Police and emergency vehicles line Waterman Avenue in front of the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, Calif.,scene of a mass shooting on Wednesday.(Photo: AP)
A video taken inside the California social services building
where at least 14 people were killed Wednesday shows an officer trying to calm a terrified group of people.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>
In the video, a male officer tells people to walk forward with their hands in front of them.
“Go, walk to that deputy and keep your hands where I can see them,” he says.
In the video, the officer tells the group to stay calm and “relax,” as the group shuffle towards a deputy at the end of a hall.
“I’ll take a bullet before you, that’s for damn sure,” he says. <span style="color: Red;">*</span>“Just be cool, ok?”
Gabi Flores, who works at the Inland Regional Center where the shooting happened, shared the video with KPCC.
Syed R. Farook, 28, and Tashfeen Malik, 27, opened fire inside the Inland Regional Center on Wednesday, killing at least 14 and injuring at least 17 others. The motive is unknown, although police quote some witnesses as saying Farook had attended the annual holiday party, left in a fit of anger and returned with Malik.
The couple — who met online and who became acquainted in Saudi Arabia — were decked out in body armor and armed with assault rifles and handguns.
Police Chief Jarrod Burguan said that following the late-morning massacre, the pair fled in a dark-colored SUV but were shortly tracked down by police, who riddled the vehicle with bullets. Both Farook and Malik died at the scene.
Contributing: Doug Stanglin<span style="color: Red;">*</span>
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