Medical officials say at least half of those injured in the California mass shooting have left area hospitals. Ms Hashmi saids Malik left without completing a diploma. The husband and wife died… Her father cut off contact with his family after a feud over inheritance, they told Reuters, and moved to Saudi Arabia when his daughter was a toddler.
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The FBI said last week that authorities are investigating the mass shooting as an “act of terrorism,” noting that Malik, a Pakistani native who lived most of her life in Saudi Arabia, was believed to have pledged allegiance on Facebook to the leader of the militant group Islamic State.
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Mourners gather around a makeshift memorial in honor of victims following Wednesday’s attack in San Bernardino, California December 5, 2015.
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) – The husband and wife who carried out the San Bernardino massacre had been radicalized and had frequented local shooting ranges to practice, including once within days of the attack that killed 14 people, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said Monday.
At a 7:30 a.m. news conference, San Bernardino County officials thanked the first responders to the shooting scene and vowed to make every effort return to normal activities, with most county offices reopening today.
“Unfortunately, the room just didn’t provide a whole lot of protection”, said Corwin Porter, assistant county health director. “I want to be crystal clear here: We do not see any evidence so far of…an outside-continental-US plot”.
Suspects Farook and Malik were killed by police in a shootout after their deadly attack. FBI Director James Comey said Friday that the gun buyer, who was not publicly identified at the time, was not then considered a suspect in the attack.
Told Lynch on Sunday’s show: ‘Obviously, it’s something that we’re looking at very, very closely’.
Mr Bowdich said the couple honed their shooting skills at ranges across the Los Angeles region, including one near where the attack took place here in San Bernardino County. “No one had any knowledge”, Chesley told CNN. A family spokesman later said the 67-year-old father denied making the comments.
An officer said two witnesses reporting seeing a pair of gunmen wearing ski-type masks and vests.
Paez suffered two gunshot wounds to the abdomen and is expected to be discharged from the hospital next week, Nicholas said.
In a bid to address the growing anxiety about ISIS, President Barack Obama plans to talk to the nation Sunday night. But it appears they also shared an interest in guns, as investigators said Marquez legally purchased the two rifles in 2011 and 2012. It is unclear if he will be charged.
The reopening of much of the government’s offices signaled an effort to return to normal for a community in shock and mourning. “Nothing was out of the ordinary regarding his behavior”, he said.
Authorities tightened security at county buildings and offered counseling and a hotline for employees in distress. Farook, an American citizen who worked for the San Bernardino County health department, was a regular at the center.
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Porter, her colleague, said neither shooter spoke before firing. Many parishioners said they would reach deep into their faith to find some way to forgive.
