Overview
- A mass shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego on Monday, May 18, 2026, left three worshippers dead and ended with the two teenage suspects found dead by suicide.
- Police identified the suspects as 18-year-old Caleb Liam Vazquez and 17-year-old Cain Lee Clark who fled after the attack and were later found fatally shot inside a vehicle.
- Mosque security guard Amin Abdullah is credited by police with exchanging fire with the attackers and delaying them, an action officials say likely prevented far greater loss of life among congregants and nearby children.
- Federal and local agents executed multiple search warrants this week and reported seizing more than 30 rifles and pistols, ammunition, tactical gear, electronic devices and a crossbow as part of an active investigation.
- Hundreds attended interfaith vigils and fundraisers for the victims while leaders warned of online misinformation after an unrelated local man was mistakenly identified on social media as a suspect.