{"id":1586,"date":"2026-05-18T20:39:42","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T20:39:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usglobalnews.com\/?p=1586"},"modified":"2026-05-18T20:39:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T20:39:42","slug":"police-responding-to-shooting-at-islamic-center-of-san-diego","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usglobalnews.com\/?p=1586","title":{"rendered":"Police responding to shooting at Islamic Center of San Diego"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"border-color:var(--article-border);background-color:var(--article-inner-background)\" class=\"dcr-wqti5a\">\n<div class=\"dcr-2zxs1v\">\n<div style=\"--grid-area:media\" data-gu-name=\"media\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\">\n<div class=\"dcr-14emo0l\">\n<div class=\"dcr-tr9ye5\">\n<figure id=\"262a7791-47c2-4168-a4ff-6ee4f8c314f4\" class=\"dcr-142siv7\">\n<div id=\"img-1\" class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Islamic Center of San Diego, a white modernist building with a minaret, stands behind palm trees\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/2b4ae1b7bf166c10a08a99bf82e03d6e81dda0ed\/0_0_1710_1256\/master\/1710.jpg?width=465&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" width=\"465\" height=\"341.5438596491228\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><span class=\"dcr-v822l1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-gup2gr\">\n<div class=\"dcr-fntg6k\"><label for=\"the-checkbox\" class=\"dcr-1xgwz8b\"><\/label> <\/p>\n<div id=\"the-caption\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1os51wo\"><span class=\"dcr-hvsf4t\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">The Islamic Center of San Diego.<\/span> Photograph: Google Maps<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><a href=\"#img-1\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-13fd1ms\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><button data-element-id=\"262a7791-47c2-4168-a4ff-6ee4f8c314f4\" type=\"button\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-4tmywn\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><span class=\"dcr-194i6pr\">View image in fullscreen<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-n4pnam\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1hdkqum\"><span class=\"dcr-hvsf4t\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">The Islamic Center of San Diego.<\/span> Photograph: Google Maps<\/figcaption><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:border\" data-gu-name=\"border\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:headline\" data-gu-name=\"headline\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\">\n<div class=\"dcr-14emo0l\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1aqe7zu\">\n<h1 class=\"dcr-1k1a1x\">Police responding to shooting at Islamic Center of San Diego<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:standfirst\" data-gu-name=\"standfirst\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\">\n<div class=\"dcr-15in7js\">\n<p>People are believed to have been shot, said an officer, and Todd Gloria, the mayor, urges people to avoid the area<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:body\" data-gu-name=\"body\" class=\"dcr-kn9unn\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1a4fred\">\n<div id=\"maincontent\" class=\"dcr-ydnaza\">\n<div class=\"article-body-commercial-selector article-body-viewer-selector dcr-1c9t5u6\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Police have responded to a shooting at the Islamic Center of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/san-diego\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">San Diego<\/a>, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Anthony Carrasco, an officer, said they believe people have been shot. Aerial television footage shows a heavy police presence outside the mosque.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">In a statement shortly after 1pm PT on Monday, San Diego police <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SanDiegoPD\/status\/2056463280806494235?s=20\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">said<\/a>: \u201cThe threat at the Islamic center has been neutralized.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Earlier, SDPD <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SanDiegoPD\/status\/2056450588884517091?s=20\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">said<\/a> that it was on scene in the \u201c7000 block of Eckstrom Ave for a reported active shooter\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Todd Gloria, the San Diego mayor, urged people to avoid the area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cI am aware of the active shooter situation at the Islamic Center of San Diego in Clairemont and am continuing to receive updates from law enforcement,\u201d Garcia said in a statement on social media. \u201cEmergency personnel are on scene and actively working to protect the community and secure the area.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The incident appears to have occurred approximately an hour before midday prayer, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icsd.org\/\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">according to<\/a> ICSD\u2019s website, is set at 1.15pm PT.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Gavin Newsom, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/california\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">California<\/a> governor, was also briefed, with a spokesperson saying the governor\u2019s office for emergency services was coordinating with local law enforcement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cWe are grateful to the first responders on the scene working to protect the community and urge everyone to follow guidance from local authorities,\u201d Newsom\u2019s office <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GovPressOffice\/status\/2056457451147538878?s=20\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">said.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The ICSD is the largest mosque in San Diego county.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Meanwhile, the New York police department announced that it was also aware of the shooting, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NYPDnews\/status\/2056465503800209497?s=20\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">saying:<\/a> \u201cWhile there is currently no known nexus to NYC or specific threats to NYC houses of worship, out of an abundance of caution, the NYPD is increasing deployments to mosques across the city.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><em>Associated Press contributed reporting<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-print-layout=\"hide\" class=\"dcr-qxqnsy\"><span class=\"dcr-1rq3vad\">Explore more on these topics<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-1dzx48f\">\n<ul class=\"dcr-1rrvs2w\">\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/us-news\/us-news\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">US news<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/us-news\/california\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">California<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/us-news\/west-coast\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">West Coast<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/us-news\/san-diego\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">San Diego<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/tone\/news\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">news<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dcr-nu129i\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Police%20responding%20to%20shooting%20at%20Islamic%20Center%20of%20San%20Diego&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/may\/18\/active-shooter-report-san-diego-islamic-center?CMP=share_btn_url\" class=\"dcr-125qj9d\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-zhx6xs\"><a data-link-name=\"meta-syndication-article\" href=\"https:\/\/syndication.theguardian.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fus-news%2F2026%2Fmay%2F18%2Factive-shooter-report-san-diego-islamic-center&amp;type=article&amp;internalpagecode=us-news\/2026\/may\/18\/active-shooter-report-san-diego-islamic-center\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"Reuse this content\" class=\"dcr-14rjinq\">Reuse this content<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:right-column\" data-gu-name=\"right-column\" class=\"dcr-1h2hraq\">\n<div class=\"dcr-tn16h9\">\n<section class=\"dcr-1hko8ef\"><\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Islamic Center of San Diego. 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