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Five dead, including teen gunmen, in suspected hate crime at San Diego mosque
Three men, including a security guard, were killed after two teenage gunmen opened fire outside the Islamic Center of San Diego in California on Monday in an attack police are investigating as a hate crime.A short time later, investigators discovered the bodies of two teenage males, aged 17 and 19, inside a vehicle parked on a nearby street. Police believe the suspects died from self-inflicted gunshot wounds after carrying out the attack.The shooting erupted shortly before noon outside the mosque complex, the largest Islamic centre in San Diego County, triggering a massive police response and panic among worshippers and students inside the premises. According to Reuters, San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl said all children attending the day school operating within the mosque complex were safely accounted for and unharmed following the attack.According to police, officers arriving at the scene found three men shot dead outside the building. One of the victims was a security guard whom authorities credited with possibly preventing even greater bloodshed during the assault.Three adult men, one of whom was a security guard, were killed in a shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego on Monday, local police said.Two suspects are also dead, police said. All children who were at the center are safe.https://t.co/L70fOeVDiN pic.twitter.com/LZbZMrXZkN— ABC News (@ABC) May 18, 2026Authorities said investigators were still working to determine the motive behind the attack and reconstruct the sequence of events that led to the violence. The FBI has joined the investigation. San Diego police on X Police are treating the shooting as a suspected hate crime targeting the Muslim community.One of the suspects allegedly took a firearm from their parents’ home and left behind a suicide note containing references to racial pride, law enforcement officials told CNN. Investigators also said hate-filled messages were found written on one of the weapons.In a separate incident occurring a few blocks away, shots were reportedly fired at a landscaper. The individual was not injured, and police have not yet confirmed whether the incident was connected to the mosque attack.- EndsPublished By: Zafar ZaidiPublished On: May 19, 2026 03:37 IST
Teen gunmen kill 3 in apparent hate crime at California Islamic Center | The Times of Israel
Two teenage gunmen opened fire on Monday at the Islamic Center of San Diego, California, killing three men outside the mosque, one of them a security guard, before the two suspects were found dead, apparently from self-inflicted gunshot wounds, police said. All of the children attending a day school that is part of the center – the largest mosque in the region near the Mexico border – were accounted for and safe after the shooting, which erupted shortly before 12 p.m. PDT (1900 GMT), according to San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl. Wahl said the FBI was called in to assist the investigation of the incident, which the police chief said authorities were treating as a hate crime, although no motive for the gun violence has been suggested. The attack came the week before the major Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha or Feast of the Sacrifice and the annual Hajj pilgrimage of Islamic faithful to the holy site of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. “We have never experienced a tragedy like this before,” said Taha Hassane, the imam and director of the Islamic Center, speaking to reporters. “It is extremely outrageous to target a place of worship.” Get The Times of Israel's Daily Edition by email and never miss our top stories By signing up, you agree to the terms Scores of law enforcement officers called to the scene encountered the bodies of three men affiliated with the mosque shot dead outside the building, including a security guard who officials credited with likely having helped prevent further bloodshed. A short time later, police discovered the bodies of two teenage males, aged 17 and 19, in a vehicle in the middle of a street, dead from apparently self-inflicted gunshot wounds, the chief said at an afternoon news conference. A body is covered with a tarp at the scene of a shooting outside the Islamic Center of San Diego, May 18, 2026, in San Diego. (Gregory Bull/AP) Details remain sketchy At about the time police were responding en masse to gunfire at the mosque, shots also were fired at a landscaper a couple of blocks away, though authorities did not make clear whether investigators believe the two incidents were connected. The landscaper was not injured, Wahl said. The police chief said investigators were still piecing together details of what precipitated the shooting and how the violence transpired. Wahl said 50 to 100 police officers from across the San Diego area immediately responded to the first “active shooter” call and within four minutes had converged on th...
5 dead in attack at San Diego mosque; anti-Islamic writings are found, sources say - Los Angeles Times
Three people were killed when two teenage suspects opened fire at the Islamic Center of San Diego. Officers eventually found the bodies of the apparent gunmen with self-inflicted gunshot wounds, said San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl.
Five dead, including two suspects, after shooting at San Diego mosque | Reuters
Two teenage gunmen opened fire on Monday at the Islamic Center of San Diego, California, killing three men outside the mosque, one of them a security guard, before the two suspects were found dead, apparently from self-inflicted gunshot ...
