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San Diego Mosque Attackers Met on Hate Forum, Killed Themselves

5/22/2026

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Shooters Planned Attack

Federal investigators said the shooters met on a hate-filled online forum and adopted white-supremacist symbols before planning San Diego mosque attack.
Seventeen-year-old Cain Clark and eighteen-year-old Caleb Vazquez shot three people at the Islamic Center of San Diego before killing themselves.
Scott Wahl said guard Amin Abdullah’s fire pushed shooters back buying time they reached classrooms.
Investigators seized 30 firearms, ammunition and a crossbow from the suspects’ homes while probing plans.

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Abdullah Saves Children

Amin Abdullah’s three sons called their father a hero for protecting children at the San Diego Islamic Center.
Two gunmen who met on a hate-filled forum shot three people at San Diego Islamic Center and then committed suicide.
Police said Abdullah engaged the shooters, triggering a lockdown radio call that saved 140 children.
Funerals Thursday, children urged to honor Abdullah, Mansour Kaziha and Nadir Awad and end hate.

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Shooters Planned Attack

Federal investigators said the shooters met on a hate-filled online forum and adopted white-supremacist symbols before planning San Diego mosque attack.
Seventeen-year-old Cain Clark and eighteen-year-old Caleb Vazquez shot three people at the Islamic Center of San Diego before killing themselves.
Scott Wahl said guard Amin Abdullah’s fire pushed shooters back buying time they reached classrooms.
Investigators seized 30 firearms, ammunition and a crossbow from the suspects’ homes while probing plans.

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