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Exclusive | San Diego mosque shooter Caleb Vazquez walked out of mental health treatment center the day before massacre, police had prior warnings: sources

Nypost · · 206 words · By Joe Marino; Jared Downing
Mental Health System Failure Gun Control/Restraining Orders Violence against Religious Institutions
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“Caleb Vazquez walked out of mental health treatment center the day before massacre”
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While web search results confirm the identity of Caleb Vazquez and the shooting event, none of the provided evidence mentions a mental health treatment center or him walking out the day before the massacre.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On May 18, 2026, a shooting occurred at the Islamic Center of San Diego (ICSD), the largest mosque in San Diego, California, United States. Two teenage gunmen fatally shot a security guard and two sta…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Islamic_Center_of_San_Die…
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“Caleb Vazquez, 18, left the Park Mental Health Treatment Center the morning before killing three people at an Islamic center with 17-year-old Cain Clark”
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The evidence confirms that Caleb Vazquez (18) and Cain Clark (17) killed three people at the Islamic Center of San Diego (CNN, Searchlight, Wikipedia). However, the specific detail about leaving 'Park Mental Health Treatment Center the morning before' is not found in any of the provided evidence sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On May 18, 2026, a shooting occurred at the Islamic Center of San Diego (ICSD), the largest mosque in San Diego, California, United States. Two teenage gunmen fatally shot a security guard and two sta…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Islamic_Center_of_San_Die…
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web search NEUTRAL — Three people were killed in Monday's shooting at San Diego’s largest mosque. Two teen shooters, who have both now been identified by police, were found dead with self-inflicted gunshot wounds nearby.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/18/us/live-news/san-diego-islami…
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“Vazquez also had a firearms restraining order issued against him after police conducted a welfare check at his home in Chula Vista last year”
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The provided evidence identifies Caleb Vazquez and mentions the general concept of firearms restraining orders in a separate Illinois-based article, but there is no evidence in the provided text that a restraining order was issued against Vazquez specifically following a welfare check in Chula Vista.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On May 18, 2026, a shooting occurred at the Islamic Center of San Diego (ICSD), the largest mosque in San Diego, California, United States. Two teenage gunmen fatally shot a security guard and two sta…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Islamic_Center_of_San_Die…
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“The visit was in response to a 2025 911 call alerting authorities to his disturbing social media posts.”
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No evidence in the provided search results or Wikipedia entries mentions a 2025 911 call regarding Caleb Vazquez's social media posts.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On May 18, 2026, a shooting occurred at the Islamic Center of San Diego (ICSD), the largest mosque in San Diego, California, United States. Two teenage gunmen fatally shot a security guard and two sta…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Islamic_Center_of_San_Die…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Renée Nicole Macklin Good, a 37-year-old American woman, was fatally shot in Minneapolis, Minnesota, by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent Jonathan Ross, on January 7, 2026.…
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“Clark also had a 911 call about him — placed by his mother on the morning of the shooting after he left home with guns that were in the house.”
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The evidence identifies Cain Clark as a shooter, but there is no mention of a 911 call placed by his mother on the morning of the shooting regarding firearms.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On May 18, 2026, a shooting occurred at the Islamic Center of San Diego (ICSD), the largest mosque in San Diego, California, United States. Two teenage gunmen fatally shot a security guard and two sta…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Islamic_Center_of_San_Die…
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“they still managed to drive to the Islamic Center of San Diego and kill three people before fleeing into the nearby neighborhood.”
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Multiple independent sources (CNN, Searchlight, Wikipedia, and various web search results) confirm that Caleb Vazquez and Cain Clark killed three people at the Islamic Center of San Diego.
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web search NEUTRAL — Islamic Center of San Diego shooting: Teenage suspects identified as Cain Clark and Caleb Vazquez.3 Killed in Devastating San Diego Mosque Shooting: Linda Sarsour on Rising Anti-Muslim Hate & More. 2 …
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — While the police in San Diego have not publicly named either suspect, two law enforcement officials briefed on the matter identified them as Cain Clark, 17, a former high school wrestler; and Caleb Va…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/us/san-diego-mosque-cain-…
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web search NEUTRAL — San Diego mosque killer Caleb Vasquez urged his accomplice to shoot him in the head in a twisted exchange captured on a livestream broadcast after the pair murdered three people.Three men were killed …
https://nypost.com/2026/05/19/us-news/san-diego-mosque-shoot…
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“They later took their own lives.”
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Multiple cross-references from Nypost and web search results confirm that both suspects died from self-inflicted gunshot wounds (suicide) following the attack.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — the livestream showed Clark shoot Vazquez twice in the head before turning the gun on himself
https://nypost.com/2026/05/19/us-news/cain-clarks-neighbor-r…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — After the shooting, the livestream showed Clark shoot Vazquez twice in the head before turning the gun on himself.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/21/us-news/three-men-killed-at-is…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Clark shooting Vazquez before turning the gun on himself
https://nypost.com/2026/05/20/us-news/video-appears-to-show-…
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