What to know about a deadly attack by teen gunmen on a San Diego mosque
Police say the suspects were teenagers and a mosque security guard helped prevent a deadlier attack.
- On Monday, two teenage gunmen opened fire at the Islamic Center of San Diego, killing three men including a security guard before dying of apparent self-inflicted wounds.
- San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl reported that authorities raced to locate the suspects after a mother warned at 9:40 a.m. Monday that her son had run away with weapons.
- The mosque's security guard 'played a pivotal role' in preventing further casualties, Wahl said, while students at the onsite Al Rashid School were safely evacuated during the attack.
- Investigators are treating the shooting as a hate crime, with Wahl noting that evidence of 'generalized hate rhetoric' was found, though no specific threats were directed at the Islamic Center.
- Imam Taha Hassane emphasized the center's commitment to interfaith outreach, noting that a group of non-Muslims had been touring the facility just hours before the violence occurred.
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San Diego mosque shooting: Who was Amin Abdullah, the ‘hero’ security guard killed in attack?
Amin Abdullah, a father of eight and a security guard at the Islamic Center of San Diego, was fatally shot along with two others during the shooting at the mosque on Monday. The police note that Abdullah exchanged gunfire with the suspects in the parking lot, delaying and distracting them, and saving at least 140 lives
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Less than two weeks before his death, Amin Abdullah said that his idea of success was not based on what people thought of him in life, but on whether he had a “pure soul” in the end.
San Diego mosque shooting intensifies fears over rising anti-Muslim violence and extremist attacks on places of worship
Investigators are treating the killing of three men at the Islamic Center of San Diego as a suspected hate crime after police recovered anti-Islamic material and officials said a security guard’s actions likely prevented a larger massacre.
Community grieves 3 men killed while defending San Diego mosque
LOS ANGELES — The three people killed by two teen shooters at a San Diego mosque were beloved pillars of the community, and died while saving roughly 140 children who were in the building at the time of the attack, authorities said Tuesday. 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, San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl said. The Imam of the Islamic Center of S…
Father-of-eight killed in San Diego mosque shooting hailed as hero
Security guard Amin Abdullah, one of three killed in the attack, was described as « a shining light ». Source link : https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyp3gkrwg9o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss Author : Publish date : 2026-05-19 23:26:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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