Authorities Release Names Of The 14 People Killed In San Bernardino Shooting

The San Bernardino County Sheriff's office released the names of the 14 people killed during a mass shooting at Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, Calif., on Wednesday.

The victims ranged in age from 26 to 60.

"This shooting has caused each [victim's] family, friends and co-workers, along with the first responders, to suffer an enormous personal tragedy. We must stand strong and offer support to each individual affected by this senseless attack," stated Sheriff John McMahon.

Here are the victims' names, ages and hometowns:

This post will be updated.

Shannon Johnson, 45, Los Angeles

Bennetta Bet-Badal, 46, Rialto

According to her LinkedIn page, Bet-Badal worked for the county's environmental health services. A Go Fund Me page that has been created in her name says she was born in Iran in 1969. It also says:

"She fled to America at the age of 18 to escape Islamic extremism and the persecution of Christians that followed the Iranian Revolution. Benneta initially settled in New York City, eventually moving to California and marrying her husband, Arlen Verdehyou, a police officer. They moved to Rialto, California and had three children, now ages 10, 12, and 15."

Aurora Godoy, 26, San Jacinto

Isaac Amanios, 60, Fontana

Larry Kaufman, 42, Rialto

The Los Angeles Times reports that Kaufman "ran the coffee shop in building 3 at the Inland Regional Center, training the developmentally disabled clients who worked there. He was remembered on this Facebook page.

Harry Bowman, 46, Upland

The newspaper also reports that Bowman was described as an intelligent man who loved his 15 and 11-year-old daughters, according to family member Bill Kraft.

"Death at its best is hard to take. This type of death is extremely hard to take, especially when you have young children," Kraft told the Times. "There is no way you are going to make them understand."

Yvette Velasco, 27, Fontana

Velasco was an environmental specialist. NPR member station KPCC spoke to Velasco's uncle, George Velasco, who said she was "an intelligent, motivated, and beautiful young woman, who was full of life and loved by all who knew her."

Yvette is survived by her parents, Robert and Marie Velasco, and her three sisters, Adriana, Erica, and Genevieve.

Sierra Clayborn, 27, Moreno Valley

KPCC reports that Clayborn's LinkedIn profile identifies her as an environmental health specialist for the San Bernardino County, which would have made her a co-worker of the shooter Syed Rizwan Farook.

Robert Adams, 40, Yucaipa

Adams married his high school sweetheart, Summer. He had a 20-month-old daughter. Jenni Kosse, a family friend, said his adoration for his family, was infectious, The Los Angeles Times reports.

"When you saw the three of them together, you just wanted to jump in the middle and think, 'I want to have fun too,'" Kosse said.

Nicholas Thalasinos, 52, Colton

Nicholas's wife Jennifer told NPR member station KPCC that her husband had a "very strong faith." He worked as a county environmental specialist. Friends remembered him on his Facebook page.

Tin Nguyen, 31, Santa Ana

Juan Espinoza, 50, Highland

Damian Meins, 58, Riverside

The Los Angeles Times reports that Juan C. Perez, director of Riverside County Transportation & Land Management Agency, emailed employees about Meins's death, calling him a "bright light" that had been "extinguished from our world in a most tragic way."

Michael Wetzel, 37, Lake Arrowhead

Wetzel, who had worked for San Bernardino County Department of Public Health for years, left behind six children.

KPCC spoke to Wetzel's pastor who said, "He was an exceptional guy, really he was," Akins said. "I mean, a lot of people tend to highlight people once they've passed, but Michael was one of the most caring and generous guys."