Shooting in San Bernardino
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San Bernardino, California, Mayor Carey Davis said on Thursday said he has spoken with U.S. President Barack Obama after a shooting that killed 14 people and wounded 17 others.
"Thank you for the outpouring of support from around the world and @POTUS for the heartfelt conversation," Davis said in a post on Twitter, using an acronym to refer to the president.
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San Bernardino mayor said he had a "heartfelt conversation" with President Obama - Twitter post:Thank you for the outpouring of support from around the world and @POTUS for the heartfelt conversation. #MySB #SanBernardino3:25 PM - 03 Dec 2015- Reply
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California massacre suspect was registered on online dating sites
ReutersSyed Rizwan Farook, one of the two suspects in the mass shooting that killed 14 people and wounded 17 others in Southern California on Wednesday, was registered on at least two online dating sites. -
LA Times crime and investigative writer Richard Winton tweeted:Federal officials say well over 500 direct response as many 1,000 involved in some way in San Bernardino shooting action across SoCal2:50 PM - 03 Dec 2015
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California massacre differs from lone-wolf shootings
ReutersWednesday's mass shooting at a Southern California center for the developmentally disabled came on the heels of other U.S. massacres but differed from most in key ways, including the involvement of multiple people, including a woman, and an apparently well-planned escape route. -
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Yesterday's horrific murder in the wake of Paris underscores we're at a time of war whether or not the current Admin realizes it #RJCForum2:24 PM - 03 Dec 2015
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California shooting has "no place" in U.S. - Attorney General LynchWASHINGTON, Dec 3 (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch on Thursday said violence like the San Bernardino, California, shooting on Wednesday that killed 14 people and wounded 17 others has no place in the United States, adding that federal officials are assisting local law enforcement their probe.
"Whatever the results of this investigation... one thing is clear: violence like this has no place in this country," Lynch said, speaking at a separate White House event on incarceration and poverty. -
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Leaving behind a baby and bombs, couple sows panic in CaliforniaSAN BERNARDINO, Calif., Dec 3 (Reuters) - On Wednesday morning, Syed Rizwan Farook, 28, and Tashfeen Malik, 27, dropped off their six-month-old baby with Farook's mother, saying they were going to a doctor's appointment.
By noon, according to police, the couple had donned assault clothing, armed themselves with rifles and stormed a holiday party attended by San Bernardino County employees, killing 14 people and wounding 17 others.
Before sunset, after a shootout with police, they were both dead, leaving a grieving community with few clues to puzzle out the motive for the carnage.
Syed Farook, born in the United States, worked as an environmental health specialist for San Bernardino County, inspecting restaurants for health violations, according to authorities and a website that tracks public employees. As part of his job, he also inspected public pools at locations including apartment and senior housing complexes and country clubs. Records show him performing these duties as recently as July.
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Couple's motive in California rampage a mystery for police, family
A man and woman armed with assault-style rifles opened fire on the holiday party of his co-workers in Southern California, killing 14 people and wounding 17 others, and then were slain hours later in a shootout with police, authorities said.The two suspects were identified as Syed Rizwan Farook, 28, and Tashfeen Malik, 27, who San Bernardino Police Chief Jarrod Burguan said were in a relationship, possibly married or engaged. He said they were believed to be the only shooters involved in an attack that required some degree of planning.
While the motive remained unclear, Burguan said, "We have not ruled out terrorism." Farook was U.S. born, while Malik's nationality was still undetermined.
