APTOPIX Islamic Center Shooting

People stand behind police tape at the scene of a shooting outside the Islamic Center of San Diego Monday, May 18, 2026, in San Diego.

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San Diego police say they are responding to an active shooter at a local mosque

San Diego police say they are responding to an active shooter at a local mosque

San Diego police are responding to an active shooter at the Islamic Center of San Diego. Officer Anthony Carrasco says they believe people have been shot. Aerial television footage showed a heavy police presence outside the mosque Monday afternoon. The mosque is in a heavily residential neighborhood about 9 miles north of downtown San Diego. Its website says it is the largest mosque in San Diego County. The campus includes the Al Rashid School, which the website says offers courses in Arabic language, Islamic studies and the Quran.