Shooting reported near Calif. golf course

The owner of nearby Coronel Tires said in a telephone interview that the entire area was locked down.

A report compiled with data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation shows some circumstances surrounding Wednesday’s San Bernardino shooting are rare. Police were also investigating a “suspicious device” at the scene. Cervantes said the suspects were heavily armed and could be wearing body armor.

Despite the hard closure, reports have surfaced that at least some of the shooters may have escaped the premises, as there is now a search for a black SUV in the local vicinity.

Sgt. Vicki Cervantes, a spokeswoman for the San Bernardino Police Department, told reporters at the scene up to three shooters were reported inside the Inland Regional Center.

Terry Petit said his daughter works at the Inland Regional Center and that she said she was inside when the sound of gunfire erupted. Download ABC 27 News for iPhone here or ABC 27 News for Android here. In the office waiting for cops.

Tom Brown said he and countless other employees and customers at San Bernardino Golf Club were on lockdown Wednesday. “We will continue to utilize all safety resources available to the San Bernardino community to deal with this tragedy”, he said. Some things that get reported by the media will later turn out to be wrong.

Law enforcement has been re-evaluating active shooter protocols since the 1999 shooting at Columbine High School in Colorado, where two shooters killed 13 people, CBS News’ Kris Van Cleave reports.

If Esther is right and a Planned Parenthood facility was the intended target then we will hear about bitter and hateful rhetoric from the usual corners and lectures about gun violence from President Obama.