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attackers opened fire](/news/2026/5/19/san-diego-mosque-shooting-what-we-know-about-the-victims-and-the-attackers) at the San Diego mosque on Monday. Authorities have yet to publicly identify the victims, but community leaders have named
named. Monday’s attack is currently under investigation as a targeted attack. “We are considering this a hate crime until it’s not,” San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl said shortly after the shooting. Police
mosque attack that killed five people, including the two suspected gunmen. Police Chief Scott Wahl says [the three victims](https://www.kpbs.org/news/public-safety/2026/05/19/victims-of-islamic-center-shooting-identified?v2?utm_source=npr.org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=national_highlight&utm_content=homepage) died while attempting to stop the gunmen. Imam Taha Hassane of the Islamic
San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl said at a news conference on Monday. "Undoubtedly, he saved lives today." Abdullah and two others - who CAIR-SD named as Mansour Kaziha and Nader Awad - were killed
attack on Monday, they are now remembered for their larger-than-life acts of courage, which cost them their lives but prevented two gunmen from coming into contact with the some hundred children and staff
San Diego, Calif. **Gregory Bull/AP** Gregory Bull/AP - 🎧 **Authorities have not released the identities of the shooting suspects and victims**, NPR's Juliana Kim tells *Up First*. Wahl mentioned that one of the victims
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/)