By ABC7.com staff
Updated 7 mins ago
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (KABC) -- Law enforcement officials have identified Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik as two suspects in a San Bernardino mass shooting that killed 14 people on Wednesday.
FULL DETAILS: 14 people killed in shooting at Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino
Police said Farook, 28, was U.S. born and worked as an environmental inspector for the San Bernardino County Department of Public Health for five years.
Malik, 27, was married or engaged to Farook, according to officials.
Police said Farook and Malik were killed in a gun battle with police after the shooting at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino.
Officials said Farook attended a banquet held at the center by the department of public health, but left angry.
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Shortly after, that's when police said the shooting that killed 14 people and injured 17 happened.
It was earlier believed that a third suspect may have been involved and police detained a person spotted running nearby where Farook and Malik were killed.
Police said later Wednesday evening that they now have reason to believe that Farook and Malik were the only shooters involved.
The brother-in-law of Farook said he was stunned to hear of his relative's involvement in the shooting.
Farhan Khan, who is married to the sister of Farook, spoke to reporters at the Anaheim office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations.
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Khan said he last spoke to Farook about a week ago. He added that he had "absolutely no idea why he would do this. I am shocked myself."
Hussam Ayloush, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said the couple left their baby with family Wednesday morning and never returned.
Officers were investigating a home in Redlands, which is believed to be connected to Farook and Malik.
The Associated Press contributed to this report
San Bernardino Shooting: Reports of Up to 12 Dead at Center for Developmentally Disabled, Official Sources Say
There were reports of up to 12 people dead in a shooting Wednesday in San Bernardino, California, according to various official sources.
The San Bernardino Fire Department has reported that they were responding to reports of 20 people being shot at the Inland Regional Center, a facility that cares for the people with developmental disabilities.
Marybeth Feild, the president and CEO of the Inland Regional Center, told the Associated Press that the shooting took place near a building that houses a library and conference center where at least 25 people work.
According to the San Bernardino Sheriff, authorities were searching for one to three suspects. The suspects were heavily armed and were possibly wearing body armor, according to San Bernardino police spokeswoman Sgt. Vicki Cervantes.
The FBI and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms have both confirmed to ABC News that they are responding to the shooting.
A White House spokesman confirmed to ABC News that President Obama has been briefed on the situation by Homeland Security advisor Lisa Monaco while in Paris for the climate summit,
A man whose wife works at the Inland Regional Center said that his wife saw a man she believed to be a shooter.
"The guy came in next to her office and I guess started shooting," said the man, who identified himself to KABC as Marc.
A swat team arrives at the scene of a shooting in San Bernardino, Calif., Dec. 2, 2015.
What we know so far:
*Police responded to reports of an active shooter at an Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, Calif., Wednesday afternoon.
*There were initial reports of at least 3-12 dead and 20 others injured, officials said.
*Eyewitnesses said they saw as many as three gunmen, according to the San Bernardino Police Department.
*The suspects were wearing what appeared to be ski masks and vests, witnesses said.
*Witnesses also said the alleged gunmen left the scene in a black SUV.
*FBI and ATF agents are working to clear the building.
*Bomb technicians were called to inspect a suspicious device.
*President Obama has been briefed on the situation, according to the White House.
Sources: Dylan Stableford Yahoo News
By MEGHAN KENEALLY ABC News Dec 2, 2015, 4:03 PM ET
So frequent are these mass shootings that it may seem normal, but it is not. We cannot accept this as normal.
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