A heavily armed man and woman in their 20s died in a shootout with police after killing 14 people at a Christmas party in California in America's worst mass shooting in three years, authorities said.
Above, members with the FBI look for a 3rd suspect wanted in the shooting death of 14 people in San Bernardino
Police vehicles line the street around a vehicle in which two suspects were shot following a mass shooting in San Bernardino, California
Police identified the pair as Syed Farook, a 28-year-old US citizen who worked for the local county, and Tashfeen Malik, 27, whose nationality was unknown. They said the suspects were either married or engaged.
Jarrod Burguan, San Bernardino's police chief, confirmed that both were dead, and that police no longer believed a third suspect mentioned earlier was at large
An EOD robot checks a suspicious bag near the site where police shot dead two suspects
The shooters targeted a year-end party taking place at a social services center in San Bernardino, about an hour's drive east of Los Angeles, killing 14 people and wounding 17 more.
Police officers conduct a manhunt after the shooting in San Bernardino, California
A still taken from footage of the aftermath of the San Bernardino shooting in California
A still taken from video shot from a helicopter shows a victim being stretchered away during the rescue operation
Officers prepare to raid the home of one or more suspects of a mass shooting at the Inland Regional Center by multiple gunmen near San Bernardino
An undated photo of San Bernardino shooting suspect Syed Rizwan Farook, 28, identified by American media
The massacre drew an angry response from President Barack Obama, who once again urged Congress to pass tougher gun control measures to stem America's epidemic of gun violence.
Farhan Khan, brother-in-law of one of the suspects involved in a shooting in San Bernardino
An aerial view of the Inland Regional Center complex following the shooting in San Bernardino
The couple were dressed in military-style gear and carried assault weapons as they burst into the auditorium where the bloodbath took place
The hall was let out for the holiday party by the Inland Regional Center for the disabled. Burguan said Farook had attended the Christmas party organized by the health department and left after an apparent dispute, only to return a short time later with Malik, armed with assault rifles and semiautomatic handguns.
A police officer at the scene of the shooting at the Inland Regional Center
Based upon how they were equipped, there had to be some degree of planning that went into this,' he said. 'I don't think they just ran home and put on these tactical clothes, grabbed guns and came back on a spur of the moment thing.'
Armed police search a residential area following the shooting in San Bernardino
People who were close to the shooting rampage arrive at at a community centre to reunite with their family members in San Bernardino
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