The names of 14 victims of a shooting rampage in California on Wednesday have been released by the San Bernadino County coroner.
Victims of the California shooting. Photo: Twitter
The victims ranged in age from 26 to 60 and included health inspectors and a cafe manager.
Syed Rizwan Farook, 28, and Tashfeen Malik, 27, who had a six-month-old daughter together, were killed in a shootout with police after the mass shooting at the Inland Regional Centre, a social services agency where Farook worked as an inspector.
The victims lived near San Bernardino and 12 were county employees, officials said. Another victim was a retired county employee, a county spokesman said.
It is unclear what drove the couple to attack, but there are suggestions the couple were inspired by Islamic State as Malik reportedly pleaded allegiance to the terrorist group on Facebook.
Victims named
Shannon Johnson, 45, Los Angeles
Mr Johnson lived in the Koreatown section of Los Angeles with his girlfriend and rose before dawn every day to travel to San Bernardino, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said in a statement. His girlfriend, Mandy Pfizer, is a longtime member of the mayor's crisis response team.
"We offer our full support to Mandy in this unimaginably difficult time, and I send my deepest condolences to Shannon's family and all who are grieving loved ones in the aftermath of this senseless tragedy," Mr Garcetti said.
#ShannonJohnson gave his life to save a coworker during #SanBernadinoShooting shielding her saying "I've got you" pic.twitter.com/KPQlmI0vzh
— Jonathan T Gilliam (@JGilliam_SEAL) December 5, 2015
Bennetta Bet-Badal, 46, Rialto
Ms Bet-Badal fled to America when she was 18 to escape Islamic extremism and the persecution of Christians that followed the Iranian Revolution, according to a [www.gofundme.com/y2d8bn7w GoFundMe page] created by her relatives to raise money for her children.
Ms Bet-Badal married Arlen Verdehyou, a police officer, and they moved to Rialto, California and had three children, now aged 10, 12 and 15, according to the page.
"She was blooming from day one that I met her and, until last day, until yesterday I saw her and she went, she was just an angel," Mr Verdehyou said at a vigil.
She was an inspector for the San Bernardino County Health Department.
Bennetta Bet-Badal (back of photo), 46, born in Iran, fled to America at the age of 18 to escape Islamic extremism. pic.twitter.com/bPlwZzzTWy
— KStreetHipster (@KStreetHipster) December 4, 2015
Aurora Godoy, 26, San Jacinto
Ms Godoy was a mother of a two-year-old boy and had married in 2012, according to an online fundraising page and her Facebook account. She was a fan of National Football League team the Green Bay Packers.
"Aurora was a beautiful 26-year-old woman who is leaving behind a beautiful baby boy named Alexander Godoy and loving husband, James Godoy," a message on a GoFundMe page said. "The Godoy family has always been positive, fun, loving."
Aurora Godoy, 26, pictured here with her husband and young son. She was one of the fourteen murdered yesterday in S… pic.twitter.com/fSqlFLgd0B
— CodeAndCommand (@CodeAndCommand) December 4, 2015
Isaac Amanios, 60, Fontana
Survived by his wife and three adult children, according to a Los Angeles Times interview with a family member who asked not to be named.
Larry Kaufman, 42, Rialto
Mr Kaufman ran the coffee shop in a building at the Inland Regional Center. He is survived by his boyfriend, Ryan Reyes, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Mr Reyes told CNN that Kaufman was popular for his outgoing personality and that for years he played an active role in staging a local Renaissance faire.
"One of those people that everybody loved, got along with everybody, the life of the party, always funny, always creative," Mr Reyes said.
Sierra Clayborn, 27, Moreno Valley
"I love hanging out with friends and I love my blooming career in public and environmental health," Clayborn wrote on her Facebook page. "I am a creative individual with a fun outlook on life. I love my life."
Tamishia Clayborn, who identified herself as Clayborn's sister in a Facebook message, wrote: "RIP Baby sis I love you more than you ever knew. You were taken too soon. My heart is broken. I am completely devastated..."
Robert Adams, 40, Yucaipa
Married, father of young daughter, according to an online fundraising page.
Mr Adams enjoyed playing video games and discussing politics, at times sharing news reports and comments on the US response to Islamic State militants, and was also a proud and happy father to his daughter, according to messages from people who identified themselves as his friends on the fundraising page and photos and comments on his personal Facebook page.
"He was 100 percent lost in Daddy land with Savannah," a man who identified himself as Shawn Brady wrote on the fundraising page.
The family of Robert Adams wants us to remember him for the way he lived and not the way he died. #Husband #Father pic.twitter.com/ghthJfIznj
— Leticia Juarez (@ABC7Leticia) December 4, 2015
Nicholas Thalasinos, 52, Colton
Survived by his wife of 14 years, Jennifer, according to the Los Angeles Times. She told the newspaper her husband was a health inspector who worked with shooting suspect Syed Farook.
The couple were Messianic Jews, his wife said. Thalasinos wore tzitzit, traditional fringe tassels, as well as a tie clip with the Star of David.
"My husband was just a very devout believer," she told the newspaper. "He became born again a couple of years ago and because of that I had a very strong faith, so I know that he's in a much better place."
She added that her husband evangelised many. "He wanted to serve the Lord and bring more people to the Lord."
Tin Nguyen, 31, Santa Ana
Nguyen was known for her caring personality, contagious smile and goofy sense of humour, according to a GoFundMe web page created in her honour.
Michael Wetzel, 37, Lake Arrowhead
Survived by his wife Renee and six children, ranging in age from one to 14 years, according to a post on his church's website.
He was a spiritual leader to his family, according to his pastor, Rod Akins of the Church of the Woods.
Mr Akins posted a statement from Renee on the church's website, along with photos of the family and a video of Wetzel helping to lead the Advent service on November 30.
Other victims
Juan Espinoza, 50, Highland
Juan Espinoza's family says health inspector loved his job and also trained Syed Farook with restaurant inspections. pic.twitter.com/zstLbjG1lX
— Jeff Nguyen (@jeffnguyen) December 4, 2015
Damian Meins, 58, Riverside
Harry Bowman, 46, Upland
Yvette Velasco, 27, Fontana
-Reuters
