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California social services center shooting

One or more gunmen believed to be wearing military-style gear opened fire Wednesday at a Southern California social services center killing at least 14 people and wounding more than a dozen in a California mass shooting. Police say suspects may have left area in dark-colored SUV.

A SWAT vehicle carries police officers near the scene of a shooting in San Bernardino, Calif. on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015. Police responded to reports of an active shooter at a social services facility.

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Police respond to the scene of an active shooting in San Bernardino, Calif. on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015. Police responded to reports of an active shooter at a social services facility.

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A swat team arrives at the scene of a shooting in San Bernardino, Calif. on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015. Police responded to reports of an active shooter at a social services facility.

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Police respond to the scene of an active shooting in San Bernardino, Calif. on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015. Police responded to reports of an active shooter at a social services facility.

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In this aerial view, first responders gather on a nearby street corner, lower left, outside a Southern California social services center, upper right, in San Bernardino, Calif., where authorities said multiple people were shot Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015.

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People gather at San Bernardino Golf Course after being evacuated near the scene of a shooting in San Bernardino, Calif. on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015. Police responded to reports of an active shooter at a social services facility.

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People gather at San Bernardino Golf Course after being evacuated from the scene of a shooting in San Bernardino, Calif. on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015. Police responded to reports of an active shooter at a social services facility.

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Two women speak with a firefighter at the triage area near the scene of a shooting in San Bernardino, Calif. on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015. Police responded to reports of an active shooter at a social services facility.

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A woman wipes her tears at a community center where family members are gathering to pick up survivors after a shooting rampage that killed multiple people and wounded others at a social services center in San Bernardino, Calif., Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015.

Jae C. Hong Associated Press


Two women embrace at a community center where family members are gathering to pick up survivors after a shooting rampage that killed multiple people and wounded others at a social services center in San Bernardino, Calif., Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015.

Jae C. Hong Associated Press


Teresa Hernandez, facing camera, is comforted by a woman as she arrives at a social services center in San Bernardino, Calif., where one or more gunmen opened fire, shooting multiple people on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015.

Jae C. Hong Associated Press


A man and his daughter who survived a shooting rampage that killed multiple people leave a community center after a brief interview with reporters in San Bernardino, Calif., Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong

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A woman who declined to give her name kisses her sister, center, a survivor of a shooting rampage that killed multiple people and wounded others as they reunite at a community center in San Bernardino, Calif., Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015.

Jae C. Hong Associated Press


People who were near a shooting rampage that killed multiple people at a social services center, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, leave a community center after they reunited with friends and family in San Bernardino, Calif.

Jae C. Hong Associated Press


A police heicopter hovers around the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, scene of a mass shooting on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015. As many as three gunmen believed to be wearing military-style gear opened fire Wednesday at the Southern California social services center. Authorities said the shooting rampage killed multiple people and wounded others.

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Law enforcement officials with armored vehicles search an area near where police stopped a suspect SUV in San Bernardino, Calif., Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015. The search followed a military-style attack that killed multiple people and wounded others at a California center that serves people with developmental disabilities, authorities said.

Chris Carlson Associated Press


Armored vehicles surround an SUV following a shootout in San Bernardino, Calif., Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015. The scene followed a military-style attack that killed multiple people and wounded others at a California center that serves people with developmental disabilities, authorities said.

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Law enforcement search for a suspect in a mass shooting at a Southern California social services center on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, in San Bernardino, Calif. One or more gunmen opened fire Wednesday at a California center that serves people with developmental disabilities, shooting several people as others locked themselves in their offices, desperately waiting to be rescued by police, witnesses and authorities said.

Chris Carlson Associated Press


Law enforcement search for a suspect in a mass shooting that occurred at a Southern California social services center on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, in San Bernardino, Calif. One or more gunmen opened fire Wednesday at a California center that serves people with developmental disabilities, shooting several people as others locked themselves in their offices, desperately waiting to be rescued by police, witnesses and authorities said.

Chris Carlson Associated Press


Law enforcement search for a suspect in a mass shooting that occurred at a Southern California social services center on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, in San Bernardino, Calif. One or more gunmen opened fire Wednesday at a California center that serves people with developmental disabilities, shooting several people as others locked themselves in their offices, desperately waiting to be rescued by police, witnesses and authorities said.

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A couple embraces following a shooting that killed multiple people at a social services facility, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, in San Bernardino, Calif.

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A victim is wheeled away on a stretcher following a shooting that killed multiple people at a social services facility, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, in San Bernardino, Calif.

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Authorities search an area Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, following a shooting that killed multiple people at a social services center for the disabled in San Bernardino, Calif.

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Authorities search for a suspect following a shooting that killed multiple people at a social services facility Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, in San Bernardino, Calif.

Chris Carlson Associated Press


Authorities search an area near where police stopped a suspected vehicle in San Bernardino, Calif., Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, following a shooting that killed multiple people at a social services center for the disabled.

Damian Dovarganes Associated Press


A police officer lights up flares near the scene where a shootout took place, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, in San Bernardino, Calif. Multiple attackers opened fire on a banquet at a social services center for the disabled in San Bernardino on Wednesday, killing multiple people and sending police on a manhunt for suspects.

Jae C. Hong Associated Press


A woman, center, who survived a shooting rampage, talks to members of the media outside a community center after she reunited with her parents Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, in San Bernardino, Calif. Multiple attackers opened fire on a banquet at a social services center for the disabled in San Bernardino on Wednesday, killing multiple people and sending police on a manhunt for suspects.

Jae C. Hong Associated Press

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