Father receives text from daughter: 'People shot'

Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Father receives text from daughter: 'People shot'

A father said he received a text message from his daughter, who works at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, that gunmen were in her building and that she and some co-workers were hiding.

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. -- Terry Pettit said he received a text message from his daughter, telling him that gunmen were in her building and that she and some co-workers were hiding. She said there were 10 to 20 people shot.

The active shooting took place at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, a nonprofit that works with individuals with developmental disabilities, at 1365 S. Waterman Avenue.

He says she wrote: "People shot. In the office waiting for cops. Pray for us. I am locked in an office."

FULL STORY: At least 12 killed in active-shooter situation near L.A.