At least 14 dead, 17 wounded in San Bernardino shooting; 2 suspects dead

Police escort civilians away from the 1300 block of S. Waterman Street near the site of a shooting took place on December 2, 2015 in San Bernardino, California.
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Two of the suspects in a deadly mass shooting that killed at least 14 people Wednesday in San Bernardino, California, are dead after a gun battle with police.

The suspects have been identified as Syed Farook, 28, and Tashfeen Malik, 27. Police said there are reports that the two were in a relationship, and Farook was a five-year employee of San Bernardino County. Officers spotted a dark SUV matching the description of the suspected shooters' vehicle in the nearby city of Redlands Wednesday at around 3 p.m., and a pursuit began. The chase ended in San Bernardino, south of the San Bernardino International Airport and north of Interstate 10, and gunfire erupted. Witnesses said they heard "thousands" of rounds of gunfire, and a person seen running from the area has been detained; San Bernardino Police Chief Jarrod Burguan said police did not know if he was a suspect or at the wrong place at the wrong time. Burguan said the suspects were both armed with assault rifles and handguns, and wearing tactical gear, when they were killed.

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.