Police say threat neutralized after reported shooting at San Diego mosque
Police said the attack killed three men and left two teenage suspects dead, with the FBI assisting and the case being investigated as a hate crime.
- Two teenage suspects opened fire on Monday, May 18, 2026, outside the Islamic Center of San Diego, killing three men including a security guard before dying from apparent self-inflicted gunshot wounds, police said.
- Police Chief Scott Wahl confirmed the FBI is assisting in a hate crime investigation after one suspect's mother reported both teenagers missing with multiple weapons earlier that morning, prompting officers to search the area.
- One victim, a security guard, played a "pivotal role" in preventing further casualties, Wahl said, while officers evacuated children from the mosque's Al Rashid School as the scene remained "active but contained."
- Mayor Todd Gloria urged the public to "avoid the area," while the Los Angeles Police Department increased patrols at local mosques and houses of worship out of an abundance of caution.
- Data from the Violence Prevention Project indicates this is only the fourth fatal attack on a U.S. mosque since 2000, with CAIR-San Diego stating, "No one should ever fear for their safety while attending prayers.
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A 17-year-old and an 18-year-old attacked an Islamic centre in San Diego in the Clairmont district, which includes a mosque as well as a school. Three people died, the two attackers were later found dead. A warning call to the police raises the question whether the crime could have been prevented. The police moved on Monday morning around 11.40 a.m. (local time) with a large range. On the spot, the executive found three killed men of adult age, …
An attack on an Islamic center in San Diego resulted in the death of several people. Police representatives said that three adult men were killed, including a security guard. Police said that possible attackers committed suicide: two teenage suspects, believed to be 17 and 19 years old, ...
Gun wielding teens attack San Diego's largest mosque, kill 3
Two teenage shooters opened fire at a San Diego mosque on Monday and killed three men before killing themselves a few blocks away, police said. The attack at the Islamic Centre of San Diego is being investigated as a hate crime, San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl said at a news conference at a neighbourhood park across from the mosque. He said the “circumstances that led up to this” would come out in the days ahead. Wahl said later that officers …
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