Developing Up to 20 shot in San Bernardino, 'active shooters' soughtUp 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 on 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 going door-to-door.
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.”
Photographs on social media showed heavily-armed police surrounding a neighborhood in San Bernardino.
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Officials sais they got a call about the shooting at about 11 a.m.
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."
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