{"id":10471,"date":"2026-05-21T14:40:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T14:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/starnews1.online\/?p=10471"},"modified":"2026-05-21T14:40:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T14:40:09","slug":"details-of-desperate-911-call-made-by-suspected-san-diego-mosque-shooters-mom-before-deadly-attack-come-to-light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starnews1.online\/?p=10471","title":{"rendered":"Details of desperate 911 call made by suspected San Diego mosque shooter\u2019s mom before deadly attack come to light"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The chilling details of a 911 call made by a suspect\u2019s mother two hours prior to the deadly shooting at a San Diego mosque on Monday, May 18 have been come to light.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A devastating tragedy unfolded after a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/news\/authorities-identify-alleged-shooters-behind-san-diego-mosque-attack\/\">violent attack<\/a>\u00a0outside the Islamic Center of San Diego left three adult men dead. With the community mourning the loss of the victims, authorities have identified the suspected perpetrators as two local teenagers from the San Diego area.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\"><\/div>\n<p>As per reports, police were already searching for the suspects when they responded to calls citing gunshots at the Islamic Center of San Diego.<\/p>\n<p>One of the suspect\u2019s mothers had placed a 911 call at around 9:42 a.m to warn them that her son could be suicidal. She claimed he had run away with a companion dressed in camouflage, taking her vehicle, along with several weapons.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-e9f995064d500379b576cfcf8c9f27b6\" class=\"newsner-e9f995064d500379b576cfcf8c9f27b6 newsner-incide_content_once\"><\/div>\n<p>San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl revealed at a press conference that the circumstances were not typically consistent with individuals plotting to die by suicide, which \u2018began to elevate the threat level\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>He also said that officers were talking with the mother when the shooting outside the mosque was reported at around 11:43 a.m.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=newsner&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2056544914301702592&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fen.newsner.com%2Fnews%2Fdetails-of-desperate-911-call-made-by-suspected-san-diego-mosque-shooters-mom-before-deadly-attack-come-to-light%2F&amp;sessionId=dc4be01bf6c5e90ebe375194b53a7ca8a10b2b01&amp;siteScreenName=newsner&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"2056544914301702592\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Upon arriving at the mosque-and-school compound located in the Clairemont neighborhood, police found three adults dead, including one of the security guards.<\/p>\n<p>Not long after, officers were called to another scene just a few blocks away, where they found the two teen suspects dead from apparent self-inflicted gunshot wounds.<\/p>\n<p>According to the\u00a0New York Post, authorities allegedly recovered anti-Islamic writings, \u201chate speech\u201d written on one of the weapons used in the attack, and a note referencing racial pride from inside the suspects\u2019 vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>Despite those findings, officials have not yet publicly confirmed a motive as the investigation remains ongoing.<\/p>\n<p>The suspects have since been identified as 17-year-old Cain Clark and 18-year-old Caleb Vazquez, both San Diego residents.<\/p>\n<p>While little information about Vazquez has been publicly released so far, Clark was reportedly enrolled as a virtual student through the San Diego Unified School District\u2019s iHigh Virtual Academy and also competed in wrestling at James Madison High School.<\/p>\n<p>Reports state that Clark was a member of the wrestling team from 2024 to 2025 and won first place at a tournament in January 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Chief Wahl said: \u201cBecause of the Islamic Center location, we are considering this a hate crime until it\u2019s not.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd at this point we\u2019re going to work closely with the FBI to make sure that we are matching all the resources that we need for this investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Children were in class at the Al Rashid\u00a0school\u00a0when the terrifying incident unfolded on Monday, although no children or teachers were harmed during the attack.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The chilling details of a 911 call made by a suspect\u2019s mother two hours prior to the deadly shooting at a San Diego mosque on Monday, May 18 have been &hellip; 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