Chicago – May 19, 2026
Three people, including a security guard, were killed in a shooting today at San Diego’s largest mosque. The guard, who was not identified, was heroic and “saved lives,” San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl said.
Two teen suspects were found dead in a car near the Islamic Center of San Diego and appeared “to have died from self-inflicted gunshot wounds,” Wahl said. Police are “actively investigating” the shooting as a hate crime, he added.
One of the suspects took three weapons from their parents’ home, Wahl said. Hate speech was scrawled on one of the weapons, law enforcement officials told CNN. Officials also found a suicide note that contained writings about racial pride, according to multiple law enforcement officials.
