Teen Charged with Murder for Livestreaming San Diego Mosque Attack
A 17‑year‑old North Carolina teenager has been charged with murder by aiding and abetting after prosecutors say she livestreamed a deadly assault at the Islamic Center of San Diego on May 18 that killed three people.
The girl allegedly posted a manifesto from the two teenage gunmen who carried out the attack. Prosecutors contend she and the attackers were part of the same plan to kill as many people as possible and to document the carnage for online consumption.
The pair, aged 17 and 18, opened fire inside the mosque, took their own lives, and claimed a cross‑bow and ~30 guns, which investigators say came from one of their parents’ homes. Their writings contained racist, antisemitic, and white‑supremacist rhetoric and referenced the Christchurch mosque shooter as a model.
Security guard Amin Abdullah fought back in the parking lot, exchanged gunfire, and pulled the building into lockdown. He helped protect around 140 children inside. Police Chief Scott Wahl lauded Abdullah’s actions as “heroic” and stated he undoubtedly saved lives.
North Carolina Deputy District Attorney Jim O’Neill emphasised that under state law a person who aids and abets can be held criminally responsible in the same way as the shooter. The teenager now faces three murder counts and one conspiracy charge.
