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SAN DIEGO \u2014 Hours before an\u00a0attack at a San Diego mosque that killed three men, including a security guard hailed as a hero, police were racing to find the two teenagers who would ultimately be deemed responsible.<\/p>\n

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The search began after the mother of one teen reported that her son was suicidal and had run away, according to Police Chief Scott Wahl, who said weapons and her vehicle were missing from the family’s home.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Two hours after her call,\u00a0the shooting started at the\u00a0Islamic Center of San Diego, which also houses a school.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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The suspects, ages 17 and 18, were found nearby in a vehicle after killing themselves.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Wahl said police are investigating Monday’s shooting as a hate crime. It was the latest in\u00a0a string of attacks on houses of worship and comes amid rising threats and hate crimes targeting the Muslim and Jewish communities since the beginning of war in the Middle East,\u00a0forcing increases in security.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Police had not yet publicly identified the teens on Tuesday morning, but after the shooting, investigators were seen searching the San Diego home of Cain Clark, a high school senior. Clark’s parents, who are listed in public records as living at the home, did not respond to messages seeking comment, nor did other family members.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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James Canning, a spokesman for San Diego Unified School District, said school police were cooperating with San Diego authorities investigating the mosque attack. Clark had been attending school online since 2021 and was on track to graduate next month, he said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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While he did not attend school in person, he did participate in 2024 as a member of the wrestling team at Madison High School in San Diego. Canning said Clark had no record of disciplinary issues in high school.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Neighbors Marne and Ted Celaya said they last saw Clark a few hours before the shooting and that he waved as he got into a car alone and drove away. They described the Clark family as good neighbors of more than 20 years and remembered when Cain was born, watching him and his older brother grow up.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\u201cIt’s unbelievable,\u201d Marne Celaya said of the shooting. \u201cHe’s helped me bring in my groceries.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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‘Hate rhetoric\u2019 played a role<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Authorities planned to execute search warrants Tuesday as they piece together how and why\u00a0the attack happened. There was no specific threat against the Islamic center, which is the largest mosque in San Diego, but authorities found that the suspects engaged in \u201cgeneralized hate rhetoric,\u201d Wahl said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Muslim American organizations were quick to point out that anti-Muslim rhetoric has been on the rise across the U.S. \u201cWords have consequences,\u201d said Mohamed Gula, interim CEO of advocacy group Emgage Action.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria said during an interview with \u201cCNN News Central\u201d that the attack was related to white supremacy and that was why authorities were considering whether it was a hate crime.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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The victims included a security guard<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Among those killed was\u00a0a security guard who police believe \u201cplayed a pivotal role\u201d in keeping the attack from being \u201cmuch worse,\u201d Wahl said.<\/p>\n

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The guard’s actions stopped the attack from moving beyond the mosque’s front section, the police chief said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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The mosque hasn\u2019t released the victims’ names. But a family friend identified the guard as Amin Abdullah, who had worked at the mosque for more than a decade.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\u201cHe wanted to defend the innocent so he decided to become a security guard,\u201d said Shaykh Uthman Ibn Farooq, who spoke with Abdullah\u2019s son.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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In a Facebook post, the mosque called him \u201ca courageous man who put himself on the line of the safety of others, who even in his last moments did not stop protecting our community.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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It described one of the other victims as a foundation of the center who was dedicated to building the community from the beginning. It said the other was a man whose \u201ckindness, sincerity and wavering spirit touched everyone around him.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Those who died were \u201cmen of courage, sacrifice, and faith,\u201d the center wrote. \u201cTheir absence leaves a void that can never truly be filled.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Search began two hours before attack<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Just before the attack, the search for the missing teen intensified Monday morning as law enforcement gathered more details. Police found he had dressed in camouflage \u2014 raising their alarms \u2014 and was with a friend. Officers used automated license plate readers to track the car to a mall and went there.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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The police chief said that while other officers were talking with the suspect’s mother who had called police, the first reports of the shooting came from blocks away at the mosque, which sits in a neighborhood with Middle Eastern restaurants and markets. The center includes the Al Rashid School, which offers courses in Arabic language, Islamic studies and the Quran for students ages 5 and up, according to its website.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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TV footage showed more than a dozen children holding hands and being walked out of the center’s parking lot as it was surrounded by police vehicles.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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As officers searched the mosque for the shooters, there were reports of people in a fleeing vehicle shooting at a landscaper who was not seriously hurt, Wahl said. Police then found the suspects dead.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Daniel McDonald said he was inside his house when he heard gunshots. He went outside to find the streets shut down, shattered glass on the pavement and a gardener who was shaken up. He said he saw police trying to revive one of the suspects.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Johnson reported from Seattle and Biesecker from Washington. Jaimie Ding and Christopher Weber in Los Angeles, Hannah Schoenbaum in Salt Lake City, Javier Arciga and Gregory Bull in San Diego, John Seewer in Toledo, Ohio, and Hallie Golden in Seattle contributed to this report.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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