Islamic Center Shooting

Authorities say the two teenagers who shot and killed three people in an attack on a California mosque had been radicalized online where they first met. Investigators said Tuesday that the pair shared white supremacist views and left behind writings showing their hatred toward various races and religions. Authorities also found at least 30 guns, ammunition and a crossbow at two residences after Monday’s attack. Authorities praised the security guard at the Islamic Center of San Diego and two other men who were killed for slowing the attackers. They say the victims helped stop the attackers from reaching schoolchildren just steps away. Police have said the shooters killed themselves.

Authorities say the three people killed by two teen shooters at a San Diego mosque died while saving roughly 140 children who were in the building at the time of the attack. San Diego's police chief says all three men were shot while trying to delay and distract the two gunmen who barged into the Islamic Center of San Diego on Monday. The victims have been identified as Amin Abdullah, Nader Awad, and Mansour Kaziha. Authorities say security guard Abdullah confronted the shooters and warned everyone of danger. Police say Awad and Kaziha later drew the gunmen out of the building.