10-year-old daughter from a nearby school.
"We are just going to go home and stay there and wait until we hear more," he said. "Thankfully she is OK, but I'm sure the kids are scared."
California Gov. Jerry Brown ordered that flags at the Capitol be lowered to half staff.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims' families and everyone affected by the brutal attack," Brown said in a statement. "California will spare no effort in bringing these killers to justice."
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A shooting occurred near the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, CA.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Google)
According to its Facebook page, 670 Inland Regional Center staff members provide services to more than 30,200 people in Riverside and San Bernardino counties. The center's clients range from toddlers to seniors.
In Washington, a White House spokesperson said President Obama had been briefed by his Homeland Security Advisor Lisa Monaco about the shooting and has asked to be updated on the situation as it develops.
"We don't know that much yet," Obama told CBS News. "It's still an active situation."
The president said we do know that "we have a pattern of mass shootings" in the United States that have no parallel in other countries in the world. He again called for "common sense gun safety laws" and improved background checks
"It doesn't happen with the same kind of frequency in other countries," Obama told CBS.
Stanglin and Bacon reported from Mclean, Va. Contributing: Brett Kelman and Anna Rumor, The Desert Sun reported from in San Bernardino; Liz Szabo from McLean,Va.
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