Fourteen dead and at least twenty injured as gunmen wearing Army uniforms open fire at a disabled Centre
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LOSANGELES: At least two to three heavily armed attackers opened fire on a holiday banquet at a social services center for the disabled, killing 14 people and seriously wounding more than a dozen others in a precision assault that looked "as if they were on a mission," authorities said. About four hours later, police hunting for the killers riddled a black SUV with gunfire in a shootout 2 miles from the late-morning carnage, and a man and woman with assault rifles, handguns and "assault-style clothing" were killed, San Bernardino Police Chief Jarrod Burguan said. A third person who was spotted running near the gun battle was detained, but Burguan said it was unclear if that person had anything to do with the crime. The shooting at the social services center occurred at a celebration for workers, not the disabled. It was the nation's deadliest mass shooting since the attack at a school in New town, Connecticut, three years ago that left 26 children and adults dead. The FBI is investigating several possible motives, including workplace violence and terrorism, according to David Bowdich, assistant director of the bureau's Los Angeles office. He did not elaborate. "They came prepared to do what they did, as if they were on a mission," Burguan, the police chief, said.(ABC News)