Giants' Safety Nat Berhe Says Cousin Among San Bernardino Shooting Victims
On Thursday, a day after two gunmen opened fire at an office building in San Bernardino, California, Giants' safety Nat Berhe revealed on Twitter that his cousin was one of the 14 killed in the tragic shooting.
Berhe, who is currently on injured reserve with a season-ending calf injury, grew up in San Bernardino county and his parents and other family members still live there today.
Send a prayer up for my hometown #SanBernardino, active shooter situation, 20+ victims. Hurts my heart.
— Nat Berhe (@NatBerhe) December 2, 2015
We have to stop this senseless violence https://t.co/5lMZGZr5SX
— Nat Berhe (@NatBerhe) December 2, 2015
Straight cowards ????
— Nat Berhe (@NatBerhe) December 2, 2015
Berhe also revealed that his parents work within a few minutes of the site of the shooting and detailed on a map just how close they were to the building that was attacked.
White circle is my parent's office building, red circle is the IRC building where the shooting happened. Speechless pic.twitter.com/2aCisfQwAX
— Nat Berhe (@NatBerhe) December 2, 2015
Just got word that one of my cousins was among the 14 killed yesterday, I'm so sick right now.
— Nat Berhe (@NatBerhe) December 3, 2015
The true terror is that this keeps happening. I still can't believe it. Take a moment to think of the families hurting right now.
— Nat Berhe (@NatBerhe) December 3, 2015
The FBI's investigation into the shooting is still ongoing, but investigators have revealed the identities of the two shooters to be Syed Farook and his wife, Tashfeen Malik, the
The shooters' motivation for the attack is still unknown but investigators have not ruled out terrorism as a possibility.
Stay tuned to CBS Los Angeles' live blog for the latest updates regarding the San Bernardino shooting.