Three Men Hailed as Heroes Killed in San Diego Mosque Shooting | Crime Alert 05.20.26
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🗓️ 20 May 2026
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The three victims killed in a shooting at a San Diego mosque are hailed as heroes for calliing 911 and protecting more than 100 children inside. A potentially drunk New York City driver kills two in violent chain-reaction crash. Two Americans arrested in Japan for breaking into enclosure baby "Punch" calls home. Sydney Silvagni reports.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:03.2 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:05.4 | Crime Alert, hourly update. |
| 0:07.5 | Breaking Crime News Now. |
| 0:08.9 | I'm Sidney. |
| 0:10.6 | In Southern California, a community is mourning following a tragic attack at a San Diego mosque. |
| 0:16.2 | On Monday, two teenage gunmen opened fire at the Islamic Center of San Diego, killing |
| 0:21.9 | three people before taking their own lives. Authorities are currently investigating the mass |
| 0:27.0 | shooting as a possible hate crime. The three victims have been identified as Mansour Kizha, |
| 0:32.7 | Nader Awad, and Amin Abdullah. Abdullah, an armed security guard at the center, is being hailed as a hero. |
| 0:39.8 | Police say that after being struck during an outdoor gun battle with the suspects, |
| 0:44.1 | Abdullah managed to reach his radio and initiate a building-wide lockdown protocol, |
| 0:48.7 | successfully protecting those inside. |
| 0:51.3 | San Diego Police Chief Scott Wall detailed the critical impact of Abdullah's bravery. |
| 0:55.7 | His actions without a doubt delayed, distracted, and ultimately deterred these two individuals from |
| 1:06.7 | gaining access to the greater areas of the mosque where as many as 140 kids were within 15 feet |
| 1:16.1 | of these suspects. The other two victims, Kizaha, a longtime caretaker who first dialed 911 |
| 1:22.8 | and a wad, were fatally shot in the parking lot after attempting to intervene and protect the facility. |
| 1:29.3 | Officials have identified the suspects as 17-year-old Kane Clark and 18-year-old Caleb Vasquez. |
| 1:35.6 | Following search warrants, the FBI recovered more than 30 firearms, ammunition, and tactical gear. |
| 1:41.9 | Investigators are also working to authenticate a 75-page online manifesto |
| 1:47.1 | linked to the suspects that details white supremacist ideologies alongside anti-Islamic, anti-Semitic, |
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