Two of the rifles were purchased by Farook’s friend and former neighbor, Enrique Marquez Jr., in 2011 or 2012. He bought the handguns at Annie’s Get Your Gun in Corona. Three of the guns were purchased legally by Farook between 20. 22 long rifle rounds and 19 pipes that could be converted into bombs. 223 caliber rounds and more than 200 9-millimeter rounds with them.Īt their home, police found 2,000 9-millimeter rounds, more than 2,500. The shooters fire over 150 rounds during the initial attack and during a gun battle with police afterwards. They based that assessment on data from digital equipment recovered from the couple’s Redlands home, all of which was smashed in an attempt to hide their activities.įarook and Malik used five firearms during the attack, and left behind three pipe bombs wired to a remote control. Two federal sources told The Times that before the shooting and their subsequent deaths, the couple was in the final planning stages for an assault on a separate building or location “with a lot more people inside,” possibly at a nearby school or college. Marquez has waived his right to an attorney and been cooperative throughout marathon interviews with federal investigators, a law enforcement source said. A law enforcement source said he converted to Islam at some point, but when is unclear. In 2011 or 2012, Marquez bought two of the rifles Farook and Malik used in the attack. He was said to be good friends with Farook and cemented his connection to his next-door neighbor by marrying the sister of Farook’s sister-in-law in 2014. He checked into a mental health facility on the day of the shooting and police searched his Riverside home - next door to Farook’s old residence - shortly after the shootings. (Los Angeles Times)Įnrique Marquez Jr., a 24-year-old Riverside man who worked as a Wal-Mart security guard, is a central figure in the investigation. Home in Riverside where Marquez lived next door to Farook. was arrested Thursday and charged with conspiring to give material support to terrorists, according to federal documents that allege the two men had talked of attacking Riverside City College and a busy freeway during rush hour. Latest in the investigation Farook’s friend, Enrique Marquez Jr. 2 attack, investigators have been piecing together evidence in an effort to pinpoint exactly what motivated the couple, and how their plan went undetected. They were killed in a shootout with police shortly after. May we always stay #SBStrong (San Bernardino Strong).Here’s the latest updates on the investigation into Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik, the shooters who attacked Farook’s office holiday party, killing 14 and wounding 22, in what officials believe was an act of terrorism. Thank you for saving lives, protecting more lives from being taken and for taking down evil. May we give thanks to the many brave emergency personnel and law enforcement officers and deputies who responded to the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, California on that day. We all stand united with the families and friends of the victims and know that you will never be forgotten.
May we all remember the lives we lost on that day four years ago Robert Adams, Isaac Amanios, Bennetta Betbadal, Harry Bowman, Sierra Clayborn, Juan Espinoza, Aurora Godoy, Shannon Johnson, Larry Daniel Kaufman, Damian Meins, Tin Nguyen, Nicholas Thalasinos, Yvette Velasco and Michael Wetzel. Please take a moment to remember the 14 lives taken away three years ago today in the terrorist attack inside the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, California. San Bernardino, CA: Remembering the terrorist attack inside the Inland Regional Center four years ago today.Īt 10:58am PT on Wednesday, December 2nd, 2015, a gathering of people for the Christmas holiday season when a husband and wife, inspired by evil Islamic terrorist, stormed into a banquet room and began shooting at innocent people, killing 14 people and wounded 22 people, before the husband and wife terrorist attackers were shot and killed by brave members of law enforcement.
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