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)](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theepochtimes.com%2Fassets%2Fuploads%2F2015%2F12%2F02%2FAP_873084317810-674x438.jpg&w=1200&q=75)