1st LD Writethru: All 14 victims of California mass shooting identified
Xinhua, December 4, 2015 Adjust font size:
U.S. authorities on Thursday released the names of the 14 people killed in the mass shooting in the California city of San Bernardino.
The victims were six women and eight men, with the youngest 26 and oldest 60.
"This shooting has caused each victim's family, friends and co-workers, along with the first responders, to suffer an enormous personal tragedy," said San Bernardino Sheriff John McMahon in a statement.
"We must stand strong and offer support to each individual affected by this senseless attack," said the statement.
The victims were identified as:
Shannon Johnson, 45
Bennetta Bet-Badal, 46
Aurora Godoy, 26
Isaac Amanios, 60
Larry Kaufman, 42
Harry Bowman, 46
Yvette Velasco, 27
Robert Adams, 40
Sierra Clayborn, 27
Nicholas Thalasinos, 52
Tin Nguyen, 31
Juan Espinoza, 50
Damian Meins, 58
Michael Wetzel, 37
They died when Syed Farook, 28, and his wife, Tashfeen Malik, 27, burst on Wednesday into a social services center hosting a holiday party and sprayed the room with bullets.
Farook had attended the party but had apparently left following a dispute, only to return heavily armed along with his wife. Endi