Teen suspects fatally shoot three in suspected hate crime at San Diego mosque

The alleged attackers were aged 17 and 18 and one left a note containing "generalised hate rhetoric", investigators say.

Before the shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego, police were already searching for two teenagers who were later found dead after the attack. The incident is being investigated as a hate crime.

A shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego resulted in at least three deaths, including a security guard. The suspects, aged 17 and 18, were later found dead from apparent self-inflicted gunshot wounds. Authorities are treating the incident as a potential hate crime.

A deadly shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego resulted in the deaths of three men, including a mosque security guard. The attackers, aged 17 and 18, took their own lives nearby. The incident is being investigated as a hate crime.

A shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego resulted in the deaths of three individuals. Community members had long feared such an attack, highlighting ongoing concerns over safety and targeted threats faced by religious institutions.

Three men were fatally shot at the Islamic Center of San Diego on Monday morning, and two teenage suspects were found dead nearby shortly after, authorities said. The attackers’ motive was not immediately clear, and San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl said they had made no known threat to the mosque. But he said “hate rhetoric was involved,” and investigators are treating the shooting as a hate crime.

Authorities in the United States say three people have been killed at a complex housing a mosque and an Islamic school in San Diego in a suspected hate-motivated attack. San Diego Police chief Scott Wahl said the two shooters in the incident at the Islamic Center of San Diego (ICSD) in southern California on Monday were also found dead of apparent self-inflicted gunshot wounds.