San Bernadino Shootings
Miles Thompson and Abby McDowell
Summary:
Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik, a married couple, opened fire at a holiday party in the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino on Wednesday. Fourteen people were killed and 21 wounded, most of them employees. Both attackers were then killed in a gun battle with police. Farook was born in the United States while Malik, a Pakistan national, had an arsenal of ammunition and pipe bombs in their Redlands home.
Who:
Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik
What:
Massive company shooting resulting in multiple casualties.
Where:
Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino.
When:
Wednesday, December 2nd
Why:
Terrorism / officials said Malik pledged allegiance to Islamic State in a Facebook post and Farook had contact with people from at least two terrorist organizations overseas. Malik had studied at a Pakistan seminary known for anti-Western, fundamentalist views.
Bias:
Fairly factual, not a lot of bias overall.
Democratic Values:
Common good: Common good is a democratic value that is at stake. With so any mass shootings in recent news. The common people are at such a danger in current time and not only physically but mentally and emotionally people are scared and losing trust in society.
Photo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_San_Bernardino_shooting#/media/File:2015_San_Bernardino_shooting_map_location_of_mass_shooting.png
Title:
San Bernardino shootings: What we know -- and don't know
Author:
Faith Karimi
