Police were searching for teens behind San Diego mosque shooting before the bloodshed began
Authorities say the suspects used generalized hate rhetoric, and an online fundraiser for the mosque and victims has raised more than $1.5 million.
- On Monday, May 18, 2026, two teenage gunmen opened fire at the Islamic Center of San Diego, killing three men before dying from self-inflicted gunshot wounds. Authorities are investigating the attack as a hate crime.
- Hours before the shooting, a mother reported her son missing along with three firearms and her vehicle, prompting San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl to elevate the threat level. Officers intensified searches using Automated License Plate Recognition technology.
- Security guard Amin Abdullah raised the alarm and activated a lockdown, preventing the gunmen from entering the school where 140 people were present. Chief Wahl called his actions "pivotal" and "heroic," saying Abdullah "undoubtedly saved lives today."
- Law enforcement agencies across Southern California increased patrols around houses of worship following the tragedy. An online fundraiser organized by the Council on American-Islamic Relations and the mosque received more than $1.5 million in donations within 24 hours.
- Investigators found evidence of "generalized hate rhetoric" in the suspects' vehicle, and CAIR-CA CEO Hussam Ayloush noted that Islamophobic incidents surged from 6,000 in 2020 to more than 9,000 in 2025. The shooting underscores ongoing safety concerns at faith-based institutions.
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The text stated that all global problems can be traced back to or be caused by one group, the Jews.’ By Vered Weiss, World Israel News The two teenagers who killed three people at a San Diego Islamic Center on Monday before taking their own lives wrote extensively about antisemitic conspiracy theories in a 75-page manifesto that described Jews as the “universal enemy,” according to a copy obtained by The Jerusalem Post. The document was attribut…
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Covering for Islam » Sons of Liberty Media
Whatever turns out to be the real story of the shootings at the Islamic Center of San Diego, one thing is certain: the leftist media and advocacy groups such as the Hamas-linked Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) will invoke it incessantly in order to try to silence those of us who oppose the violence, intolerance, aggression, and …
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