SAN BERNARDINO: Cops ID Dead Shooter As Syed Farook, County Health Department Staffer

The Los Angeles Times reports:

Two law enforcement sources identified one of the deceased suspects as Syed Farook, an American citizen. Public records show a person named Syed R. Farook was employed by the San Bernardino County Health department as an environmental health specialist, but it was not clear if that was the same person involved in the shooting. The identity of the second person killed by police was not immediately known. Police tracked the alleged assailants to a home in the Redlands around 3 p.m., touching off a dramatic televised car chase that ended in a shootout on the streets of San Bernardino, according to city police chief Jarrod Burguan. A police officer was also wounded in the gun battle, but is expected to survive.

The dead suspect’s name has spawned wild celebrations among right-wing Twitter users.

UPDATE: Farook’s father has confirmed that he worked for the county.

A man who identified himself as Farook’s father told the Daily News his son worked as a health technician inspecting restaurants and hotels. “I haven’t heard anything. He worked in a county office,” Farook’s dad told The News. “He’s married and has a kid. We’re estranged because my wife got the divorce, and they are together. She doesn’t want to see me.” Farook said he hasn’t seen his son in some time. “He was very religious. He would go to work, come back, go to pray, come back. He’s Muslim.”

The final sentence above has been joyously tweeted out by Matt Barber and Bryan Fischer.