Police were searching for teens behind San Diego mosque shooting before the bloodshed began
Source: Associated Press
Police were searching for teens behind San Diego mosque shooting before the bloodshed began
By JULIE WATSON and EUGENE JOHNSON
Updated 1:44 AM EDT, May 19, 2026
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Before the first shot rang out at a San Diego mosque in a deadly shooting that would leave three men dead, police were already scrambling to find two teenagers who would ultimately be responsible.
The search began after a mother of one of the teenagers reported her son was suicidal and had run away, according to San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl, who said weapons were missing from the home and her vehicle was gone.
Two hours later, the shooting began at the Islamic Center of San Diego, just blocks away from the home.
The suspects, ages 17 and 18, were found in a vehicle after killing themselves a few blocks from the site of the shooting.
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