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Year before San Diego mosque shooting, father of teen gunman removed firearms from home

Nbcwashington · · 987 words · By Shelby Bremer
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“the deadly shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego... killed three people”
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Multiple independent news sources (Al Jazeera, NY Post, Deutsche Welle, Flipboard) and Wikipedia confirm that three people were killed in the shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego.
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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 — 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 — The following is a timeline of the history of San Diego, California, United States.
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“Chula Vista police filed a gun violence emergency protective order against Marco Vazquez in January 2025”
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While one web search result mentions Chula Vista Police Chief Roxana Kennedy and gun violence restraining orders in a general context, there is no specific evidence confirming a filing against 'Marco Vazquez' in January 2025.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 California State Senate election will be held on November 3, 2026, with the primary election to be held on June 2. Voters in the 20 even-numbered districts of the California State Senate will…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following notable people were born in, residents of, attended an education institution in, or otherwise closely associated with the city of Chula Vista, California. Notation next to name is not wh…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup was the 104th edition of the oldest ongoing competition in American soccer. FC Dallas entered the competition as the defending champions, but were eliminated in the q…
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“Caleb Vazquez, Marco's son, “was involved in suspicious behavior idolizing Nazis and mass shooters.””
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Wikipedia and a news source reporting on the family's silence both mention that Caleb Vazquez idolized Nazis, white nationalism, and the manifestos of previous killers.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The March 2026 No Kings protests (also called No Kings 3 and No Kings Day 3.0) were a group of coordinated protests that took place on March 28, 2026. They were part of a series of demonstrations in t…
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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…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The South Florida Detention Facility, nicknamed Alligator Alcatraz, is an immigration detention facility located at Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport inside Big Cypress National Preserve in…
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“Caleb “was placed on a 5150 hold,””
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One web search result (a social media post/report) mentions that a source said Caleb Vazquez was released from a 5150 hold, but this is not corroborated by other independent sources.
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web search NEUTRAL — 21 hours ago ... Amy Reichert (@amyforsandiego). 602 likes 24 replies. Yes a source said that Caleb Vazquez, the Islamic Center attacker was released from a ...
https://x.com/amyforsandiego/status/2057603325579960823
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 5, 2026 ... 34-year-old Ben Cunningham was in the grips of alcohol withdrawal when he was booked into San Diego Central Jail on January 28, 2024.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVhp6d4Dl1Y/
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago ... Breaking: Top Trump advisor Laura Loomer responds to horrifying mosque shooting with a disgustingly racist call to deport all Muslims. This will ...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYiU48ehbRh/
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“Marco had 12 firearms registered to him”
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The search results for 'Marco Vazquez' returned irrelevant information about pizza chains and soccer players; no evidence was found regarding firearms registered to a person by this name.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Yul Vazquez (born 18 March 1965) is a Cuban and American actor and musician. He has appeared in Runaway Bride (1999), Bad Boys II (2003), War of the Worlds (2005), American Gangster (2007), The A-Team…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Marco Antonio Fabián Vázquez (born 26 December 1963) is a Mexican football manager. He is a former professional footballer, who played as a midfielder.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — David Vazquez (Spanish: Vázquez; born February 22, 2006) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club San Diego.
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“Marco Vazquez wrote in a court declaration... he and his wife then decided to remove all firearms from the home.”
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“Vazquez attached a photo of the gun safe, the closet and a list of 26 weapons – two owned by his wife – as well as miscellaneous boxes of ammunition.”
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“an officer then served him with a gun violence restraining order [on Feb. 13, 2025]”
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web search NEUTRAL — © 2025 Google LLC.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol5YEtOXoWQ
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web search NEUTRAL — A restraining order or protective order[a] is an order used by a court to protect a person in a situation often involving alleged domestic violence, child abuse and neglect, assault, harassment, stalk…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restraining_order
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web search NEUTRAL — The California Legislature in 2014 allowed the family and friends of people who might be violent, as well as the police and other parties, to seek a court order to temporarily confiscate weapons throu…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/us/san-diego-mosque-shoot…
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“his son, who was 18 at the time of the shooting.”
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“San Diego police said Tuesday that the two gunmen were met and were radicalized online”
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“the mother of the other gunman, 17-year-old Cain Clark, called 911 at 9:42 a.m. PT Monday morning to report her son, guns and car were missing, and thathe was suicidal.”
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“The gunmen approached the Islamic Center of San Diego... and fired on security guard Amin Abdullah”
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“Two other men – Mansour Kaziha... and Nadir Awad... were in the parking lot; their presence drew the shooters outside, where they were killed as well.”
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“The teens... fled, firing on a landscaper nearby before turning guns on themselves.”
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“The FBI said they left behind writings filled with extremist views against many groups.”
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“The Vazquez family said their son was on the autism spectrum”
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“he voluntarily spent time in multiple rehabilitation centers”
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