Pious California killer showed no outward signs of violence
- 8 years ago
With a young wife, infant daughter and government job, Syed Farook appeared to have arrived at a sweet-spot in life.
They didn't know the man authorities say was busy with his wife, Tashfeen Malik, building homemade bombs and stockpiling thousands of rounds of ammunition for a commando-style assault Wednesday on a holiday party of his co-workers that killed 14 and injured 21.
"This was a person who was successful, who had a good job, a good income, a wife and a family.
What was he missing in his life?"
asked Nizaam Ali, who worshipped with Farook at a mosque in San Bernardino - the city east of Los Angeles where Farook killed and died.
The FBI was investigating the shootings as a potential act of terrorism but reached no firm conclusions Thursday, said a U.S. official briefed on the probe.
Separately, a U.S. intelligence official said Farook had been in contact with known Islamic extremists on social media.
They didn't know the man authorities say was busy with his wife, Tashfeen Malik, building homemade bombs and stockpiling thousands of rounds of ammunition for a commando-style assault Wednesday on a holiday party of his co-workers that killed 14 and injured 21.
"This was a person who was successful, who had a good job, a good income, a wife and a family.
What was he missing in his life?"
asked Nizaam Ali, who worshipped with Farook at a mosque in San Bernardino - the city east of Los Angeles where Farook killed and died.
The FBI was investigating the shootings as a potential act of terrorism but reached no firm conclusions Thursday, said a U.S. official briefed on the probe.
Separately, a U.S. intelligence official said Farook had been in contact with known Islamic extremists on social media.