{"id":806731,"date":"2026-05-19T05:16:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T05:16:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/806731\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T05:16:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T05:16:15","slug":"san-diego-mosque-shooters-identified-as-cain-clark-and-caleb-velasquez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/806731\/","title":{"rendered":"San Diego mosque shooters identified as Cain Clark and Caleb Velasquez"},"content":{"rendered":"

The alleged gunmen in a shooting rampage<\/a> that left three people dead outside a San Diego mosque have been identified as 17-year-old Cain Clark and 18-year-old Caleb Velasquez, according to a law enforcement source.<\/p>\n

At least one of the suspects took a weapon from their parents\u2019 home and left a suicide note that talked about racial pride, a law enforcement source told The Post.<\/p>\n

Clark attended Madison High School and was a standout wrestler, according to the school\u2019s social media page. His grandfather, David Clark, 78, said: \u201dWe\u2019re very sorry for what happened. We know as much as you do. It\u2019s a shock.\u201d <\/p>\n

Cain Clark, 17, has been identified as one of the alleged gunman in Monday\u2019s shooting at a San Diego mosque. Facebook\/madison.warhawk.wrestling<\/p>\n

Clark and Velasquez were found dead inside a BMW from self-inflicted gunshot wounds only a few blocks from the Islamic Center of San Diego.<\/p>\n

Anti-Islamic writings were found in the suspects\u2019 vehicle and \u201chate speech\u201d was written on the firearms used in the shooting, according to the source.<\/p>\n

A shotgun and gas can with an \u201cSS\u201d sticker on the side were located at the scene where the gunmen\u2019s bodies were discovered. <\/p>\n

The \u201cSS\u201d sticker appears to represent the Schutzstaffel, the paramilitary organization led by Heinrich Himmler under Adolf Hitler\u2019s Nazi regime in Germany. <\/p>\n

Police revealed that around 9:42 a.m., they had received a call of a runaway juvenile from a concerned mother.<\/p>\n

After speaking with the mom, police began to elevate the threat level the individual posed to the community.<\/p>\n

The body of a suspect lies dead, and a gas container with an \u201dSS\u201d sticker sits next to a white BMW. Anadolu via Getty Images<\/p>\n

The \u201cSS\u201d sticker appears to represent the Schutzstaffel, Adolf Hitler\u2019s paramilitary organization. Anadolu via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Anti-Islamic writings were found in the suspects\u2019 vehicle and \u201chate speech\u201d was written on the firearms used in the shooting, a source told The Post. Anadolu via Getty Images<\/p>\n

The mom allegedly believed her son was suicidal and shared that several of her weapons were missing, as was her vehicle, according to police. <\/p>\n

The mom also said her son was with a companion and that they were dressed in camo.<\/p>\n

The police would not clarify whether or not the missing person was involved in the shooting, though most of the details line up with what The Post was told.<\/p>\n

The three dead at the mosque were security guard and father of eight Amin Abdullah<\/a>, who police say prevented more deaths, as well as a grocery store owner, and another man. <\/p>\n

Clark attending Madison High School and was on the school\u2019s wrestling team. Facebook\/madison.warhawk.wrestling<\/p>\n

5 people were killed, including the two shooters who died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said. Denis Poroy for CA Post<\/p>\n

The two suspects fled in a white BMW, police said during a press conference Monday afternoon.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are safe, the entire school is safe. All the kids, all the staff, and the teachers are safe and out of the Islamic Center,\u201d\u00a0center Imam Taha Hassane said in a video<\/a> obtained by The Post and circulated among California\u2019s Muslim community.<\/p>\n

Authorities said officers swarmed the Islamic Center<\/a> within four minutes of the first emergency calls, launching what police described as a fast-moving and \u201cdynamic\u201d response.<\/p>\n

Anti-Islamic writings were found in the suspect\u2019s vehicle and \u201chate speech\u201d was written on the firearms used in the shooting, according to a law enforcement source. REUTERS<\/p>\n

At least one of the suspect\u2019s took a weapon from their parent\u2019s home, and left a suicide note that talked about racial pride, a law enforcement source told The Post. AP Photo\/Gregory Bull<\/p>\n

Between 50 and 100 officers entered the Islamic Center during the response as police searched classrooms, prayer areas, and surrounding buildings.<\/p>\n

The investigation remains ongoing and authorities have yet to release a motive, but the gunmen had inscribed anti-Islamic messages on their weapons and one left a suicide note promoting \u201dracial pride\u201d. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The alleged gunmen in a shooting rampage that left three people dead outside a San Diego mosque have…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":806732,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5134],"tags":[5229,1582,276,4219,556,16482,5248,62465,3549,7264,67,586,132,5230,68,1154,2969],"class_list":["post-806731","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-diego","tag-america","tag-ca","tag-california","tag-crime","tag-islam","tag-mass-shootings","tag-metro","tag-mosque","tag-san-diego","tag-sandiego","tag-united-states","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-unitedstates","tag-unitedstatesofamerica","tag-us","tag-us-news","tag-usa"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116599546697810727","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/806731","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=806731"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/806731\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/806732"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=806731"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=806731"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=806731"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}