What We Are Learning About the Suspects in San Bernardino Mass Shooting
By Jessica Eggert
3 hours ago
A manhunt is underway for a third suspect Wednesday after a shooting erupted
at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, California, that
killed at least 14 people and injured at least 17 more. Two suspects
were reportedly shot, one of whom died of his injuries, according to NBC
News' Pete Williams. Williams also reported that the other suspect who
had been shot is still in the SUV.
"There
was originally three suspects, there is possibly one now outstanding,"
Sgt. Vicki Cervantes of the San Bernardino Police Department said at a
press conference.
The shooting occurred at the IRC's
conference center, which the San Bernardo County Health Department was
renting out for an event. Officials have reason to believe one of the
gunmen attended the event earlier to confirm that a target was there, Los Angeles Times reporter Rick Serrano tweeted.
In
a 5 p.m. Eastern press conference, Chief Jarrod Burguan of the San
Bernardino Police Department said up to three shooters entered the
building, opened fire, and eventually fled in a dark SUV.
Authorities
are being told the shooters interrupted a meeting at the center and
started firing what appeared to be semi-automatic rifles, Serrano
tweeted.
A San Bernardino police department representative confirmed that multiple shooters were involved, according to a tweet from Buzzfeed's John Passantino.
The
shooting occurred at Inland Regional Center, a non-profit center that
serves those with developmental disabilities. An employee of the center
told Los Angeles Times
reporter Paloma Esquivel, who is reporting live from the scene, that
"she and several others sheltered in a conference room during the
shooting."
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