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This still image from video footage courtesy of Nbcla.com shows first responders transporting an injured person at a shooting at the California Department of Developmental Services Inland Regional Center, one of 21 facilities serving people with developmental disabilities, in San Bernardino, California December 2, 2015:
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Tweet from U.S. Department of Justice spokeswoman Melanie Newman:AG @LorettaLynch speaking @9:15, convening on Incarceration and Poverty, will address SB shootings. View Live: https://t.co/XjDOeaXJmq.12:04 PM - 03 Dec 2015
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In the wake of this tragedy, as a unified command we thank everyone for the outpouring of support #SanBernardino @SanBernardinoPD1:23 PM - 03 Dec 2015
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Crime and safety reporter (Los Angeles News Group) for San Bernardino County areas Beatriz Valenzuela on Twitter:1:00 PM - 03 Dec 2015
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PHOTOS: SHOOTING IN SAN BERNARDINO
Police officers conduct a manhunt after a mass shooting in San Bernardino, California December 2, 2015. Gunmen opened fire on a holiday party on Wednesday at a social services agency in San Bernardino, California, killing 14 people and wounding 17 others, then fled the scene, triggering an intense manhunt and a shootout with police, authorities said. REUTERS/Mike Blake
The Inland Regional Center complex is pictured in an aerial photo following a shooting incident in San Bernardino, California December 2, 2015. Gunmen opened fire on a holiday party at the social services agency, killing 14 people and wounding 17 others before fleeing, authorities said. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
A woman weeps at the Rudy Hernandez Community Center as she waits for a relative who was not injured after a shooting rampage at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, California December 2, 2015. REUTERS/Alex Gallardo
Police officers escort bystanders away as they secure the area at a social services agency in San Bernardino, California December 2, 2015. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
A spent cartridge lies on the ground as police officers secure the area after at least one person opened fire at a social services agency in San Bernardino, California December 2, 2015. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
Chaplain Rob Reyes (2 L) prays with relatives of a worker who was not injured, but expected at the Rudy Hernandez Community Center, after a shooting incident at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, California December 2, 2015. REUTERS/Alex Gallardo
Police officers transport bystanders from the area after at least one person opened fire at a social services agency in San Bernardino, California December 2, 2015. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
Police officers and their vehicles line the street outside the house of one of the suspects in a mass shooting in Redlands, California December 2, 2015. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
Police vehicles line the street around a vehicle in which two suspects were shot following a mass shooting in San Bernardino, California December 2, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Blake1 of 9
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Congratulations on the GREAT job done by POLICE and law enforcement on the California shootings. Give credit where credit is due.11:52 AM - 03 Dec 2015
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Heading to Manassas, Virginia, for a rally. Will have a moment of silence for the victims of the California shootings. So sad!11:58 PM - 02 Dec 2015- Reply
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Neighborhood still blocked off this morning where shootout happened. #sanbernardinoshooting Live reports on https://t.co/HQMA4QrEwr12:35 PM - 03 Dec 2015
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Hussam Ayloush, executive director of the Muslim advocacy group Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) in the Los Angeles area, appealed to the public not to jump to conclusions about the suspects' motives:
Is it work? Is it rage-related? Is it mental illness? Is it extreme ideology? We just don't know."
- Hussam Ayloush, executive director of CAIR in the Los Angeles area
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President Obama called for a bipartisan effort "at every level of government" to address mass shootings:
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This gallery shows recent major shooting rampages in the U.S.:
A spent cartridge lies on the ground as police officers secure the area after at least one person opened fire at a social services agency in San Bernardino, California December 2, 2015. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
Umpqua Community College alumnus Donice Smith (L) is embraced after she said one of her former teachers was shot dead, near the site of a mass shooting at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg,Oregon October 1, 2015. REUTERS/Steve Dipaola
A police officer controls entry into a movie theatre where a man shot and killed filmgoers Thursday night in Lafayette, Louisiana July 24, 2015. REUTERS/Lee Celano
Cathy Wells, the mother of Marine Lance Cpl. Squire K. "Skip" Wells, who was one of the five military servicemen slain last week in Chattanooga in a domestic terror attack, is given flowers by a Marine who served with her son, at her son's vigil at Sprayberry High School in Marietta, Georgia July 21, 2015. REUTERS/Chris Aluka Berry
Family members of a victim hug as they pay their respects in front of the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, where a mass shooting took place, in Charleston, South Carolina June 20, 2015. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
Police lead suspected shooter Dylann Roof into the courthouse in Shelby, North Carolina after the shootings in a Charleston church, South Carolina, June 18, 2015.
