Police respond to shooting at Islamic Center in San Diego
Updated May 18, 2026, 10:13 p.m. ET

Women react as they leave a reunification center following the shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego in southern California, on May 18, 2026. A shooting at the largest mosque complex in San Diego killed three people, with two suspected teenage gunmen later found dead in a car from self-inflicted gunshot wounds, police said.
ZOE MEYERS, AFP Via Getty ImagesMen console each other as they sit on a sidewalk, near the scene of a reported active shooter situation at the Islamic Center, in San Diego, Calif. on May 18, 2026.
Mike Blake, REUTERSWomen hug as they wait for the children to walk out of the mosque, at a collecting area, at the scene of a shooting at the Islamic Center in San Diego, Calif. on May 18, 2026.
Mike Blake, REUTERSSecurity officers respond at the scene of a reported active shooter situation at the Islamic Center, in San Diego, California, U.S., May 18, 2026, in this picture obtained from a video.
Tamer Barbakh Via REUTERSSan Diego's Mayor Todd Gloria speaks during a press conference following a shooting at the Islamic Center in San Diego, Calif. on May 18, 2026.
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Law enforcement and emergency services respond to a shooting, as they tape off access to the Islamic Center of San Diego (ICSD) on May 18, 2026 in San Diego, Calif. San Diego Police said they responded to an "active shooter" at the Islamic Center on Monday afternoon.
Carlos A. Moreno, Getty ImagesImam Taha Hassane speaks during a press conference following a shooting at the Islamic Center in San Diego, Calif. on May 18, 2026.
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Law enforcement and emergency services respond to a shooting, as they tape off access to the Islamic Center of San Diego (ICSD) on May 18, 2026 in San Diego, Calif. San Diego Police said they responded to an "active shooter" at the Islamic Center on Monday afternoon.
Carlos A. Moreno, Getty ImagesA child holds his parents hands as they leave the mosque, at the scene of a shooting at the Islamic Center in San Diego, Calif. on May 18, 2026.
Mike Blake, REUTERSEmergency workers respond at the scene of a reported active shooter situation at theIslamic Center in San Diego, Calif. on May 18, 2026.
Mike Blake, REUTERSEmergency workers respond at the scene of a reported active shooter situation at the Islamic Center, with yellow tape to cordon the area in the foreground, in San Diego, Calif. on May 18, 2026.
Mike Blake, REUTERSAn ATF agent stands at the scene of a reported active shooter situation at the Islamic Center in San Diego, Calif. on May 18, 2026.
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Police respond to a reported active shooter at the Islamic Center of San Diego in San Diego, Calif. on May 18, 2026.
ZOE MEYERS, AFP Via Getty ImagesPeople line up behind yellow tape of a cordoned area, waiting to be reunited with their children from school, as emergency workers respond at the scene of a reported active shooter situation at the Islamic Center, in San Diego, Calif. on May 18, 2026.
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Police respond to a reported active shooter at the Islamic Center of San Diego in San Diego, Calif. on May 18, 2026.
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Police respond to a reported active shooter at the Islamic Center of San Diego in San Diego, Calif. on May 18, 2026.
ZOE MEYERS, AFP Via Getty ImagesEmergency workers stand guard behind a fence and a yellow tape, to cordon the area, at the scene of a reported active shooter situation at the Islamic Center, in San Diego, Calif. on May 18, 2026.
Mike Blake, REUTERSEmergency workers respond at the scene of a reported active shooter situation at the Islamic Center in San Diego, Calif. on May 18, 2026.
Mike Blake, REUTERSMembers of the Muslim community use their phones at the scene of a reported active shooter situation at the Islamic Center, with yellow tape placed behind them to cordon the area, in San Diego, Calif. on May 18, 2026.
Mike Blake, REUTERSEmergency workers respond at the scene of a reported active shooter situation at the Islamic Center in San Diego, Calif. on May 18, 2026.
Mike Blake, REUTERSA police officer stands guard as emergency workers respond at the scene of a reported active shooter situation at the Islamic Center in San Diego, Calif. on May 18, 2026.
Mike Blake, REUTERSPolice stand guard as emergency workers respond at the scene of a reported active shooter situation at the Islamic Center in San Diego, Calif. on May 18, 2026.
Mike Blake, REUTERSEmergency workers respond at the scene of a reported active shooter situation at the Islamic Center in San Diego, Calif. on May 18, 2026.
Mike Blake, REUTERSEmergency workers respond at the scene of a reported active shooter situation at the Islamic Center in San Diego, Calif. on May 18, 2026.
Mike Blake, REUTERSPolice vehicles crowd nearby streets after an "active shooter situation" was reported at the Islamic Center in the Clairemont community of San Diego, Calif. on May 18, 2026 in a still image from aerial video.
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