Two armed teenagers opened fire on Monday at the Islamic Center of San Diego in California, USA, killing a security guard and two other men outside the mosque before the suspects were found dead, presumably from self-inflicted gunshot wounds, police said, UNN reports citing Reuters.
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San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl stated that local law enforcement and the FBI are investigating the attack on the largest mosque in San Diego County as a hate crime.
However, authorities have not publicly identified any specific motive or incident that triggered the gun violence.
All children attending the day school at the mosque complex were accounted for and safe following the shooting, which broke out around 11:40 a.m. local time (9:40 p.m. Kyiv time), officials said.
At a press conference, Wahl reported that the mother of one of the two suspects called police about two hours before the shooting to report that her son, whom she described as suicidal, had fled home taking three of her handguns and her vehicle.
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