May be, it may not be, but we will work hand in hand with them from the beginning. If things change, we are here from the get will have go and there are no steps lost as the investigation proceeds. At this point, im going to turn it back over to the chief. So, very quickly, after the initial response, we have several hundred people that were in the building that are not injured. Those people have been taken to a safe location and they are part of the investigation. In addition to that, we know that that th is is a human incident, its a tragedy, and a lot of folks are very worried about their loves ones who may have been at that facility. We set up an area at the area of 3rd and sierra way for family members to go for investigation. We will push information out as we can. Also the Sheriffs Department put out the crime tip hotline number. Wed very much like to hear from you. Questions. [ inaudible question ] i dont. Ive heard everything, that it was a meeting, to a potential like a lunchtype gathering, maybe for the holidays. Thats not confirmed. That is very preliminary. My understanding that most of the people that were wounded, most of the victims were all centrally located in one area of the facility. [ inaudible question ] in terms of the employees, its my understanding the facility has both state and county employees as well as fek olks that work for a number of organizations. The Inland Regional Center serves organizations that treat Mental Illness type issues and that sort of stuff. I dont have any idea i know that state and local county employees work there. I do not know if any of them are the victims or who they are at this point. I do not have any information on anyone involved. Can you characterize this as an organized event . Preliminary information indicates these people who came prepared. They were dressed and equipped in a way to indicate they were prepared ed prepared. [ inaudible question ] i dont know. We do not have any weapons recovered at this point. Sorry. [ inaudible question ] the preliminary number we have right now is that there are 14 people that are deceased, and our count is another 14 people that are taken to various hospitals for significant injuries, potentially related to gunshots. We also have a number of other people that may have had some minor types of injuries. They fell down in the course of nature. Roughly about 14 that we believe are wounded. Were not that far into the investigation yet. [ inaudible question ] the whole thing . I think dont worry about it. [ inaudible question ] i think that that could be a possibility, yes. I dont think were comfortable saying no at this point. Have the bomb detectives recovered anything that is or looks like an ied . As the teams are searching for suspects and victims, there are things in the building that were not immediately identifiable that caused them some concern. As a result of that, we do have some bomb techs on site that are checking some of that out. I do not know if they were brought in by the suspects. We do not know if they were bombs of any sort. Just things that as our teams were moving through, that needs [ inaudible question ] i dont have any information on that. [ inaudible question ] have you found any vehicles you believe are related . Not that i know of at this point. Did the gunman say anything . We dont have anything specific from those witnesses. Were at the early stages of talking to them. This is the only act i ive scene that were working. That is part of the investigation. I just dont have that at this point. Can you talk about the suspects vehicle, the darker suv . Its all we have. Very generic. Upwards of three suspects. Darker suv. I never heard camouflage. I have repeatedly been told the number is three. This is information thats going in. People are talking to witnesses as we put another thing together, we know these are fluid situations. Some of the information we put out now may change a little bit in the future. As far as people in the area, were doing everything we can to keep this area safe. We are addressing other facilities in the area that we think may be similar, but we dont have any information or any Credible Threats to any other facilities at this point. But obviously, were all on a heightened sense of alert. We would ask the public that they be on a heightened sense of alert, that theyre watching out for those things. And if they come across information, contact us and let us investigate it. [ inaudible question ] i put out what i have. One report i eard is masks were involved, but i dont know that to be definitive at this point. Do you have any active leads youre pursuing right now . Yes. Not going to talk about it. [ inaudible question ] not that im aware of. Prior to this incident . Thats part of the investigation. Were not going to talk specifically about that right now. I just want to say thank you to your entire agency, all the chiefs, everything, i appreciate that. Thank you very much. A few minutes. [ inaudible question ] well, our people in the field go into the field with what they have. We have a number of officers that have high caliber weapons. They carry assault rifles with them. Most of the officers carry handguns. The officers that arrived on scene and did the initial work to go into that building and clear it, went in with what they had. [ inaudible question ] we do not know where the suspects are. How is the fbi getting involved . We know historically that some of these investigations can turn into a potentially federal prosecution type thing. At this point, we dont know that to be the case, but its better to have them on scene from the very beginning so they know what we know and theyre an active part of the investigation. In addition to that, being from the federal government, they bring to the table tremendous resources to help us in doing our job. Can you talk about that . We have no information at this point to indicate that this is terrorist related in the traditional sense that people may be inking. Obviously at minimum, we have a domestic terrorist type situation that occurred here. [ inaudible question ] we dont. The