On Wednesday morning at around 11:30 AM, news of an active shooter situation began leaking out of San Bernardino. By noon, the San Bernardino Police Department confirmed from 1 to 3 suspects in an active shooter situation inside San Bernardino’s Inland Regional Center, with 20 believed injured, and an unclear number of dead.
The Inland Regional Center provides services to the disabled, and other high needs people.
By 2 PM Wednesday, the numbers had risen to 14 dead, another 17 wounded.
At an afternoon news conference, SBPD officials said the motive for the attack remains unclear, and investigators were not sure at all about the motive for the shooting. Sources told reporters that the assailants were dressed in camouflage and wearing masks and police think the attackers were carrying rifles or other long guns, not handguns.
By the afternoon, it was also believed that three or more suspects had fled the building in a dark colored SUV.
Hours later still, police found the SUV they believed to be the getaway car. SWAT team members exchanged in gunfire with the suspects. Two suspects were killed, a man and a woman. Authorities believe a third suspect may be on the run.
Wednesday night, the SB Sheriff announced that a person of interest had been detained.
Condolences to the families of the victims killed in the terrorist attack. Godspeed to those who were wounded and kudos to all the Law Enforcement personnel and first responders who acted immediately, bravely & professional. Your actions that day made me proud to in law enforcement. You can never be thanked enough.