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The San Diego district attorney said a teenager who recorded a livestream of the Islamic Center of San Diego mosque shooting has been charged with murder, one of three people facing murder charges in the May 2026 attack.
Court documents show 18-year-old Caleb Vazquez—co‑perpetrator in the Islamic Center of San Diego shooting—dressed up as infamous mass killers at school and kept a list of idolized attackers, including Patrick Crusius and Anders Behring Breivik. Vazquez reportedly researched mass shootings on the dark web, talked about joining the military, and had prior welfare checks and a gun-violence restraining order against him (later dismissed) as he and Cain Clark killed three people at the mosque and died in a murder‑suicide.
Two gunmen tried to storm the Islamic Center of San Diego; guardian Amin Abdullah, store manager Mansour Kaziha, and community member Nadir Awad died heroically protecting others as about 140 students and teachers sheltered inside. The attack underscores a surge in religiously motivated hate and Islamophobia in San Diego, with local leaders noting online radicalization and years of perceived indifference toward Muslim security concerns. CAIR reported record complaints nationwide, and past incidents like the Poway synagogue attack are cited as context. Officials vow increased protection for houses of worship, while community members mourn and call for stronger engagement to counter Islamophobia.
A security guard at the Islamic Center of San Diego was killed while heroically engaging two teenage gunmen, triggering a lockdown that reportedly delayed and deterred the attackers and likely saved lives. The suspects died by self-inflicted gunshot in a nearby car, and two other victims were killed, bringing the toll to three. Authorities are investigating the incident as a hate crime with FBI involvement, while a fundraiser for the families has raised nearly $3 million and police have signaled increased security at houses of worship.
Three men — Amin Abdullah, Nadir Awad, and Mansour Kaziha — were killed defending the Islamic Center of San Diego as two teen gunmen stormed the mosque, saving about 140 people including children. Abdullah, a longtime security guard, exchanged fire and ordered a lockdown; Awad and Kaziha confronted the shooters outside, dying in the exchange. The victims are being remembered by the imam and fellow worshippers as heroes and pillars of the community.
Three men were killed and two teenage suspects died by suicide after a shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego, with authorities treating the incident as a hate crime.
San Diego police responded to an active shooter at the Islamic Center of San Diego, with officials saying people are believed to have been shot as the scene was secured.
Police responded to an active shooter at the Islamic Center of San Diego, deploying significant resources. There are no confirmed casualties, authorities say the threat has been neutralized and the area secured, with reunification points set up for families and ongoing updates from officials.