(County of San Bernardino via AP)SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. โ Survivors of a terrorist attack that killed 14 people at a holiday party east of Los Angeles observed the fifth anniversary of the assault on Wednesday, and officials unveiled plans for a memorial to honor the dead.
A private memorial ceremony that also included families of the slain was held outside the San Bernardino County Government Center, where the memorial will be built, a county statement said.
Family members laid white roses at the site, the San Bernardino Sun reported.
One survivor, Kevin Ortiz, joined other people in laying flowers at the shooting scene, the Inland Regional Center, not far away from the Government Center.
Minutes later, a post on a Facebook page associated with Malik pledged allegiance to the leader of the Islamic State terror group.