SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) – The latest on reports of an active shooter at a social services facility in San Bernardino, California (all times local):
12:30 p.m.
President Barack Obama has been brought up to date on the shooting at a Southern California social services center.
The White House says he was briefed by his homeland security adviser, Lisa Monaco, and has asked to be kept informed as the situation develops.
Authorities say multiple people were shot Wednesday at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino. Police were searching for one or more gunmen.
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12:25 p.m.
Police say they are searching for one or more gunmen after a shooting at a social services facility in Southern California.
San Bernardino Lt. Rich Lawhead said Wednesday that multiple people were shot at the Inland Regional Center.
Several law enforcement agencies converged on the scene in San Bernardino, and triage units were being set up in the area.
Some people were seen being wheeled away on gurneys, and others filed out of a building with their hands up.
The facility serves individuals with developmental disabilities in Riverside and San Bernardino counties.
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12:15 p.m.
Terry Petit says he got a text from his daughter saying she was hiding after gunfire erupted at the social services facility in Southern California where she works.
Petit choked back tears Wednesday as he read the texts for reporters outside Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino.
He says she wrote: “People shot. In the office waiting for cops. Pray for us. I am locked in an office.”
Police searched people filing out of a building with their hands up before they reunited with loved ones.
Ambulances and law enforcement vehicles are racing through the area with sirens blaring.
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11:58 a.m.
A gas station manager near the site of a shooting in Southern California says there is a flood of police activity in the area.
Ana Fuentes, manager of a Shell station about a block from the scene, estimates that there are about 150 police officers flooding the area.
She said she hasn’t gotten any instructions to stay inside but that customers coming in told her about the shootings at Inland Regional Center. The center says on its website that it provides social services to people with developmental disabilities.
Dozens of people filed out of the scene, holding their hands in their air. Other people were seen being wheeled away on gurneys.
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11:40 a.m.
Police in San Bernardino, California, are responding to reports of an active shooter at a social services facility.
Lt. Rich Lawhead said Wednesday there are reports of multiple victims.
No arrests have been made.
Sgt. Vicky Cervantes says police are working to secure the scene in the inland region east of Los Angeles.