Three shot dead at San Diego mosque in ‘hate crime’ before teen gunmen found dead

Emergency workers respond at the scene of a reported active shooter situation at the Islamic Centre
(Picture: Reuters)

Three men were killed when gunmen burst into a San Diego mosque Monday and opened fire.

The gunmen, 17 and 19, were found dead in a car nearby, seemingly from self-inflicted gun wounds.

At least one of the three victims at the Islamic Centre of San Diego, the largest mosque in San Diego County was a security guard.

San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl said the guard in the line of fire appeared to have helped stop the shooters from committing a deadlier mass shooting.

‘One of the deceased is a security guard that works there, and I think played...