{"id":10203,"date":"2026-05-19T03:52:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T03:52:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=10203"},"modified":"2026-05-19T03:52:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T03:52:47","slug":"san-diego-mosque-shooters-identified-as-cain-clark-and-caleb-velasquez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=10203","title":{"rendered":"San Diego mosque shooters identified as Cain Clark and Caleb Velasquez"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The alleged gunmen in a shooting rampage 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<p>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<p>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<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Cain Clark, 17, has been identified as one of the alleged gunman in Monday\u2019s shooting at a San Diego mosque. <span class=\"credit\">Facebook\/madison.warhawk.wrestling<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>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<p>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<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>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<p>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<p>Police revealed that around 9:42 a.m., they had received a call of a runaway juvenile from a concerned mother.<\/p>\n<p>After speaking with the mom, police began to elevate the threat level the individual posed to the community.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The body of a suspect lies dead, and a gas container with an \u201dSS\u201d sticker sits next to a white BMW. <span class=\"credit\">Anadolu via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The \u201cSS\u201d sticker appears to represent the Schutzstaffel, Adolf Hitler\u2019s paramilitary organization.  <span class=\"credit\">Anadolu via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>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.  <span class=\"credit\">Anadolu via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>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<p>The mom also said her son was with a companion and that they were dressed in camo.<\/p>\n<p>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<p>The three dead at the mosque were security guard and father of eight Amin Abdullah, who police say prevented more deaths, as well as a grocery store owner, and another man. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Clark attending Madison High School and was on the school\u2019s wrestling team.  <span class=\"credit\">Facebook\/madison.warhawk.wrestling<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>5 people were killed, including the two shooters who died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said.  <span class=\"credit\">Denis Poroy for CA Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The two suspects fled in a white BMW, police said during a press conference Monday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>\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 obtained by The Post and circulated among California\u2019s Muslim community.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities said officers swarmed the Islamic Center within four minutes of the first emergency calls, launching what police described as a fast-moving and \u201cdynamic\u201d response.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>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.   <span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>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.  <span class=\"credit\">AP Photo\/Gregory Bull<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Between 50 and 100 officers entered the Islamic Center during the response as police searched classrooms, prayer areas, and surrounding buildings.<\/p>\n<p>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<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; 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