North Carolina teenager charged in connection with San Diego mosque shooting
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What happened
A 17-year-old girl from North Carolina has been indicted and charged with murder by aiding and abetting in connection with a May shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego.
The suspect reportedly recorded a livestream of the shooting and disseminated white-supremacist writings associated with the attackers.
Why it matters
The shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego, the city's largest mosque, resulted in the deaths of three people.
Context
The shooting occurred on May 18, 2026, and is being investigated by authorities as a hate crime.
The two primary gunmen, Cain Lee Clark and Caleb Liam Vazquez, died by suicide following the attack.
Sources 3 sources
This briefing cites 2 publishers across 2 detected independent reporting streams.
- Associated Press DA says a teen who recorded San Diego mosque shooting livestream has been charged with murder - AP News
- Nbc 7 San Diego Teen girl aided San Diego mosque shooters from North Carolina, prosecutors say - NBC 7 San Diego
- Wikipedia 2026 Islamic Center of San Diego shooting Background reference · Wikipedia text used under CC BY-SA 4.0.