San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl says the mother of one of the suspected shooters contacted law enforcement shortly before the attack at the Islamic Center of San Diego. CBS News reports she alerted police that her son was missing and that he had multiple weapons, along with information about her vehicle. The Los Angeles Times describes a period of confusion in the lead-up to the shooting, saying one of the mothers reached out about two hours beforehand, warning that her son was suicidal and had taken firearms from his father’s safe. That outlet also reports police took nearly 90 minutes to respond to the initial call, during which time they worked to assess the threat. The Daily Mail similarly characterizes the mother’s efforts as urgent and aimed at alerting authorities before her son and his friend opened fire. Across the accounts, the central points focus on prior contact with police, the information provided about weapons and suicidal behavior, and delays in police response as the attack occurs later that day.
Mother of San Diego mosque shooting suspect contacts police before attack
San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl says the mother of one of the suspected shooters contacted law enforcement shortly before the attack at the Islamic Center of San Diego. CBS News reports she alerted...
- A suspected shooter’s mother contacts or alerts police before the Islamic Center of San Diego shooting.
- Police are told the teen was missing and had taken firearms or multiple weapons.
- One account says the mother warns the teen is suicidal and took guns from a parent’s safe.
- Police take time to respond or assess the initial call, with one report citing nearly 90 minutes.
- The attack involves the Islamic Center of San Diego and is described as deadly and carried out by teenage suspects.
Two hours before the deadly attack at a San Diego mosque occurred, one of the suspect's mothers reached out to police warning that her son was suicidal and had taken firearms from his father's safe, but it took police nearly 90 minutes to respond to the initial call.
3 months agoThe mother of one of the suspected shooters from the deadly attack at the Islamic Center of San Diego alerted police shortly before the shooting that her son was missing, along with multiple weapons and her vehicle, San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl said. CBS News' Anna Schecter reports.
3 months agoA California mother desperately tried to alert police that her teenage son and his friend may pose a threat hours before they opened fire at the Islamic Center of San Diego.
3 months agoA California mother desperately tried to alert police that her teenage son and his friend may pose a threat hours before they opened fire at the Islamic Center of San Diego.
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