Obama: It's possible California shooting terrorism-related
WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama said Thursday investigators are continuing to search for the motives of the people who killed 14 people in a spray of bullets in California and called on Americans to "search ourselves as a society" to find a way to curb gun violence.
Speaking to journalists in the Oval Office, Obama said there may have been "mixed motives" behind the shooting, a factor that is complicating the investigation.
"It is possible that this was terrorist-related, but we don't know. It's also possible this was workplace-related," Obama said after a meeting with his national security team. Obama said the suspects in the Wednesday shooting were equipped with weapons at the time they were killed by police and appeared to have access to more at home.
"We don't know why they did it. We don't know at this point the extent of their plans," Obama said, warning against passing judgment before conclusions are drawn.