only thing im comfortable saying at this point is the information they have is they came prepared to do what they did as if they were on a mission. How long were they inside i dont know specifically. Several minutes. The officers have not engaged or exchanged gunfire with anybody, but we dont know if they were on scene when we arrived. I dont know if you covered this or not, but were the vast majority of the dead and wounded in one centralized location . Yes, in the same general area of the facility. Making an assumption im sorry if its an assumption here, chief, that they had targeted that particular room, those particular people . I think were a little too early in the investigation to even make that assumption. We dont know what the motive is at this point. Were they held in a room . Was this a shootout . We dont have any information that they took any hostages. [ inaudible question ] [ inaudible question ] long guns is what ive been told. There are people that speculate what type of long guns. Im just going to say it was a rifle or shotgun . [ inaudible question ] they came in with a purpose. They came in with the intent to do something. Was there any threat to this facility prior to that . I dont have specifics on that. With that, were going to cut this off. We will be back every hour on the hour to provide an update. Even if we dont have anything specifically, we will come back to you every hour on the hour, at least for the next several hours to provide an update. Top of the hour . At the top of the hour is fine. Thank you. Weve been listening to jarrod burguan, the police chief in San Bernardino, california, updating us with what they know and the headline here, up to 14 dead, 14 people injured in that facility in San Bernardino today. Up to three shooters who are presumed to have fled. A chilling remark at the end. He said they came prepared as if they were on a mission. The fbi saying they do not know if this is terrorism. The chief noting that ultimately, it is, and whether its the kind we tend to think of or domestic terrorism, certainly a horrible loss of life here. The suspects could have gotten away in an suv. They have put a lookout for a darkcolored suv. These men apparently marched into a meeting of some kind that was going on. He wasnt sure if it was some kind of a holiday gettogether or what have you, but all the victims were shot in a central part of one of the buildings on this facility. The inwood Regional Center is part of the Developmental Disability center. Its government workers, state and county workers. As a result of this, there have been security precautions taken on other government buildings in the area as well as hospitals. The area still very much on high unknowns on this attack. Theres a live view, just another building i believe to the left of the facility where this took place. In fact, as the camera widens out well, im not quite sure where it is. But i believe its just to the above it there. Just above it is the facility where this took place. Lets go to tom costello watching along with us. Tom, what do you have . I think yet again, leicester, st lester, this country is dealing with mass murder. 14 dead, 14 injured. His point was at a minimum, this is a domestic terror. So this is terrorism in some fashion. What we dont know is whether there is a nexus to foreign players in any way. Or foreign actors in any way involved in this, or a foreign state or a Foreign Terrorist Organization involved. We simply dont know. Also interesting that he reiterated that point from the very earliest calls to police, there were witnesses who said individuals who are involved in this mass shooting and the police chief saying still now at what is now its 1 30 or so on the west coast 2 30 on the west coast, pardon me. Theyre going on the assumption they still have three suspects on the loose. Nearly three hours after this incident first went down, they are still going on the assumption of nearly three different suspects on the loose. The faa has put flight restrictions in place over this particular area as they try to work their Police Choppers to look for the suspect, and also ask the media to back off and give them as much space as possible. And i think its also important to take note that they are still trying to answer the question of who was involved, and is there more than one vehicle . As weve been reporting, they have been looking for one vehicle, that black suv described by some as a possible ing yukon ing the scene with three suspects involved. In my experience, covering quite a few mass casualty and mass shooting incidents, this is unusual in that three hours later, we are still looking for the perpetrators, and that there may be as many as three on the loose. And this will go down as an unusual situation. Something that may have slipped by very quickly in that news conference, one of the reporters asked the chief, are you pursuing any active leads . And he kind of paused and said, yes, and i dont want to go any further than that. So perhaps a hint that they at least have something to go on in the search. But we heard certainly not comforting from the standpoint of i think the takeaway, not only the horrible loss of life and injured here, tom, is that this is still ongoing. That there is still a clear and present danger. Schools are on lo down. Government buildings are being protected. Hospitals are being protected. Three people who the chief says a mission are still on the loose. A mass killer or mass killers are on the loose. That is a terrifying statement, but it is from the mouth of the police chief in San Bernardino, california. They are looking for right now whoever is responsible for this, whoever gunned down we believe up to 28 people with 14 dead at this hour. All right. Tom, thanks very much. Youre watching continuing coverage on nbc news of a mass shooting in San Bernardino, california. Some stations are going to return to regular programming. For others, nbc News Coverage continues in just a second. And theres a scene live over San Bernardino, california. We continue to cover the mass shooting there today. And we