This afternoon, reports have emerged of a mass shooting in San Bernadino California. From CNN:
The hunt for one to three suspects was taking place near a San Bernardino, California, center for people with developmental disabilities, where as many as 20 people were shot Wednesday, authorities said.
SWAT teams and the bomb squad were working to clear the buildings where the shootings took place.
[Latest developments, posted at 4:20 p.m. ET]
• The shootings were in the conference center at the Inland Regional Center, the center’s executive director, Lavinia Johnson, told CNN. She believes that a group not affiliated with the center was using the center. According to Johnson, staff are in the process of being bused to a nearby church
• Four adults have been transported to Loma Linda University Medical Center, and the hospital is expecting three more patients, hospital spokeswoman Briana Pastorino said. She did not describe the nature of the patients’ wounds. Arrowhead Regional Medical Center has received eight patients, an employee who didn’t want to be named told CNN.
• The three suspects are believed to be armed with AK-47-type weapons, a local law enforcement official told CNN.
• Witnesses told police they saw three men with long guns, a law enforcement source told CNN. The source said the suspects got into a black SUV and drove away.
Little is known about the identity of the shooters. California is known to have some of the toughest gun laws in the nation, including universal background checks, gun registration, and an assault weapons ban. We will update this story as information continues to come in.
AAN Staff
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