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Five dead, including two suspects, after shooting at San Diego mosque

France24 · · 54 words · By Video by Wassim CORNET
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4 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Two teenage gunman opened fire on Monday at the Islamic Center of San Diego in California”
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The claim is reported by multiple independent sources: CNBC, a web search result mentioning the San Diego Police Department's X account, and a Wikipedia entry for the '2026 Islamic Center of San Diego shooting'. All confirm two teenage gunmen opened fire at the center on a Monday.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On May 18, 2026, a mass shooting occurred at the Islamic Center of San Diego (ICSD), the largest mosque in San Diego, California, United States. Five people were killed, including two teenage shooters…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Islamic_Center_of_San_Die…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Khaleel Mohammed (1955 – January 2022) was a Guyanese-born professor of Religion at San Diego State University (SDSU), in San Diego, California, a member of Homeland Security Master's Program, and, as…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khaleel_Mohammed
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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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“killing three men outside the mosque”
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The Wikipedia entry for the '2026 Islamic Center of San Diego shooting' explicitly states that five people were killed, which included 'two staff members, and a security guard' (totaling 3 victims outside of the shooters). This is further supported by the CNBC report and web search results mentioning 3 dead.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On May 18, 2026, a mass shooting occurred at the Islamic Center of San Diego (ICSD), the largest mosque in San Diego, California, United States. Five people were killed, including two teenage shooters…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Islamic_Center_of_San_Die…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Islamic Center of Irvine is a mosque and Islamic community center founded by the Muslims of Irvine, California, on August 28, 2004. The mosque has one of the largest congregations in California, w…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Center_of_Irvine
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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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“one of them a security guard”
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The Wikipedia entry for the '2026 Islamic Center of San Diego shooting' specifically lists a security guard as one of the victims. This is also corroborated by a web search headline: '3 dead, including hero security guard...'
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On May 18, 2026, a mass shooting occurred at the Islamic Center of San Diego (ICSD), the largest mosque in San Diego, California, United States. Five people were killed, including two teenage shooters…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Islamic_Center_of_San_Die…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Khaleel Mohammed (1955 – January 2022) was a Guyanese-born professor of Religion at San Diego State University (SDSU), in San Diego, California, a member of Homeland Security Master's Program, and, as…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khaleel_Mohammed
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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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“the two suspects were found dead, apparently from self-inflicted gunshot wounds”
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CNBC reports that the gunmen killed themselves a few blocks away. The Wikipedia entry confirms that among the five people killed were the 'two teenage shooters'.
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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 — On May 18, 2026, a mass shooting occurred at the Islamic Center of San Diego (ICSD), the largest mosque in San Diego, California, United States. Five people were killed, including two teenage shooters…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Islamic_Center_of_San_Die…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Khaleel Mohammed (1955 – January 2022) was a Guyanese-born professor of Religion at San Diego State University (SDSU), in San Diego, California, a member of Homeland Security Master's Program, and, as…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khaleel_Mohammed
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