Three killed at San Diego mosque and both suspects are dead, police say
A shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego resulted in three fatalities, with the suspects later found dead in a nearby vehicle. The incident is being investigated as a hate crime, according to police. The mosque, which serves a diverse community, was hosting a group of non-Muslims for an interfaith tour at the time of the shooting.
- ▪Three people were killed in a shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego.
- ▪The two suspects, reportedly teenagers, took their own lives in a vehicle nearby.
- ▪The incident is being investigated as a hate crime by local authorities.
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Police respond to a reported active shooter at the Islamic Center of San Diego in San Diego, California, on May 18, 2026. ZOE MEYERS / AFP A shooting at a mosque complex in San Diego on Monday, May 18, left three people dead, before the two suspected gunmen took their own lives in a vehicle nearby, police said. Police said emergency response teams found the victims outside the sprawling Islamic Center of San Diego, before later finding the two reportedly teenage suspects also dead. A mosque security guard was among the dead in what is being described as a hate crime at the Islamic Center of San Diego, San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl said at a news conference at a neighborhood park across from the scene.
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