Police have urged members of the public to stay away from the area
Five people are dead following a shooting at an Islamic Center, it has been reported. Police officers were dispatched to a mosque, one of the largest in the area, following reports of an ‘active shooter’ situation.
San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl said two suspects are dead, adding that three people died at the Islamic Centre. The incident is currently being treated as hate crime.
The suspects were teenagers, police have said, with their bodies being found in a car near the mosque, reports The Express.
San Diego police officers rushed to the Islamic Center of San Diego, in Clairemont Mesa, on Monday afternoon, to respond to reports of an active shooter. The message added: “Please avoid the area”.
San Diego Police Department officials began receiving reports of the incident at around 11.40am local time. They later said the threat “has been neutralised”, without immediately providing further details. A spokesperson for Sharp HealthCare of Sharp Memorial Hospital said “reports indicate multiple injured people”. Nearby schools were placed on lockdown as the incident was unfolding.
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