Father Receives Frantic Text From Daughter at Shooting Site: ‘Pray for Us’

Father Receives Frantic Text From Daughter at Shooting Site: ‘Pray for Us’
A swat team arrives at the scene of a shooting in San Bernardino, Calif. on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015. Police responded to reports of an active shooter at a social services facility. (Doug Saunders/Los Angeles News Group via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT
Zachary Stieber
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Terry Pettit experienced every parent’s worst nightmare when he received a chilling text from his daughter on December 2.

Pettit’s daughter, who was not named, texted him to alert him that she and some co-workers were being attacked by gunmen.

The mass shooting took place at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, a nonprofit that works with individuals with developmental disabilities.

“Shooting at my work. People shot. In the office waiting for cops. Pray for us. I am locked in an office,” she wrote, Pettit told KABC.

Pettit struggled not to break down as he recounted the text.

First responders attend to people outside a Southern California social services center in San Bernardino, where one or more gunmen opened fire, shooting multiple people on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015. (KNBC via AP)
First responders attend to people outside a Southern California social services center in San Bernardino, where one or more gunmen opened fire, shooting multiple people on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015. KNBC via AP

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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