美国加州突发枪击事件,至少14死14伤

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AS IT IS 2015-12-03 Police: At Least 14 Dead in California Shooting 美国加州突发枪击事件,至少14死14伤

Police say at least 14 people have been killed in a mass shooting in Southern California. And another 14 are wounded. 

The attack happened in San Bernardino at a training center for disabled people.

San Bernardino police chief Jarrod Burguan? spoke¹ to reporters after the incident. He said it is believed that three gunmen were involved. He said the shooters apparently² fled the area. The numbers of casualities may change and it is not known if the shooting was a terrorist attack.

Burguan said there was a massive response to the shooting. He said several local and state security forces took part. 

Earlier reports said the shooters may have been dressed in military clothing. A police spokeswoman told the Los Angeles Times that the attackers were heavily armed and possibly wore body armor.  

A bomb squad³ reportedly was deployed⁴ to try to disarm⁵ a possible explosive device.

This latest shooting comes less than a week after a gunman killed three people and wounded nine in an attack at a family planning and health clinic in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

In October, a gunman killed nine people at a college in Oregon. In June, a gunman killed nine people at a church in South Carolina.

Words in This Story

casualty – n. a person who is hurt or killed during an accident, war, etc.

facility - n. something (such as a building or large piece of equipment) that is built for a specific purpose

armor – n. special clothing that people wear to protect their bodies from weapons

squad – n. a part of a police force that deals with a specific type of crime

clinic – n. a place where people get medical help