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North Carolina teenager charged in connection with San Diego mosque shooting

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 shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego.

Prosecutors allege the teenager recorded a livestream of the attack and disseminated white-supremacist writings associated with the shooters.

Why it matters

The charges follow a mass shooting at the mosque in May that resulted in three deaths.

Context

The legal proceedings against the suspect are taking place in North Carolina.

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