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'Devout' Muslim US citizen and his wife are identified as heavily- armed suspects who burst into his office holiday party and killed at least 14 people
- Two suspects were killed by police in San Bernardino after a mass shooting at a conference center today
- Syed Rizwan Farook, 28, and Tashfeen Malik, 27, were killed in a gun battle with police after the mass shooting
- Farook is said to have traveled to Saudi Arabia earlier this year and returned with a wife - and a baby followed
- Police said 14 died and a 17 were wounded after suspects opened fire at the Inland Regional Center on Wednesday
- San Bernardino Police Chief said shooters wore 'assault-style' clothing and had handguns and assault rifles
- Rampage reportedly sparked after gunman had an argument at a holiday party at the Inland Regional Center
- It is not known if he left of his own accord or was kicked out, but sources say he returned heavily armed
- Cops were in a dramatic standoff with the suspects after reports that up to three people were on the loose
- Suspects reportedly threw pipe bombs out of the windows of their SUV before they were taken down by police
A Muslim U.S. citizen and his wife burst into his office holiday party with assault rifles and tactical clothing, massacred 14 and injured 17 before they were both shot dead in a dramatic police shootout in suburban San Bernardino.
Syed Rizwan Farook, 28, who is U.S.-born, was at the party for local health officials but reportedly left angry before returning heavily armed with his wife Tashfeen Malik, 27, and opening fire at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino on Wednesday morning.
Farook, an environmental specialist with the county health department, has been described as a 'devout' Muslim and is said to have traveled to Saudi Arabia earlier this year and returned with a wife.
Co-worker Patrick Baccari says Farook was gone for about a month in the spring. When he returned, word got around Farook had been married, and the woman he described as a pharmacist joined him shortly afterward. A baby followed.
Baccari says the reserved Farook showed no signs of unusual behavior, although he grew out his beard several months ago.
He said he had been sitting at the same table as Farook at the party on Wednesday morning, but his co-worker suddenly disappeared, leaving his coat behind on his chair.
Baccari said he had stepped into the bathroom when the shooting started and suffered minor wounds from shrapnel slicing through the wall.
San Bernardino Police Chief Jarrod Burguan confirmed that Farook had attended the party, but left 'angry' before returning heavily armed with Malik.
He said said a motive for the shooting is not yet known, but said that there did seem to be 'some degree of planning involved' in the attack.
a police source speaking to Fox News said the killer duo used 'military tactics' to confront police. They reportedly had body-mounted cameras, which would have allowed them to record the massacre. Hussam Ayloush, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), says the couple left their baby with its grandmother Wednesday morning and never returned.
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