3 killed in San Diego mosque shooting

One of the weapons used in the shooting at a San Diego mosque had hate speech written on it, CNN reported, citing law enforcement officials.

According to authorities, one of the suspects also left a suicide note that mentioned racial pride.

US President Donald Trump said that he is being briefed about the shooting at the Islamic Center in San Diego.

“This is a terrible situation,” Trump said during a health care event at the White House. He said officials were “looking at this very seriously.”

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said the shooting was a “horrible act of violence” that no one should have to experience in a school or their house of worship.

“We strongly condemn this horrific act of violence at the Islamic Center of San Diego. Our thoughts are with all those affected by this attack,” CAIR said in a statement. “No one should have to fear for their safety while attending prayers or attending primary school.”

The mosque plays an active role in building bridges within the local community, local imam Taha Hassane said during a press conference, adding that a group of non-Muslims were given a tour of the mosque as part of efforts to promote a better understanding of Islam.

Local police Chief Scott Wahl told local media that children at the Islamic Center of San Diego during the shooting were safe.

“All the children are safe,” Wahl said, expressing condolences to the families who “are being informed of what has happened to their loved ones.”

According to aerial TV footage, more than a dozen children were carried out of the center’s parking lot, while parents were directed to a nearby area to pick them up.

The Islamic Center’s website says it offers programs for students ages five and five.

San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl said officers arrived within four minutes of the 911 call and found three victims dead outside the mosque. This prompted an active shooter response.

While officers were responding to the situation at the mosque around 11:43 p.m. PT (18:43 GMT), officers were also informed of shots fired a few blocks away.

A landowner was shot at, but he was not hurtChoice said.

California Governor Gavin Newsom reacted to the shooting at the Islamic Center in San Diego, 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 an Islamic center in San Diego 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.

Three people were killed, including one, in a shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego The security guard who played a “crucial role” in preventing a much worse outcomeAs per choice.

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 this Two shooting suspects found dead inside a vehicle Which was stopped in the middle of the road near the incident site.

Wahl said the two suspected attackers were teenagers, believed to be 17 and 19 years old, and they appeared to have died from self-inflicted gunshot wounds.

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

Wahl said officers responding to the incident were alerted to reports of shots fired several blocks away, Where a landowner was shot at but was not injured.

Officials in San Diego said Three people died in the firing.

he added one of The victim was a security guard Of 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 emphasized that all children who were on the premises at the time of the incident Are safe.

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.