San Diego mosque shooting: What we know about the victims and the attackers

Two teenage gunmen opened fire at the Islamic Center of San Diego, killing three men before later killing themselves. Police received an initial call from a mother reporting a runaway juvenile and missing weapons and vehicle, which increased the perceived threat level. Officers responded to reports of an active shooter about two hours later and arrived within minutes. As many as 100 law enforcement officers entered the mosque complex. Three people were found dead outside the building, leading to an active shooter response inside. Officers had to breach doors to access different rooms, and no officers discharged their weapons. Investigators continued working to determine what led to the shooting, with more details expected soon.

"Authorities said the attack at the Islamic Center of San Diego is being investigated as a possible hate crime. Two teenage gunmen opened fire at a mosque in San Diego on Monday, killing three men before later killing themselves, according to police. Authorities said the attack at the Islamic Center of San Diego is being investigated as a possible hate crime. list of 1 itemend of list San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl told reporters that investigators are still working to determine what led to the shooting, adding that more details about the circumstances surrounding the attack are expected to emerge in the coming days."

"At about 9:42am local time (16:42 GMT) on Monday, police received a call from a mother reporting a runaway juvenile, Wahl said. The information that she was gathering and conveying to us began to elevate the threat level that we were perceiving, Wahl added. She believed her son was suicidal, and she began to share information that several of her weapons were missing, her vehicle was missing, in addition to her son."

"Roughly two hours later, at about 11:43am local time (18:43 GMT), officers responded to reports of an active shooter in the 7000 block of Eckstrom Avenue, arriving within about four minutes, authorities said. Wahl said as many as 100 law enforcement officers entered the Islamic Center of San Diego after receiving reports of a possible shooting at the mosque. When officers arrived, they found three people dead outside the building, prompting what Wahl described as an active shooter response inside the complex."

"They did have to breach doors to get into all of the different rooms, Wahl told reporters at a news conference. There was somewhere between 50 to 100 police officers inside of that facility. No officers discharged their weapons, Wahl added."

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