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San Diego in southern California, on May 18, 2026 [AFP] ## Where did the shooting happen? According to its website, the mosque
Shooting at San Diego Islamic Center may have been a hate crime, authorities say](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/20/nx-s1-5827035/shooting-at-san-diego-islamic-center-may-have-been-a-hate-crime-authorities-say) But after the harrowing attack on Monday, they are now remembered for their larger-than-life acts
San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl said during a news conference on Monday. "There were no officers involved in firing their weapons," Wahl said, and there was no sign of any gunman. Before the attack
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happened at the San Diego mosque? At about 11:43am local time (18:43 GMT), police officers responded to reports of an active shooter in the 7000 block of Eckstrom Avenue, arriving within about four
mosque and the community. Police say their fast actions to call 911, lockdown the building and confront the gunmen kept the school children safe. The San Diego police [chief said the gunmen](https://www.reuters.com/world/us/anti-islamic-writings-found-car-california-mosque-shooting-suspects-official-2026-05-19/)
shooting at a San Diego mosque, and his mother, Sabah Kaziha [Yasser Kaziha via AP] ## Nader Awad Awad, 57, lived across the street from the Islamic Center and attended prayers “every single day”, Hassane said