{"id":323161,"date":"2026-05-19T17:51:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T17:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/323161\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T17:51:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T17:51:07","slug":"lapd-la-sheriff-increase-patrols-after-deadly-san-diego-mosque-shooting-whittier-daily-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/323161\/","title":{"rendered":"LAPD, LA sheriff increase patrols after deadly San Diego mosque shooting \u2013 Whittier Daily News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Increased patrols around mosques and other houses of worship will remain in place across Los Angeles County Tuesday following a deadly shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego<\/a> that left five people dead, including the two suspected gunmen.<\/p>\n

San Diego police said the shooting occurred Monday morning in the Clairemont area while a school operating at the mosque was in session. Authorities said two gunmen, believed to be ages 17 and 19, opened fire before dying from self-inflicted gunshot wounds. A security guard at the center was one of the three victims killed.<\/p>\n

The Los Angeles County Sheriff\u2019s Department said Monday it was \u201cactively assessing any potential threat to Los Angeles County\u201d and had implemented increased patrol checks at critical facilities.<\/p>\n

\u201cViolence has no place in our society, and we remain committed to protecting our communities in Los Angeles County,\u201d the department said in a statement posted on social media.<\/p>\n

The Los Angeles Police Department also announced increased patrols at mosques, Islamic centers and houses of worship throughout the city.<\/p>\n

ALSO SEE: Five dead, including two teenage suspects, at San Diego mosque shooting<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cCurrently, there is no known threat to Los Angeles, but the LAPD remains vigilant,\u201d the department said in a statement. \u201cOut of an abundance of caution, we are providing extra patrols at mosques, Islamic centers and all houses of worship across the city to ensure our communities are safe and feel supported.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mayor Karen Bass said she was \u201coutraged and heartbroken\u201d by the shooting, noting that the attack occurred on the first day of Dhul Hijjah, a sacred period for Muslims.<\/p>\n

\u201cHouses of worship must be true sanctuaries where hate and violence have no place,\u201d Bass said in a statement. \u201cI stand firmly with the Muslim community and condemn this horrific attack.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bass said she had spoken with Muslim community leaders in Los Angeles and directed the LAPD to deploy additional resources to protect mosques across the city.<\/p>\n

Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn also issued a statement condemning the shooting and expressing support for the Muslim community.<\/p>\n

\u201cEarly reports are that these shooters were just 17 and 19 years old and it is disturbing that two people so young could be filled with such hate. My heart goes out to the families of the victims and I stand with the Muslim community both in San Diego and here in Los Angeles County in the wake of this tragedy,\u201d Hahn said.<\/p>\n

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said its Los Angeles Field Division was assisting state and local authorities with the investigation alongside the FBI and San Diego police.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Increased patrols around mosques and other houses of worship will remain in place across Los Angeles County Tuesday…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":323162,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[138,4132,7608,5015,7677,100,236,74,76,75,136],"class_list":["post-323161","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-diego","tag-crime-and-public-safety","tag-karen-bass","tag-la-county-sheriffs-department","tag-lapd","tag-mass-shooting","tag-news","tag-police","tag-san-diego","tag-san-diego-headlines","tag-san-diego-news","tag-top-stories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/323161","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=323161"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/323161\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/323162"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=323161"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=323161"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=323161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}