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AP Source: Authorities Searching for Rifle Buyer

AP Source: Authorities Searching for Rifle Buyer
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Thursday, 03 December 2015 10:12 PM EST

A law enforcement official says authorities are looking for a man who bought two rifles used in a Southern California attack that killed 14 people.

The official had knowledge of the investigation but wasn't authorized to speak publicly.

Syed Rizwan Farook and his wife, Tashfeen Malik, opened fire Wednesday at a holiday party in San Bernardino.

Authorities have said two pistols and two rifles they carried were bought legally more than three years ago. Farook bought the pistols, but a man authorities won't identify bought the rifles.

It's not known if the man was acting on Farook's behalf when he bought the weapons or if they were stolen and then used in the attack.

The official says the guns were all purchased in California.


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A law enforcement official says authorities are looking for a man who bought two rifles used in a Southern California attack that killed 14 people.
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2015-12-03
Thursday, 03 December 2015 10:12 PM
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