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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Julie Watson,Eugene Johnson and Michael Biesecker

San Diego shooters met online before mosque attack and left writings expressing hate

  • Police say the two teen gunmen who killed three people at the Islamic Center of San Diego Monday met online and harbored a 'broad hatred' toward various religions and races.
  • The FBI confirmed the discovery of writings by the suspects, ages 17 and 18, in an update Tuesday, though specific ideologies or views expressed were not disclosed, and investigators are still determining if the shooters had broader plans.
  • Law enforcement recovered 30 firearms and a crossbow from two residences linked to the investigation, indicating the extent of their arsenal.
  • Hours before the attack, police were searching for one of the teenagers after his mother reported him suicidal and missing, along with weapons and her vehicle, from their family home.
  • The suspects were found dead near the mosque after the shooting , having taken their own lives, in an incident that marks the latest in a series of attacks on places of worship amidst rising hate crimes against Muslim and Jewish communities.

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