Coed: Tashfeen Malik is confirmed to be one of the suspects of Wednesday’s shooting at the Inland Regional Center, along with her husband Syed Farook.
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Malik is believed to have pledged allegiance to ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in a recent Facebook post, however the page is under a different name. Officials did not explain how they knew Malik wrote the post.
UPDATE:
Photos of inside Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik’s house have been released. Two photos show an unidentified female’s passport. The FBI is also officially investigating the shooting as an act of terrorism. According to the FBI director, there is no indication that the couple was part of an organized terrorism group or network.
According to the Daily Mail, Farook clashed with Jewish co-worker Nicholas Thalasinos shortly before the shooting began, and was allegedly the target of disparaging comments concerning “his traditional Muslim appearance.” Thalasinos was one of the numerous victims.
Co-workers also divulged that the two men would frequently discuss religion and politics.
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From the Daily Mail,
Colleague Kuuleme Stephen said that when she had called Thalasinos at work he told her he was having a heated discussion with Farook about Islam who had told him Islam was a peaceful religion and that Americans do not understand Islam.
Thalasinos was known to be passionate about pro-Israel causes and regularly ranted about Islam on Facebook.
On September 11th, 2013, alongside a photo of a shirtless victim plummeting to his death from the burning World Trade Center, Mr Thalasinos posted: ‘On behalf of this guy… You can stick your Million Muslim March up your asses.’
Malik and Farook met on a dating site and had apparently been married for two years. They had a six month old baby who was dropped off at Farook’s mother’s house during the shooting.
Few details are known about Malik other than her age – 27 – and that she was Muslim. According to several sources, she was also a pharmacist and believed to be Pakistani. Her background is currently under investigation.
The 27-year-old was killed during a shootout with police yesterday, which consisted of 21 officers.According to neighbors, a multitude of Middle Eastern individuals were frequently visiting their house at all hours of the day, along with several unknown packages. One neighbor went on the record to say that they didn’t report the suspicious activity for fear of being labeled a racist and Islamophobic.
The above photo is an overhead view of the couple’s house. Police were led to the home from a tip and found the suspects in a dark SUV shortly after arriving. The couple quickly fled and a shootout ensued.During a Wednesday night investigation of the home, police allegedly found 12 pipe bomb-type devices.
A third person also fled from the shooting scene and was detained after an extensive search. It is not immediately clear if they played a role in the massacre.
Evidence suggests that the incident was not spur of the moment. Two handguns were recovered and traced back to her husband, both of which were purchases legally three or four years ago. Two additional rifles were purchased illegally around the same time, however the purchaser is unknown. Authorities suspect a former roommate bought them.
Evidence also shows that the couple was looking to continue on with their rampage. A bag full of “three rudimentary explosive devices packed with black powder and rigged to a remote controlled car “was found inside of the conference room and believed to belong to the couple. Law enforcement stated that the remote for the car was found inside the SUV where Farook and Malik were later killed.”
Her husband was described as a devout Muslim who began growing out his beard over the past year. Both shooters wore a GoPro camera during the shooting, yet there has yet to be mention of actual footage.