Speculation

The fellow shot by police in San Bernardino has been ID'd:

A sixth man, Russell Lane Daves, 27, of Topock, Ariz., was shot to death by San Bernardino police Tuesday after he fled officers who approached to see if he might be trying to set a fire.

In the 90's there was a whole, strange paramilitary scene up there in the Oatman, AZ area, not that far from Topock. I wonder if the scene is still active and if there are links?

He's known to the police:

In September, Daves was arrested in Mohave County for endangerment domestic violence. According to the Mohave County Sheriff Department, Daves told deputies to shoot him as he walked out into the desert with his 2-year-old son. Deputies convinced Daves to hand his son over to a deputy and he was taken into custody after resisting arrest.

Apparently a graduate of River Valley High School in Bullhead City, AZ, in 1997.

Who can say for sure? Probably not al Qaeda, though, like some conservative bloggers are speculating.