Questions of motive remain after huge arsenal found after San Bernardino shooting

Questions of motive remain after huge arsenal found after San Bernardino shooting

A huge arsenal of weapons and explosives have been found during the investigation into Wednesday′s mass shooting in Southern California, which left 14 people dead and 21 wounded. However, with both shooters dead,... the motive for the attack remains unclear. Kwon Jang-Ho has more 4 firearms, over 5-thousand rounds of bullets and 12 pipe bombs have been found in the car and home of Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik. Another remote controlled bomb was found at the social services centre where the shooting took place. The couple also donned military-style clothing. Although the attack was initially thought to have stemmed from a workplace dispute as the victims were colleagues of Farook, the amount of weaponry and explosives indicated a level of planning beyond that of a random killing spree. ″At this stage we do not yet know why this terrible event occurred...It is possible that this was terrorist related but we don′t know.″ Later, however, the FBI warned it was too early to make such connections. ″It would be irresponsible and premature of me to to call this terrorism. The FBI defines terrorism in a very specifically and we are still that is the big question for us is what is the motivation for this.″ The local Muslim community has sent messages of condolences to the victims but are looking to distance themselves from the atrocity. ″Having a Muslim name does not mean automatically that the crime was committed and inspired by faith.″ Many questions remain unanswered, especially with details of the shooting being so unusual. Of the 355 mass shootings recorded by the Mass Shootings Tracker website in the last year, only 8 have involved multiple attackers. It′s also the first shooting in over a year involving a female perpetrator. Bombs are also very rare in mass shootings. The investigation is has just begun, but initial details aren′t helping in understanding this senseless tragedy. Kwon Jang-Ho, Arirang News.