{"id":10241,"date":"2026-05-19T09:00:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T09:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=10241"},"modified":"2026-05-19T09:00:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T09:00:12","slug":"terrifying-moment-small-children-evacuated-from-islamic-center-of-san-diego-amid-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=10241","title":{"rendered":"Terrifying moment small children evacuated from Islamic Center of San Diego amid shooting"},"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>Terrifying video shows small children being evacuated from the Islamic Center of San Diego \u2013 as two camouflaged teen gunmen went about their rampage.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Aerial footage showed more than a dozen kids \u2013 who looked no older than 5 years old \u2013\u00a0 walking in a single file Monday as they were guided to safety by law enforcement, KSWB reported.<\/p>\n<p>The children linked up in a chain as they held onto the shoulders of the person in front of them.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Dozens of small children were evacuated from San Diego\u2019s Islamic Center Monday. <span class=\"credit\">FOX 5 San Diego<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Those at the front held onto a law enforcement agent\u2019s hand as they left the center.<\/p>\n<p>The center is the largest mosque in San Diego County and includes the Al Rashid School, which offers courses in Arabic language, Islamic studies and the Quran for students ages 5 and up, according to its website.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Chaos unfolded at the beginning of Dh\u016b al-\u1e24ijjah  \u2014 the month of pilgrimage, one of the holiest months in the Islamic calendar where millions of worshippers head to Mecca, Saudi Arabia.<\/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 center Imam Taha Hassane said in a video obtained by The Post and circulated among California\u2019s Muslim community.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe title=\"Timeline of before, during and after the Islamic Center shooting\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5mdkrAeGjXU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The shooters were identified as former high school wrestler Cain Clark, 17, and Caleb Velasquez, 18.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Cops revealed they received a call of a runaway juvenile from a concerned mom at around 9:42 a.m. before they elevated the threat level.<\/p>\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<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Children clutched onto the hand of law enforcement agents. <span class=\"credit\">FOX 5 San Diego<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\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>Clark and Velasquez, who were later found dead in a car several blocks away, stormed the mosque and killed security guard Amin Abdullah, a teacher, and a man who worked in the center\u2019s food store.<\/p>\n<p>The teens also fired at a landscaper \u2013 though they survived, KTLA reported.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Three Muslim community members embrace following the shooting. <span class=\"credit\">JOHN GASTALDO\/EPA \/ Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The teacher has been named locally as Mohamed Nader \u2013 who sprinted over to the scene when he heard the commotion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was living across the street, just a few steps only,\u201d devastated pal Abdul Saleem said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen he heard the shots, he came to see what was going on because his wife was working there and he wanted to make sure that his wife was secure.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Cain Clark, a wrestler, was identified as one of the shooters.  <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/madison.warhawk.wrestling<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Meanwhile, Abdullah said \u201cThere\u2019s something strange, close the doors,\u201d when he saw the gunmen, according to Saleem.<\/p>\n<p>Tributes were paid to Abdullah, who was described by former student Sarah Youssef, 19, as a \u201ckind spirit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He \u201calways welcomed everyone who walked through those doors with a smile,\u201d the now- UC Irvine freshman told the San Diego Union-Tribune. \u201cAnd no matter [what] walk of life you were from, he was always there for anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Clark, who attended the iHigh Virtual Academy since 2021, 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<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>A gas canister with a SS sticker was found at the scene where the gunmen\u2019s bodies were found.  <span class=\"credit\">Anadolu via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\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.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Law enforcement have since served search warrants on Clark\u2019s home in Clairemont, and a property linked to Velasquez in Chula Vista.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption> Amin Abdullah, a security guard at the mosque, was killed.  <span class=\"credit\">Facebook\/AminAbdullah<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Armed agents in tactical gear banged on Clark\u2019s home\u2019s front door and shouted \u201cwarrant\u201d before making their way into the home, NBC7 reported.<\/p>\n<p>San Diego police units and officers in SWAT gear swooped on the property linked to Velasquez Monday afternoon \u2013 but they didn\u2019t shout.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey were casing this house three houses down,\u201d one man told the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t see them shout any weapons. They never used a microphone that I heard, but they seemed to be looking for somebody.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Neighbors said they weren\u2019t too familiar with Velasquez \u2013 but said his family was quiet but nice when spoken to.<\/p>\n<p>The shooting is being probed as a hate crime.<\/p>\n<p><em>With Post wires.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 728px 160px; gap:2px; width:908px; background:#eee; padding:2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u901a\u680f\u9876\u90e8\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u6a2a\u5e45 908x258 \u8de8\u6574\u884c -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column:1\/-1; height:258px; background:#ff6b6b; display:grid; place-items:center;\">\r\n    <!-- JuicyAds v3.0 -->\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" async src=\"https:\/\/poweredby.jads.co\/js\/jads.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins id=\"1114307\" data-width=\"908\" data-height=\"258\"><\/ins>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" async>(adsbyjuicy = window.adsbyjuicy || []).push({'adzone':1114307});<\/script>\r\n<!--JuicyAds END-->\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u7b2c\u4e8c\u901a\u680f\uff1a728\u00d790 \u901a\u680f -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column:1\/-1; 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