{"id":323891,"date":"2026-05-20T02:48:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T02:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/323891\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T02:48:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T02:48:08","slug":"san-diego-mosque-shooter-caleb-vasquez-encouraged-cain-clark-to-kill-him-after-mass-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/323891\/","title":{"rendered":"San Diego mosque shooter Caleb Vasquez encouraged Cain Clark to kill him after mass shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"

San Diego mosque killer Caleb Vasquez urged his accomplice to shoot him in the head in a twisted exchange captured on a livestream broadcast<\/a> after the pair murdered three people.<\/p>\n

Vasquez, 18, is seen in the passenger seat of the white BMW he and 17-year-old Cain Clark<\/a> used to flee the Islamic Center of San Diego<\/a>, in footage captured by a camera the pair placed on the car\u2019s dashcam while the vehicle was stopped.<\/p>\n

Vasquez grabs the barrel of Clark\u2019s rifle and brings it to his own forehead at multiple points in the livestream clip. The video, circulating on social media, did not have audio.<\/p>\n

Vasquez, sitting in the passenger\u2019s seat brought the barrel of the rifle to his forehead. Obtained by CA Post<\/p>\n

The two were found deceased in the BMW close to the Islamic Center. The San Diego Union-Tribune via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Finally, the camera turns to include only Clark \u2014 sitting in the driver\u2019s seat \u2014 who uses his pistol to shoot Vasquez in the head twice and then turn the gun on himself.<\/p>\n

The FBI is currently investigating the livestream video, law enforcement sources told The Post.<\/p>\n

The livestream also showed the teen terrorists descend on the Islamic Center, opening fire.<\/p>\n

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Clark eventually shoots Vasquez in the head with a pistol. Obtained by CA Post<\/p>\n

Obtained by CA Post<\/p>\n

Clark remained in the driver\u2019s seat of the vehicle as it stopped in a residential area. Obtained by CA Post<\/p>\n

During the attack, both men were decked out in Nazi gear, including a Black Sun symbol, which is associated with Nazi Germany. Nazi SS commander Heinrich Himmler\u00a0had the symbol inlaid<\/a>\u00a0into the floor of the Wewelsburg castle.<\/p>\n

The two also had hate speech written on their weapons<\/a>, including the phrase \u201cRace War Now.\u201d The two also left behind a shocking, hate-fulled manifesto<\/a> before the terrorist attack \u2014 which praised Adolf Hitler and a slew of mass murderers.<\/p>\n

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Three men were killed outside the Islamic Center of San Diego. California Post<\/p>\n

Three men, including the center\u2019s security guard, Amin Abdullah, were killed in the attack<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Abdullah\u2019s daughter, Hawaa Abdullah, honored her dad at a press conference Tuesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo me, my dad was a role model. He was a best friend. He was the best, absolute best dad in the world. He was my protector. If I needed help, anything,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

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