Mosque Shooter Identified As Apparent Neo-Nazi With Hispanic Name
Eighteen-year-old Caleb Velasquez was reportedly identified as one of two suspects in Monday’s deadly shooting at a California mosque that authorities have linked to Nazi-inspired “hate.” Velasquez and 17-year-old Cain…
Eighteen-year-old Caleb Velasquez was reportedly identified as one of two suspects in Monday’s deadly shooting at a California mosque that authorities have linked to Nazi-inspired “hate.”
Velasquez and 17-year-old Cain Clark were found dead from self-inflicted gunshots after allegedly killing three people at the Islamic Center of San Diego, according to multiple newsoutlets citing law enforcement sources. Velasquez and Clark’s bodies were found near a shotgun and gas can with the Nazi “SS” symbol, according to the New York Post.
The San Diego Police Department declined to comment to the Daily Caller News Foundation on specific reports.
Officials are investigating anti-Islamic writings found in the suspects’ vehicle and considering the attack a possible hate crime, according to multiple reports. At least one suspect left a suicide note to his family about ethnic pride, the New York Post reported. Additionally, the words “hate speech” were left on one gun the suspects allegedly used, anonymous officials told The New York Times