learned within the last few minutes that 14 people are dead. 14 injured. And police are on the lookout for up to three suspects who burst into one of the buildings state and county facility and opened fire in a central part of one of the buildings. Three suspects who they believe may have fled in a dark colored suv. No identification on the shooters. There is no motive. Federal officials and fbi representatives on the scene say obviously Everyone Wants to know is this terrorism, and he simply said, i dont know. The police chief saying the shooters came prepared, as if they were on a mission. Some reports that they were wearing masks. The police chief acknowledged that, but couldnt say for sure, and was not able to say whether the suspect said anything, as to whether they had active leads they are pursuing, the chief said yes. In terms of a possible motive, again, that remains a huge mystery here. The police still going through the building, trying to make sure that everything is secure. Secondary searches. Their belief is that the shooters in this case may have reason, and because of the lack of specificity as to what to motive might have been, they have locked down schools. They have put up extra security in front of hospitals, in front of other government buildings in the area. This Regional Center is part of a department of disabilities and Developmental Disabilities. There are some clients who come there. There are apparently state workers and county workers. Several hundred people work there. The vast majority of them we saw play out earlier were actually evacuated safely on to a golf course. And eventually away from the area. But again, we know up to 14 dead and 14 injured. Some of those injured were whisked to safety in civilian vehicles that were taken out away from the scene of the shooting. They were triaged right there in the street and loaded on to ambulances as quickly as they could get the them to the proper facilities for treatment. We dont have conditions on we talked to folks at the loma linda medical center. At one point, they had received four adults, expecting three more, but they were not able to provide an update on the conditions. As far as the police chief, there are no children among those who were injured or killed. Lets listen in now to the coverage on knbc, our station in los angeles. We had heard earlier that the ceo of the Regional Center said her understanding was that the gunman targeted a conference area where there were a number of employees. That was not confirmed by the police chief, but that is something that she had reported that her understanding was it was sort of a conference area with adult employees. Theres also been the suggestion that this is the large facility and some of these rooms, in fact, are leased out or rented out to particular groups. There may or may not have been a job fair out there today. The numbers, 14 people dead. Descriptions or any names on who they might be, other than the fact that they are not children. At least 14 people hurt. Four patients already at loma linda. Patrick healy said he saw the traffic coming and going. We know Lake Arrowhead regional also taking patients there. Its been a very fluid situation, as we have seen throughout the morning. Some patients being triaged in front of the Regional Center and then transported to the hospital. The chief mentioned that some obviously suffered very severe injuries. Others were injured in the rush to get out of that building. And alex vazquez, our nbc 4 photographer told us that at least six people were piled in to a pickup truck. In fact, this is a shot of that pickup truck right after the shooting started. These six victims were simply put in the back and shuttled to safety because the First Responders hadnt yet made it to the scene. Thats how quickly this all unfolded this morning. Reports of shots fired coming in. Lets listen in. Hes in there, his brother. If you see this, ryan, call me, let me know that you and your brother are okay, so i can get word back to the family. Everybodys worried about you guys out there. So difficult. Awaiting word from loved ones. Some families were luckier than others in being able to receive Text Messages from those trapped inside. People were able to get outside and make it to safety. But still a number of people trying to reunite with their relatives. You know, with all that has happened in the world, a lot of people jumped to the conclusion or want to know immediately if this was, in fact, a terrorist act committed by one of the overseas groups. As we heard from the chief, they have not made that connection. But this is some sort of domestic terrorism. We saw the shooting in colorado last week, Colorado Springs at we saw what happened in oregon at the college a couple months ago. It does change the way we view is world and how we live our lives on a daily basis. The other thing that struck me when i heard the chief speak. He said we train for active shooters every day. But in your heart of hearts, even though you train for that and youre a police officer, you cant imagine it, i would assume, happening the way it does in your own backyard. Yes, and unfolding like this with so many casualties. Theres a rather controversial mass shooting tracker thats been put together by reddit that talks about in the past 336 days, we have now seen 355 mass shootings. The way they quantify a mass shooting, is four or more people including the gunman killed or injured by gunfire. So based on the numbers we have here, this is the second mass shooting of today and bringing us to 355 mass shootings. Weve been listening in on knbcs coverage of this ongoing breaking situation. 14 dead, 14 injured in the center, a Developmental Disabilities center in San Bernardino, california. You can imagine the horror, not only of those who were inside the building when this took place, but also their loved ones and people who knew folks in there when they got word of this, and we heard from some of them just a short time ago. Im really scared for my sister. Did she tell you what happened inside . She just said there was a shooting. Shes scared. Sh