While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, May 19, 2026
A shooting at the Islamic Center in San Diego resulted in five deaths, including two suspects. The incident, which is being treated as a hate crime, left three men dead outside the mosque, including a security guard. All children attending the mosque's day school were reported safe following the attack.
- ▪Two teenage gunmen opened fire at the Islamic Center in San Diego, killing three men.
- ▪The suspects were found dead from self-inflicted gunshot wounds.
- ▪The FBI is assisting in the investigation, which is being treated as a hate crime.
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While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, May 19, 2026Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inboxEmergency workers responding at the scene of a reported active shooter situation at the Islamic Center in San Diego, California, on May 18.PHOTO: REUTERSPublished May 19, 2026, 06:17 AMUpdated May 19, 2026, 06:17 AMListenFive dead, including two suspects, after shooting at San Diego mosqueTwo teenage gunman opened fire on May 19 at the Islamic Center of San Diego in California, killing three men outside the mosque, one of them a security guard, before the two suspects were found dead, apparently from self-inflicted gunshot wounds, police said.All of the children who were attending a day school that is part of the mosque complex - the largest in San Diego county -…
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