San Bernardino shooting report: 'It was the worst thing imaginable'

The Justice Department and the Police Foundation released a report Friday on 2015's mass shooting by Syed Rizwan Farook and his wife, Tashfeen Malik, in San Bernardino, California. The 141-page document describes the attack in detail and recounts the accomplishments and challenges of first responders on the scene.

"It was the worst thing imaginable — some people were quiet, hiding, others were screaming or dying, grabbing at your legs because they wanted us to get them out, but our job at the moment was to keep going," said one officer. "That was the hardest part, stepping over them." The report says three of the shooters' victims made a brave but ultimately unsuccessful effort to stop the attack, and some of the county employees targeted initially believed they were experiencing a realistic emergency training drill.

The report concludes that though the police response was "exemplary," it could be streamlined by better coordination and protocols. Farook and Malik killed 14 people and injured 22 more after pledging allegiance to the Islamic State.

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