Coroner identifies 14 San Bernardino shooting victims
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The 14 victims of Wednesday's mass shooting in San Bernardino were identified Thursday by the San Bernardino County Coroner's Office.
They are: Robert Adams, 40; Isaac Amanios, 60; Bennetta Bet-Badal, 46; Harry Bowman, 46; Sierra Clayborn, 27; Juan Espinoza, 50; Aurora Godoy, 26; Shannon Johnson, 45; Larry Kaufman, 42; Damian Meins, 58; Tin Nguyen, 31; Nicholas Thalasinos, 52; Yvette Velasco, 27; and Michael Wetzel, 37.
Wetzel, a father of six, was remembered by his wife, Renee, as being "the most amazing person. He loved his work and his family so very much," she said in a statement. "Without him, this family will never be the same." A spokesman for the family said he was at a meeting inside the Inland Regional Center when the shooting started.
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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
