Cops were already hunting San Diego mosque shooters after mom raised alarm that one was armed and suicidal
A mother alerted police about her son, one of the San Diego mosque shooters, who was armed and suicidal. This warning led to a two-hour search before the shooting occurred, resulting in three fatalities. The suspects were later found dead in a vehicle, with evidence of anti-Islamic sentiments discovered at the scene.
- ▪The mother of one of the shooters reported her son missing and armed, prompting a police search.
- ▪The suspects, identified as Cain Clark and Caleb Velasquez, killed three men at the Islamic Center of San Diego.
- ▪Anti-Islamic writings were found in the suspects' vehicle and on the firearms used in the shooting.
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Metro Cops were already hunting San Diego mosque shooters after mom raised alarm that one was armed and suicidal By Emily Crane Published May 19, 2026, 7:55 a.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google The concerned mom of one of the teen San Diego mosque shooters had frantically alerted cops that her suicidal son had run away in camo and with some of her weapons — sparking a huge hunt in the hours before the bloodshed unfolded. Police spent two hours scrambling to locate the suspects, since identified as 17-year-old Cain Clark and 18-year-old Caleb Velasquez, off the back of the mother’s alert before the gunshots rang out at the Islamic Center of San Diego on Monday.
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