Family says suspect in San Diego mosque shooting was influenced by hateful content online

The family of one of the suspects in a deadly shooting at a San Diego mosque this week said his exposure to hateful and extremist content online “contributed to his descent into radicalized ideologies and violent beliefs.” Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The Vazquez family … Read more

Several people watched San Diego attack live on video calls, recordings show

At least three people watched a livestream as gunmen filmed themselves killing three people in Monday’s attack at the Islamic Center of San Diego before their own deaths, according to a CBS News analysis of footage from the attack. One viewer urged another to alert law enforcement, but it is not clear if anyone did. … Read more

Teacher’s assistant at San Diego mosque recalls students’ bravery as gunmen banged on doors

SAN DIEGO — Like schools across the U.S., the Islamic Center of San Diego had sought to prepare its students for the possibility that a gunman could breach its walls. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. When two armed teenagers stormed the mosque Monday — and … Read more

San Diego mosque suspects’ writings reveal influence of online extremism, experts say

The two teenage suspects in this week’s deadly attack on a San Diego mosque appear to have written a 75-page document replete with neo-Nazi ideology, incel rage and racist meme culture drawn from the darkest corners of the internet. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. In … Read more

Victims in San Diego Mosque Shooting Remembered as Heroes

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Health Officials Race to Trace Rising Ebola Cases in Central Africa 02:07 Now Playing Victims in San Diego Mosque Shooting Remembered as Heroes 02:30 UP NEXT Record Heat Brings Summer-Like Temperatures Across East Coast 03:08 Trump’s $1.8B ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’ Draws … Read more

Thomas Massie ousted in Kentucky and San Diego victims identified: Morning Rundown

Rep. Thomas Massie’s loss in Kentucky solidifies Trump’s influence over the Republican Party. Relatives mourn the victims of the deadly mosque shooting in San Diego. And an American doctor with Ebola is evacuated to Germany for treatment. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Here’s what to … Read more

San Diego mosque shooters met online and left writings expressing hate, FBI says

SAN DIEGO — Two teenagers who shot and killed three people in an attack on a California mosque were radicalized online where they first met and shared white supremacist views, according to authorities and writings they authored. The pair “didn’t discriminate on who they hated,” Mark Remily, the lead FBI agent in San Diego, said … Read more

Community grieves the 3 men killed while defending San Diego mosque

LOS ANGELES — The three people killed by two teen shooters at a San Diego mosque were beloved pillars of the community, and died while saving roughly 140 children who were in the building at the time of the attack, authorities said Tuesday. All three men were shot while trying to delay and distract the … Read more

Teen attackers in San Diego Islamic Center shooting were wallowing in hate, investigators say

The two teens who carried out a shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego on Monday were wallowing in a world of hate. “These subjects did not discriminate in who they hated,” said Mark Remily, special agent in charge of the FBI’s San Diego Field Office, at a press conference Tuesday.   Authorities said … Read more

Imam of San Diego Islamic Center says his community has seen a rise in Islamophobia:

San Diego — The imam of the San Diego mosque that was targeted in Monday’s shooting that killed three people told CBS News that his community has seen a “rise” in “Islamophobia and anti-Muslim sentiment” in recent years. “Everyone, all of us, we have noticed in the last few years the rise of white supremacists … Read more