Months before Syed Farook and his wife allegedly fired hundreds of rounds of ammunition on Farook's co-workers in San Bernardino, California, they threw him a baby shower.
Farook had set up a baby registry at Target for his newborn daughter, asking for the standards, like "a car seat, diapers, and safety swabs," The New York Times reports. At the shower, his co-workers at the San Bernardino Country Department of Health asked when they would be meeting his wife, Tashfeen Malik. They never expected they would meet her Wednesday, when she allegedly helped Farook kill 14 people and injure 21 more after opening fire during an all-staff meeting in a conference room at Inland Regional Center.
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But apparently, appearances can be deceiving. What started out as just another workday on Wednesday quickly became a day marred by tragedy. Anticipating hours of speeches and educational seminars, Farook's coworker made their inside joke that morning: "Ready to be bored?" Farook responded: "I'm ready."