{"id":2604628,"date":"2026-05-19T17:19:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T21:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/teenage-suspects-in-mosque-attack-identified-police-were-hunting-for-them-before-shooting\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T17:20:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T21:20:20","slug":"teenage-suspects-in-mosque-attack-identified-police-were-hunting-for-them-before-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/teenage-suspects-in-mosque-attack-identified-police-were-hunting-for-them-before-shooting\/","title":{"rendered":"Teenage Suspects in Mosque Attack Identified &#8211; Police Were Hunting for Them Before Shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fteenage-suspects-in-mosque-attack-identified-police-were-hunting-for-them-before-shooting%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2604628&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>San Diego police said they had been searching for two teenage suspects-Cain Clark (17) and Caleb Vazquez (18)-identified as the shooters in an incident at the Islamic Center of San Diego that killed three people. Police Chief Scott Wahl said both teens were later found dead in a vehicle stopped on a street near the mosque,with injuries described as apparent self<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >-inflicted gunshot wounds<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Wahl reported that one teen\u2019s mother contacted police Monday morning, saying her son, his guns, and her car were missing, and that she believed he was suicidal and may have been with a friend. Investigators said anti-Islamic materials and \u201chate rhetoric\u201d were found in the vehicle, and Wahl noted one suspect may have been connected in some way to madison High School. As the shooting unfolded, police said they deployed officers promptly to the mosque, where a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/st-louis-woman-beats-sheriffs-deputy-with-her-own-baton-after-she-is-told-to-put-on-a-mask\/\" title=\"St. Louis Woman Beats Sheriff\u2019s Deputy with Her Own Baton After She is Told to Put on a Mask\">security guard<\/a> named Amin Abdullah was killed but helped prevent further deaths.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>San Deigo police revealed Tuesday that they had been hunting for two teens identified as the shooters who killed three people at a San Deigo mosque even before the attack.<\/p>\n<p>Cain Clark, 17, and Caleb Vazquez, 18, have been identified as the gunman who attacked the Islamic Center of San Diego, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7.com\/post\/islamic-center-san-diego-shooting-teenage-suspects-identified-cain-clark-caleb-vazquez\/19130299\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KABC-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Both teens died from apparent self-inflicted gunshot wounds and were found dead in a vehicle stopped in the middle of a street not far from the mosque, San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl said.<\/p>\n<p>Wahl said the mother of one teen had phoned police Monday morning to alert them that her son, her guns and her car were all missing, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/san-diego-mosque-shooting-victims-islam-center-suspects-what-know-rcna345805\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">San Diego mosque shooter, Cain Clark identified as former high school wrestler <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vx9sBw7bOE\">https:\/\/t.co\/vx9sBw7bOE<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AcSjYC6gj6\">pic.twitter.com\/AcSjYC6gj6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 New York Post (@nypost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nypost\/status\/2056544914301702592?\">May 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The woman said her son was suicidal and was likely with a friend, he said, adding that she told them both teens were \u201cdressed in camo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The mosque shooting took place as police were searching for the woman\u2019s son.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe noted that there were hits with the vehicle down in Fashion Valley. We <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-details-emerge-on-st-louis-high-school-shooting-suspect\/\" title=\"New Details Emerge on St. Louis High School Shooting Suspect\">dispatched officers<\/a> into the area of the mall as a possible location that was a threat,\u201d Wahl said. \u201cWe also gathered information that one of the individuals was associated in some form or fashion with Madison High School.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As the shooting erupted, police \u201cimmediately dispatched themselves to the mosque,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The mother said he son left a note, Wahl said. He declined to provide additional details.<\/p>\n<p>Wahl said \u201chate rhetoric\u201d was involved \u00a0and that what appeared to be anti-Islamic writings were found in the car where the bodies of the teens were found.<\/p>\n<p>Wahl said a security guard at the mosque, who was killed, was \u201cpivotal\u201d in preventing more deaths.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt this point, I think it\u2019s fair to say his actions were heroic,\u201d Police Chief Scott Wahl said. \u201cUndoubtedly, he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hero-high-school-principal-takes-a-bullet-to-stop-school-shooter\/\" title=\"Hero High School Principal Takes a Bullet to Stop School Shooter\">saved lives today<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Islamic Center of San Diego identified the security guard as Amin Abdullah, KABC reported.<\/p>\n<p>A woman who lives across the street from the Islamic Center said she saw someone in a uniform get shot, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/05\/18\/us\/live-news\/san-diego-islamic-center-shooting\">CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe received two, three impacts, and then he fell. And 911 asked me if he was OK, and I told them to hurry up because there\u2019s so many kids (at the center),\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 New <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/law-order-organized-crime-crew-member-fatally-shot-on-set-new-details-emerge\/\" title=\"&quot;Law &amp; Order: Organized Crime&quot; Crew Member Fatally Shot On Set, New Details Emerge\">chilling details<\/a> on the San Diego mosque attack\u2026<\/p>\n<p>A gas container with an SS (Schutzstaffel) insignia was photographed outside the vehicle where the two suspects were found dead.<\/p>\n<p>Key details:<\/p>\n<p>-The SS gas container is consistent with neo-Nazi symbology<\/p>\n<p>-The mother of\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8Owg50zKGc\">https:\/\/t.co\/8Owg50zKGc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8mLoIBrDLv\">pic.twitter.com\/8mLoIBrDLv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarioNawfal\/status\/2056547644797763890?\">May 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Clark had attended Madison High School and had been a wrestler there, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/05\/18\/us-news\/san-diego-mosque-shooting-alleged-gunmen-identified-as-cain-clark-and-caleb-velasquez\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>David Clark, 78, the gunman\u2019s grandfather, said: \u201dWe\u2019re very sorry for what happened. 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