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.
Sources
- Associated Press Original article
- NBC 7 San Diego Original article