Swat police arrive at a neighborhood in San Bernardino near the intersection of Richardson and Gould where a house was searched on Dec. 2, 2015.(Photo: Frederic J. Brown, AFP/Getty Images)
Out of the horror that played out in San Bernardino, Calif., on Wednesday from<span style="color: Red;">*</span>a<span style="color: Red;">*</span>shooting rampage at a social services center emerged one compelling<span style="color: Red;">*</span>detail: One of the suspects killed by police was a woman.
Women are <span style="color: Red;">*</span>suspects in<span style="color: Red;">*</span>just<span style="color: Red;">*</span>6% of mass killings in the U.S., according to "Behind the Bloodshed," a USA TODAY analysis. The average age of a female mass killing<span style="color: Red;">*</span>suspect is 33; the youngest is 18, according to the report. That compares to men with an average age of 31.
On Wednesday, police said<span style="color: Red;">*</span>attackers<span style="color: Red;">*</span>burst into a meeting room at the Inland Regional Center, an agency that provides services for the developmentally disabled. The attackers opened fire, killing at least 14 people, and quickly retreated. Officers following up on a tip zeroed in on the suspects at a home. When the suspect<span style="color: Red;">*</span>fled in an SUV, police pursued and a gunfight ensued.
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"One male and one female were killed," Police Chief Jarrod Burguan said. He said the attackers were dressed in military-style garb and were armed with assault rifles and handguns.
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The involvement of a woman in the attacks<span style="color: Red;">*</span>marks a rare turn for similar domestic shootings, which have largely involved lone male assailants, a law enforcement official<span style="color: Red;">*</span>who spoke on the condition of anonymity said Wednesday night.
The possible involvement of a woman is not unheard of in recent years.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Amanda Miller<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and her husband,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Jerad, committed a shooting spree in Las Vegas on June 8, 2014, in which five people died, including the couple. The two<span style="color: Red;">*</span>embraced extremist anti-government views. Jerad was killed by police; Amanda committed suicide after being wounded.
On Jan. 30, 2006, Jennifer San Marco shot and killed a former neighbor then drove<span style="color: Red;">*</span>to a mail processing plant where she had worked in Goleta, Calif. Marco, who believed she was the target of a conspiracy at the postal facility, shot and killed six employees before taking her own life.
Contributing: Kevin Johnson, Mike James
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