SAN BERNARDINO -- Police in San Bernardino, California, are responding to reports of an active shooter at a social services facility and have confirmed multiple fatalities. The San Bernardino Fire Department says there are reports of 20 victims.
According to CNN, witnesses told police they saw three men with long guns, according to a law enforcement source. The source said the suspects got into a black SUV and drove away.
The incident is happening at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino. The center has 670 employees and provides social services to people with developmental disabilities.
CBS News is reporting that the bomb squad is on scene attempting to neutralize an explosive device. Dozens of people filed out of the scene, holding their hands in their air. Other people were seen being wheeled away on gurneys.
The San Bernardino Police Department confirms that there are 1 to 3 possible suspects.
Terry Petit says he got a text from his daughter saying she was hiding after gunfire erupted. Petit choked back tears Wednesday as he read the texts for reporters outside Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino.
He says she wrote: “People shot. In the office waiting for cops. Pray for us. I am locked in an office.”
Police searched people filing out of a building with their hands up before they reunited with loved ones. Ambulances and law enforcement vehicles are racing through the area with sirens blaring. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department is urging everyone to stay away from the area. Source
