THE NEW YORK TIMES: Three people were killed in the shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego, and two suspects later killed themselves.
A mother warned the San Diego police that her teenage son and a companion had taken several guns from her home on Monday, two hours before a deadly shooting rampage at a nearby mosque, setting off a frantic effort to find them.
Three men were killed in the attack, including a security guard who officials credited with preventing a more deadly massacre at the mosque, the Islamic Center of San Diego. Two suspected shooters — including the woman’s son — were found dead in a car nearby, the police said.
The suspects appeared to have died from self-inflicted gunshots, the San Diego police chief, Scott Wahl, said in a news conference. The chief said one suspect was 17 and the other 18, correcting himself after earlier saying they were 17 and 19.
Investigators recovered anti-Islamic writing in the car, according to two law enforcement officials briefed on the matter who were not authorized to share details publicly. The words “hate speech” were written on one of the firearms used in the attack, the two officials said, and one of the suspects had left a suicide note. » |
Tim Arango, Neil Vigdor and Pooja Salhotra | Published: Monday, May 18, 2026. Updated: Tuesday, May 19, 2026
