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Teen girl charged with murder over recording of San Diego mosque attack

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Updated 1.9.2026
Key Topics & People
Islamic Center *Amin Abdullah Cain Clark San Diego Caleb Vazquez

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Sep 1 Evening

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BBC News - WorldSep 1

Teen girl charged with murder over recording of San Diego mosque attack

A 17-year-old girl from North Carolina has been charged with murder by aiding and abetting in connection with a May 18 attack on the Islamic Center of San Diego. Prosecutors allege she recorded a livestream of the attack, which resulted in the deaths of three people, and also published a manifesto from the two teenage gunmen. The girl faces three murder charges and one count of conspiracy. The attackers, aged 17 and 18, reportedly aimed to kill as many people as possible and have their actions recorded. They also planned further attacks on a Jewish temple and an African American high school. Authorities recovered an arsenal of weapons and writings containing racist and antisemitic views from the shooters.

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Key Claims

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A 17-year-old girl has been charged with murder by aiding and abetting for recording a livestream of a San Diego mosque attack.

— prosecutors

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Prosecutors allege the girl also published a manifesto from the two teenage gunmen who carried out the attack.

— prosecutors

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The attack on the Islamic Center of San Diego on May 18 left three people dead.

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The attackers had two aims: to kill as many people as possible and to have the carnage recorded and livestreamed.

— Jim O'Neill

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The shooters had planned further attacks at a local Jewish temple and a predominantly African American high school.

— authorities

Aug 31 Evening

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The Guardian - World NewsAug 31

Teen charged with murder for recording San Diego mosque shooting livestream

A 17-year-old girl from North Carolina has been indicted on three counts of murder and one count of conspiracy for her alleged role in a San Diego mosque shooting. District Attorney Jim O'Neill stated the girl recorded a livestream of the attack and disseminated the perpetrators' white-supremacist writings. The shooting, which occurred at the Islamic Center, resulted in the deaths of a security guard and two other men before the attackers died by suicide. Under North Carolina law, aiding and abetting charges carry the same penalties as direct commission of the crime. The girl was arrested last week and indicted on Monday, just before the school year began.

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Associated Press (AP)Aug 31

Teen charged for recording livestream of San Diego mosque shooting charged with murder

A 17-year-old North Carolina girl has been charged with murder by aiding and abetting in connection with a shooting at a San Diego mosque. The district attorney announced that the girl recorded a livestream of the attack and disseminated the perpetrators' white-supremacist writings. The shooting occurred on May 18, when Cain Clark and Caleb Vazquez attacked the Islamic Center, killing security guard Amin Abdullah and two other men before taking their own lives. The attackers were inspired by the Christchurch mosque shootings and left behind hateful writings. The girl was arrested last week and indicted by a grand jury on Monday.

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Key Claims

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A 17-year-old North Carolina girl has been charged with murder by aiding and abetting for recording and disseminating a mosque shooting livestream.

— Forsyth county district attorney Jim O’Neill

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The girl was indicted by a grand jury on three counts of murder and one count of conspiracy.

— Forsyth county district attorney Jim O’Neill

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Under North Carolina law, aiding-and-abetting charges carry the same penalties as committing the attack directly.

— Forsyth county district attorney Jim O’Neill

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The attackers, Cain Clark (17) and Caleb Vazquez (18), killed a security guard and two other men before taking their own lives.

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The attackers cited the Christchurch mosque shooter as a model for their violence.