Authorities provide an update on the fatal shooting at an Islamic center in San Diego. The attack occurred on Monday and results in three deaths. According to the FBI, investigators say the two teenage attackers were radicalized online and did not limit their targets based on whom they hated, indicating the motive was not confined to a single group. Multiple sources report that the 17- and 18-year-old assailants first met online, where they exchanged and adopted white supremacist views. Investigators also point to writings attributed to the attackers as part of the radicalization picture. The attackers carry out the shooting at the mosque before taking their own lives shortly afterward. The outlets describe the development of details as the investigation continues, including how the online interactions contributed to the attackers’ beliefs and connection to the violence. The FBI’s account is based on the ongoing review of information collected in the case.
FBI: San Diego mosque attackers radicalized online and met through shared ideology
Authorities provide an update on the fatal shooting at an Islamic center in San Diego. The attack occurred on Monday and results in three deaths. According to the FBI, investigators say the two teenag...
- A shooting Monday at an Islamic center in San Diego results in three deaths.
- The FBI says the two teenage attackers were radicalized online.
- Authorities say the attackers first met online and shared white supremacist views.
- Investigators cite writings attributed to the attackers as evidence related to radicalization.
- The 17- and 18-year-old attackers die by suicide shortly after the shooting.
More details are emerging about the shooters who attacked the Islamic Center of San Diego on Monday, where three people died. CBS News' Lana Zak reports.
3 months agoTwo teenagers who shot and killed three people in an attack on a San Diego mosque were radicalized online where they first met and shared white supremacist views, according to authorities and writings they authored. The 17- and 18-year-old assailants took their own lives shortly after Monday's shooting.
3 months agoInvestigators gave an update Tuesday on Monday's deadly shooting at a mosque in San Diego. CBS News' Lana Zak and Anna Schecter have the latest.
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