Two teenage shooters kill three men at Islamic Center in San Diego
發佈日期: 2026-05-19 21:36
TVB News
Two teenage shooters open fire at a San Diego mosque killing three men before killing themselves a few blocks away.
There was no specific threat made against the Islamic Center of San Diego and authorities are investigating the attack as a hate crime.
San Diego police responding to an active shooter at the Islamic Center of San Diego.
The television footage showed a heavy police presence outside the mosque Monday afternoon. The mosque is in a residential neighbourhood about nine miles north of downtown San Diego.
Its website says its the largest mosque in the county and includes a school which offers courses in Arabic, Islamic studies and the Quran. Neighbours of one of the suspects were shocked.
Suspect's neighbour Marne Zelaya said, "It's unbelievable because, you know, at our age, we're 86 and 89, and he's helped us bring in our groceries. They all have. They got me a cake when I turned 80. You know, we wave, say hi."
Another neighbour of the suspect Peter Nguyen said, "Oh man, I mean, it's very, very frightening to hear that. Especially knowing that it's this close to where I live, only a few houses away, it's just very, very frightening hear that and I don't know, I just - lost for words."
At a briefing police say the suspects were found dead in a vehicle.
San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl said, "At about 11:43, we received a call of an active shooter at the Islamic Center. Within four minutes, officers arrived on scene and observed immediately three deceased, what appeared to be deceased, victims out in front. They immediately began to deploy with an active shooter response into the mosque and adjacent school. Moments later, at the 3800 block of Hatton, officers were called to that location where they found a vehicle in the middle of the street with who we believe to be the shooters in this incident, both deceased."
The mosque's Iman told a news conference that a group of non-Muslims had been touring the mosque earlier Monday to learn about the Muslim faith.
A security guard for the mosque is among those killed. Local officials say the guard's actions may have prevented more killings on site.
