APTOPIX Islamic Center Shooting
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People carry weapons at the scene of a shooting outside the Islamic Center of San Diego Monday, May 18, 2026, in San Diego.
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Police say a shooting at a San Diego mosque has killed three men and both shooters are dead. San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl said the shooters were believed to be teens and the case is considered to be a hate crime. The shooting happened Monday at the Islamic Center of San Diego. It is the largest mosque in San Diego County. The Islamic Center is about 9 miles north of downtown San Diego. The campus includes the Al Rashid School, which the website says offers courses in Arabic language, Islamic studies and the Quran.
Authorities say two teenage suspects opened fire at an Islamic center in San Diego, killing three men before killing themselves. The slayings Monday are being investigated as a hate crime. That's according to Police Chief Scott Wahl. The Islamic Center of San Diego is the largest mosque in San Diego County, according to its website. Wahl says a security guard was among the victims and that the two suspects were found dead in a vehicle stopped in the middle of a road nearby. He says the case began about two hours before the attack, when the mother of one of the suspects called police to report that her son was missing.
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