Flowers, flags and a child's drawing are pictured at a makeshift memorial outside the Navy Yard two days after a gunman killed 12 people before police shot him dead, in Washington, September 18, 2013. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
First-grader Henry Terifay and his sister, fourth-grader Kelly Terifay, wait outside Sandy Hook Elementary School after a shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, December 14, 2012. REUTERS/Michelle McLoughlin1 of 8
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'WHY WOULD HE DO THAT?'At a news conference called by the Los Angeles area chapter of the Muslim advocacy group Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the brother-in-law of Farook, Farhan Khan, said he was bewildered by the news.Why would he do that? Why would he do something like this? I have absolutely no idea. I am in shock myself."- Farhan Khan, brother-in-law of Syed Riswan Farook
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-- San Bernardino Police Chief Jarrod Burguan said he did not know whether suspects Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik were wed, but officials with the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) who had been in touch with the family said they were husband and wife.-- Co-workers said that he had traveled to Saudi Arabia and returned with his new wife whom he had met online.
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-- Wednesday's carnage amplified concerns about gun violence and security in the wake of a deadly rampage on a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs last week and the attacks in Paris three weeks ago by Islamic State militants that killed 130 people.
-- So far in 2015, there have been more than 350 shootings in which four or more people were wounded or killed, according to the crowd-sourced website 'shootingtracker.com', which keeps a running tally of U.S. gun violence.
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2016 Presidential candidates react to San Bernardino shootings on Twitter:I refuse to accept this as normal. We must take action to stop gun violence now. -H https://t.co/SkKglwQycb8:26 PM - 02 Dec 2015
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Mass shootings are becoming an almost-everyday occurrence in this country. This sickening and senseless gun violence must stop.9:08 PM - 02 Dec 2015- Reply
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Horrifying news out of #SanBernardino. Enough is enough: it's time to stand up to the @NRA and enact meaningful gun safety laws7:36 PM - 02 Dec 2015- Reply
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California shooting looks very bad. Good luck to law enforcement and God bless. This is when our police are so appreciated!8:38 PM - 02 Dec 2015- Reply
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Praying for those impacted by the shooting in California today.8:34 PM - 02 Dec 2015- Reply
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Praying for the victims, their families & the San Bernardino first responders in the wake of this tragic shooting.8:39 PM - 02 Dec 2015- Reply
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My thoughts and prayers are with the shooting victims and their families in San Bernardino.8:45 PM - 02 Dec 2015- Reply
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Our prayers are with the victims, their families, and the first responders in San Bernardino who willingly go into harm’s way to save others9:07 PM - 02 Dec 2015- Reply
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Praying for all those victimized by the shootings in San Bernardino, California today.9:25 PM - 02 Dec 2015- Reply
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My thoughts and prayers are with the victims, families, and brave first responders during this unspeakable tragedy.10:10 PM - 02 Dec 2015- Reply
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FACTBOX: Major shootings in the U.S.
These are some of the worst shooting incidents in recent years:Virginia TechApril 16, 2007 - A gunman slaughters 32 people and kills himself at Virginia Tech, a university in Blacksburg, Virginia.
Sandy Hook
Dec. 14, 2012 - A gunman kills 20 children and six adults and himself at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.
Columbine
April 20, 1999 - Two heavily armed teenagers go on a rampage at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, shooting 12 students and a teacher to death and wounding more than 20 others before taking their own lives.
Immigration center
April 3, 2009 - A Vietnamese immigrant opens fire at an immigrant services center in Binghamton, New York, killing 13 people and wounding four, before killing himself.
Fort Hood
Nov. 5, 2009 - A gunman opens fire at Fort Hood, a U.S. Army base in Texas, killing 13 people and wounding 32. The gunman, an Army major and psychiatrist, was sentenced to death for the rampage.
Washington Navy Yard
Sept. 16, 2013 - A former Navy reservist working as a government contractor kills 12 people at the Washington Navy Yard. Eight people are injured. The gunman was killed by police.
Colorado movie theater
July 20, 2012 - A masked gunman kills 12 people and wounds 70 when he opens fire on moviegoers at a midnight premiere of the Batman film "The Dark Knight Rises" in Aurora, a Denver suburb. A former graduate student is sentenced to life in prison for the rampage.
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Farhan Khan (C), brother-in-law of San Bernardino shooting suspect Syed Farook, is consoled by LA Executive Director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations Hussam Ayloush during a news conference in Anaheim, California, December 2, 2015:
REUTERS/Mike Blake
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