{"id":132545,"date":"2026-05-19T11:47:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T15:47:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/alleged-shooters-in-islamic-center-of-san-diego-attack-identified-as-cain-clark-and-caleb-velasquez-report-132545"},"modified":"2026-05-19T11:47:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T15:47:28","slug":"alleged-shooters-in-islamic-center-of-san-diego-attack-identified-as-cain-clark-and-caleb-velasquez-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/alleged-shooters-in-islamic-center-of-san-diego-attack-identified-as-cain-clark-and-caleb-velasquez-report-132545","title":{"rendered":"Alleged shooters in Islamic Center of San Diego attack identified as Cain Clark and Caleb Velasquez: report"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The suspects who allegedly killed three men at the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/active-shooter-reported-san-diego-islamic-center-swat-emergency-crews-respond\">Islamic Center of San Diego<\/a> have been identified as 17-year-old Cain Clark and 18-year-old Caleb Velasquez, the New York Post reported, citing a law enforcement source.<\/p>\n<p>The suspects\u00a0were found dead with apparent self-inflicted gunshot wounds inside a vehicle a few blocks from the mosque following the bloodshed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019re very sorry for what happened,&#8221; Clark\u2019s grandfather, 78-year-old David Clark, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/05\/18\/us-news\/san-diego-mosque-shooting-alleged-gunmen-identified-as-cain-clark-and-caleb-velasquez\/\">told the Post<\/a>. &#8220;We know as much as you do. It\u2019s a shock.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Clark had been on the wrestling team at Madison High School, according to the school\u2019s social media page. A San Diego Unified School District spokesperson told Fox News Digital that Clark had been attending school virtually through iHigh Virtual Academy since 2021.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/chicago-hate-crime-shooting-suspect-researched-jewish-targets-had-pro-hamas-material-his-phone-prosecutor\"><strong>CHICAGO HATE CRIME SHOOTING SUSPECT RESEARCHED JEWISH TARGETS, HAD PRO-HAMAS MATERIAL ON HIS PHONE: PROSECUTOR<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While a motive remains unclear, authorities said that the deadly shooting is being investigated as a\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/crime\/hate-crime\">hate crime<\/a>\u00a0after police say authorities uncovered evidence the suspects engaged in &#8220;hate rhetoric.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>One suspect\u2019s mother had contacted authorities and reported her son missing roughly two hours before the deadly attack, San Diego <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/crime\">Police Chief<\/a> Scott Wahl\u00a0said Monday.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/former-virginia-assistant-principal-trial-allegedly-ignoring-warnings-before-6-year-old-shot-teacher\"><strong>FORMER VIRGINIA ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL ON TRIAL AFTER ALLEGEDLY IGNORING WARNINGS BEFORE 6-YEAR-OLD SHOT TEACHER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The situation escalated as the mother &#8220;began to piece together bits and pieces of information&#8221; and relayed them to investigators throughout the morning, according to Wahl, including that some of her firearms and her vehicle were missing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;With this information, she believed her son was suicidal,&#8221; Wahl said during an evening news conference.<\/p>\n<p>The search for the teen took on more urgency as police learned that he was dressed in camouflage and with an acquaintance \u2014 facts that were not consistent with someone about to die by suicide, the chief said.<\/p>\n<p><em>The <span suggestionid=\"d252a009-40a2-4036-a8e7-227a8f50ef01\" highlighted=\"false\" suggestiontype=\"_METADATA\" isinsertion=\"false\" class=\"_suggestionUnderline_1elhj_1268 _agentSuggestion_1elhj_1284\" data-suggestion-id=\"d252a009-40a2-4036-a8e7-227a8f50ef01\" data-is-insertion=\"false\" data-suggestion-type=\"_METADATA\" data-highlighted=\"false\" contenteditable=\"false\">Associated Press<\/span> contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/alleged-shooters-islamic-center-san-diego-attack-identified-cain-clark-caleb-velasquez-report\">Source &#8211; https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/alleged-shooters-islamic-center-san-diego-attack-identified-cain-clark-caleb-velasquez-report <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The suspects who allegedly killed three men at the Islamic Center of San Diego have been identified as 17-year-old Cain Clark and 18-year-old Caleb Velasquez, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"twitter_2902945987_2902945987":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[16563],"tags":[],"stock_ticker":[],"class_list":["post-132545","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-market-news","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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