3 killed in San Diego mosque shooting

California Governor Gavin Newsom reacted to the shooting at the San Diego Islamic Center, saying he was “horrified” by the “violent attack.”

“Worshippers everywhere should not fear for their lives,” the Democrat said in a statement.

“Hate has no place in California, and we will not tolerate acts of terror or intimidation against communities of faith.”

Newsom concluded the statement by turning to the state’s Muslim community.

“California stands with you,” he said.

San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl said at a news conference that police are treating the shooting at the Islamic center as a hate crime.

“Because of the location of the Islamic Center, we’re treating it as a hate crime until it happens,” Wahl said.

According to Wahl, three people were killed in the shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego, one of whom was a security guard who played a “crucial role” in preventing a much worse outcome.

Wahl said the two suspects, ages 17 and 19, appeared to have died from self-inflicted gunshot wounds.

The couple were found dead in a car nearby.

San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl said at a news conference that there is “no further threat” to the public.

A special agent in charge of FBI San Diego said two suspects in the shooting were found dead inside a vehicle that was stopped in the middle of the road near the scene.

Wahl said the two suspected attackers were teenagers, ages 17 and 19, and died from what appeared to be self-inflicted gunshot wounds.

“Both suspects in this case are deceased,” he said.

Wahl said officers responding to the incident were informed of reports of shots fired several blocks away, where a landscaper was shot but not injured.

Authorities in San Diego said three people died in the shooting.

He said one of the victims was a security guard at the Islamic Centre. According to American media reports, the remaining two were employees.

“We have confirmed three adults who died at the Islamic Center,” San Diego Police Department Chief Scott Wahl said.

All three victims were male, Wahl said. He stressed that all the children present on the premises were safe at the time of the incident.

The Islamic Center is considered the largest mosque in San Diego County. The organization states that its mission is not only to serve the Muslim population, but also to “work with the larger community to serve, educate, and better our nation to the less fortunate.”

The mosque is located in a neighborhood of homes, apartments, and strip malls with Middle Eastern restaurants and markets.

The mosque holds five daily prayers and also includes the Al Rasheed School, which offers courses in Arabic language, Islamic studies and the Quran.

At the time of the shooting, aerial TV footage showed more than a dozen children being led out of the center’s parking lot, holding hands.

Police in San Diego responded to an active shooter situation at the Islamic Center Mosque in San Diego on Monday, where police believed people were shot.

San Diego Police Officer Anthony Carrasco said people had reported multiple gunshots at the scene about 9 miles (14 km) north of San Diego, California’s second-most populous city.

Local media footage showed dozens of patrol cars on a highway bridge next to the Islamic Centre, with police officers and their vehicles surrounding the grounds, as well as armed officers making their way through the complex.