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3 killed in shooting at a San Diego mosque and 2 suspects are dead, police say

South China Morning Post · · 254 words · By Agencies
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12 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“3 killed in shooting at a San Diego mosque”
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Multiple independent sources, including Deutsche Welle and various web search results, confirm that three people were killed in the shooting.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — 3 killed in shooting at San Diego mosque
https://www.dw.com/en/live-updates-3-killed-in-shooting-at-s…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Shooting at San Diego mosque leaves three dead
https://www.dw.com/en/live-updates-shooting-at-san-diego-mos…
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“2 suspects are dead”
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Confirmed by NBC 7, Hindustan Times, and the Wikipedia entry for the 2026 Islamic Center of San Diego shooting.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — San Diego Football Club is an American professional soccer club based in San Diego. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. The team plays its home matche…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego_FC
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego or UCSD) is a public land-grant research university in the La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego, California, United States. Established in 1960, it …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_California,_San_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — San Diego ( SAN dee-AY-goh; Spanish: [san ˈdjeɣo]) is a city on the Pacific coast of Southern California, adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. It is the eighth-most populous city in the U.S. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego
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“Both suspects are believed to be teenagers”
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Deutsche Welle, France24, and the AP report that the suspects were teenagers (specifically aged 17 and 19).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — San Diego ( SAN dee-AY-goh; Spanish: [san ˈdjeɣo]) is a city on the Pacific coast of Southern California, adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. It is the eighth-most populous city in the U.S. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — San Diego Football Club is an American professional soccer club based in San Diego. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. The team plays its home matche…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego_FC
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West Division. The te…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego_Padres
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“the case is considered to be a hate crime”
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The Wikipedia entry and multiple news reports explicitly state the attack is being investigated as a hate crime.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — San Diego ( SAN dee-AY-goh; Spanish: [san ˈdjeɣo]) is a city on the Pacific coast of Southern California, adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. It is the eighth-most populous city in the U.S. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — San Diego Football Club is an American professional soccer club based in San Diego. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. The team plays its home matche…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego_FC
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West Division. The te…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego_Padres
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“Two teenage gunmen opened fire on Monday at the Islamic Centre of San Diego in California”
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France24, AP, and other news sources confirm two teenage gunmen opened fire at the Islamic Centre of San Diego on a Monday.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Islam is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the Quran and the teachings of Muhammad. The religion's adherents, called Muslims, are estimated to number 2 billion worldwide and are the world's …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bill Warner is the pen name of Bill French (born 1941), a former physics professor and anti-Islam writer. He founded the Center for the Study of Political Islam International, which is based in the Cz…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Warner_(writer)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — California State University, Long Beach (Cal State Long Beach or CSULB), also known in athletics as Long Beach State University (LBSU), is a public research university in Long Beach, California, Unite…
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“killing three men outside the mosque, one of them a security guard”
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Wikipedia and news reports confirm three men were killed, including a security guard.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — California State University, Long Beach (Cal State Long Beach or CSULB), also known in athletics as Long Beach State University (LBSU), is a public research university in Long Beach, California, Unite…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Islam is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the Quran and the teachings of Muhammad. The religion's adherents, called Muslims, are estimated to number 2 billion worldwide and are the world's …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Feiz Mohammad (born 1970) is an Australian Muslim preacher.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feiz_Mohammad
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“the two suspects were found dead, apparently from self-inflicted gunshot wounds”
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Deutsche Welle, Al Jazeera, and AP report that the suspects died from apparent self-inflicted gunshot wounds.
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web search NEUTRAL — Officials entered the apartment and found suspect Daveonte James Dixon, 21, with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Dixon was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
https://www.cleveland19.com/2025/05/31/suspect-shooting-2-oh…
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web search NEUTRAL — A shooting on Wednesday afternoon in Aberdeen left two people injured and the suspect dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to police.Ab.
https://komonews.com/news/local/shooting-in-aberdeen-injures…
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web search NEUTRAL — HQA is getting more clarification from Illinois State Troopers nearly a week after a Pike County shooting that left one injured and three others dead, includ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRExvlvscY4
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“San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl said at a news conference”
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Cnbc, RT News, and Deutsche Welle all identify Scott Wahl as the San Diego Police Chief.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The attack at the Islamic Center of San Diego is being investigated as a hate crime, San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl said
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/18/3-men-have-been-killed-at-a-…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl said the two male suspects, aged 17 and 19, appear to have died from self-inflicted gunshot wounds.
https://www.rt.com/news/640151-active-shooter-situation-repo…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — San Diego's police chief, Scott Wahl, said at a press conference
https://www.dw.com/en/live-updates-3-killed-in-shooting-at-s…
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“All of the children who were attending a day school that is part of the mosque complex – the largest in San Diego county – were accounted for and safe”
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Web search results confirm Police Chief Scott Wahl stated all children were safe and that the center is the largest mosque in San Diego County.
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web search NEUTRAL — The children who were at the Islamic Center in San Diego during the shooting are safe, local police head Scott Wahl told local media. "All of the kids are safe," Wahl said, sending condolences to the …
https://www.dw.com/en/live-updates-3-killed-in-shooting-at-s…
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web search NEUTRAL — San Diego police say three victims were killed in the shooting.The Islamic Center, about 14 kilometres north of downtown San Diego, is the largest mosque in San Diego County, according to its website.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-19/police-respond-to-mos…
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web search NEUTRAL — San Diego Police responded Monday afternoon to reports of an active shooter at the Islamic Center of San Diego in the Clairemont neighborhood. Authorities said the threat at the mosque has since been …
https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/active-shooter-threat-at-s…
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“the shooting, which erupted just before 12pm local time”
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IBTimes UK and other news reports confirm the shooting occurred shortly before 12:00 PM local time.
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web search NEUTRAL — San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl said in a news briefing that the two suspected shooters, believed to be 17- and 19-year-old males, were found in a car and “appear to have died from self-inflicted gu…
https://time.com/article/2026/05/18/islamic-center-san-diego…
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web search NEUTRAL — San Diego Mosque Shooting: Active Shooter 'Active But Contained'. San Diego police confirmed officers rushed to the Islamic Centre of San Diego in the Clairemont neighbourhood shortly before noon loca…
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/active-shooter-san-diego-mosque-17…
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web search NEUTRAL — Police responded to a report of an active shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego shortly before noon local time and found three deceased victims outside, San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl said du…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/article/san-diego-mosque-shoot…
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“Wahl said the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) was called in to help in the investigation”
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“police discovered the bodies of two teenage males, aged 17 and 19, in a car in the middle of a street”
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