Up to 20 people were shot Wednesday at a social services office in San Bernardino, and officials said they were looking for one or more "active shooters."
The San Bernardino Fire Department said the shooting took place in the 1300 block of Waterman Avenue, near Orange Show Road.
Sgt.
Vicki Cervantes, a spokeswoman for the San Bernardino Police
Department, told reporters at the scene up to three shooters were
reported inside the Inland Regional Center. Officers have not secured
the building and are going door to door.
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The suspects, she said, are heavily armed and were possibly wearing body armor.
“It’s a very active scene,” Cervantes said. “It’s very fluid.”
Television news footage showed police officers and firefighters at the scene as well as people being escorted out of the area.
Officials said they received a call about a shooting about 11 a.m.
One
man whose his wife worked in the building told KABC-TV that at least
one gunman walked into the center and opened fire. She was able to lock
herself in her office.
"They saw bodies on the floor," he said.
The Inland Regional Center provides services to disabled people and others in need.
The
organization's website states: "Inland Regional Center was built on the
foundation of three core values — independence, inclusion, and
empowerment. In following these core values, we hope to help provide
each individual with a service system that helps identify and eliminate
barriers for individuals with developmental disabilities and their
families so they can closely live a typical lifestyle."
Map shows 1300 S. Waterman Ave., San Bernardino.
(Los Angeles Times)
The shooting rippled across San Bernardino.
Tom Brown said he and countless other employees and customers at San Bernardino Golf Club were on lockdown Wednesday.
“We’re
not allowing anyone on the golf course. We got a big helicopter sitting
in the middle of the No. 1 fairway,” Brown told The Times. “We’re
several hundred yards away from the area. We can see fire and SWAT from
here, but we’re not allowed to go any farther.”
Brown said his coworker said she heard gunshots nearby.
Meanwhile,
the bus company that provides transportation for San Bernardino City
Unified School District is offering its buses to transport victims and
witnesses of the shooting, said district spokeswoman Linda Berdere.
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