Shooting episode in California

I am continuing with my previous post.  But jumping to post a few ideas.  During the time that all the action was ongoing many witnesses were interviewed while newsmen frantically tried to ascertain what had happened.  Someone had seen a man slowly walk up to a black SUV, get in, and drive away very slowly and calmly.  Unbeknownst to most of us watching from home, the police scanners were telling the name of the person who they thought is the chief suspect.  His name eventually did come up later that evening and as it turned out was correct.   Tips were given to the police who did follow up to be able to find them.

In the conclusion of this shooting attack, the police were able to find the couple, follow them, and get into a gun battle.  The SUV was riddled with bullets and both were killed in the ensuing battle.  It turns out that the pair were  a husband and wife team who had  a six month old baby.  They had taken the baby to their grandmother saying that they had a medical appointment.

Syed Farook had married Tashfeen Malik when he had visited Saudia Arabia.  He had been trying to find a bride so apparently he succeeded in his trip to Arabia in 2013-2014.  She is supposed to have been born in Pakistan but met him and came back to America with him on a fiancee visa.

Syed worked for the health department as a restaurant health inspector.  An interview with a restaurant owner who knew him implied that he did not really enjoy his job.  Finding temperature problems in refrigerators, cockroaches, filthy dirty restaurants could not be a fun job but he did earn his salary as an inspector so we are told.

Nothing is known about his wife except that he liked that she wore the headwear that Muslim women are supposed to wear as symbols of humility.  Whatever turns you on as they say.

To make a long story short, tons of ammunition, weapons, and all kinds of clues indicate that a huge job was in the works, and nobody can be sure if they pre-empted it with this attack, or what?  Supposedly, he had had bad words with someone at the luncheon, left his jacket on his chair, and left the building to return later with his wife to begin shooting at the partygoers.  He and his wife wore masks but some appear to have recognized him by his body  build it is reported.

I am inclined to believe that the way he entered the SUV says a lot about him.  So slow and deliberate means that his job is done, and all he has to do is to depart the place while everyone cleans up after him.

Because they had taken the child to the grandparents home it would seem that they considered that they might become martyrs.  It does not seem like a  spontaneous act at all.

To be continued.  Have to recharge laptop.