FBI Investigating Whether San Bernardino Shooter's Mother Knew About Attack

The FBI is investigating whether the mother of one of the San Bernardino gunmen knew anything about the attack before it occurred, NBC News reported.

Rafia Farook shared a home in Redlands, California, with her son, Syed Rizwan Farook, and his wife, Tashfeen Malik, who built more than a dozen pipe bombs and stockpiled thousands of rounds of ammunition on the property, law enforcement officials have said.

"Obviously it's something that we're looking at very, very closely," Attorney General Loretta Lynch told NBC's "Meet the Press," when asked what Rafia Farook may or may not have known prior to the attack.

Syed Rizwan Farook and Malik left their 6-month-daughter at home with Rafia Farook before opening fire at a state-run social services center, killing 14 and injuring 21 others.

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