San Diego Mosque Shooting Latest Update: The two teenage shooters, aged 17 and 18, fled the scene and were found dead inside a vehicle blocks away from apparent self-inflicted gunshot wounds. Investigators have recovered an extremist manifesto and white supremacist writings from the vehicle, revealing a broad hatred targeted at multiple racial and religious groups, including Muslims and Jewish people.
Here’s everything you need to know about the San Diego Mosque shooting, the latest update, and the suspects’ details.
San Diego Mosque Shooting Suspects
The two teenagers who shot and killed three people in an attack on a California mosque were radicalized online, where they first met and shared white supremacist views. The pair didn’t discriminate on who they hated.
The writings, obtained from them, include hateful rhetoric toward Jewish people, Muslims and Islam, as well as the LGBTQ+ community, Black people, women, and both the political left and right.
Both boys express beliefs that white people are being eliminated, and one of them writes about mental health struggles and being rejected by women.
Hate Writing Found from Suspects Car
The hate writing document found from them includes symbols long associated with white supremacists and Nazis.
The two referred to themselves as “Sons of Tarrant,” an apparent reference to the white supremacist who in 2019 attacked mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, and killed 51 people.
San Diego Mosque Shooting Investigation
San Diego mosque shooting investigators also found at least 30 guns, ammunition, and a crossbow at both residences after Monday’s attack in San Diego, and were trying to uncover whether the shooters had broader plans.
The shooters, Cain Clark, 17, and Caleb Vazquez, 18, later killed themselves after the shooting at the mosque in San Diego in a car.
The FBI is investigating online connections between the two teenage suspects, one identified as a local high school student. However, police are reviewing why they were unable to intervene after a suspect’s mother reported her son was armed, suicidal, and had stolen her vehicle before the attack.
A search of the suspects’ residences yielded a large cache of weapons, including over 30 firearms, tactical gear, and a crossbow.
San Diego Mosque Shooting Victims as Heroes
San Diego mosque shooting victims who turn out to be heroes, preventing a larger massacre and protecting approximately 140 children at the school.
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Amin Abdullah (58): A security guard and father of eight who engaged the suspects and initiated a lockdown.
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Mansour Kaziha: A handyman and caretaker who was the first to call emergency services.
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Nader Awad: A community member who rushed to protect others.
The shooting occurred on Monday at the Islamic Center of San Diego, resulting in three fatalities. Two teenage shooters, aged 17 and 18, died from self-inflicted gunshot wounds in a getaway vehicle. The three victims are credited with preventing a larger massacre by locking down the building and protecting 140 children.
