{"id":324535,"date":"2026-05-20T12:44:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T12:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/324535\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T12:44:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T12:44:26","slug":"san-diego-mosque-shooter-wore-nazi-symbols-inscribed-vile-3-word-message-on-guns-in-alleged-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/324535\/","title":{"rendered":"San Diego mosque shooter wore Nazi symbols, inscribed vile 3-word message on guns in alleged video"},"content":{"rendered":"

The San Diego mosque shooters<\/a> were \u201cradicalized online,\u201d cops say \u2014 as it\u2019s revealed they wore Nazi symbols and etched racist statements on their gear as they opened fire outside an Islamic Center, killing three people in the process.<\/p>\n

The two teens \u201cdid not discriminate on who they hated,\u201d law enforcement officials said in a press conference Tuesday, adding they had recovered over 30 guns and a crossbow in connection to the suspects.<\/p>\n

A livestream video<\/a> of the horrific attack, currently being probed by the FBI, shows Cain Clark<\/a> with a Black Sun symbol, which is associated with Nazi Germany, square on his chest. Nazi SS commander Heinrich Himmler had the symbol inlaid<\/a> into the floor of the Wewelsburg castle.<\/p>\n

Clark is seen with what appears to be a Black Sun symbol, which is associated with Nazi Germany, square on his chest. Obtained by CA Post<\/p>\n

Another symbol associated with<\/a> a small online neo-Nazi group, the Atomwaffen Division, can also be seen on one of the shooters\u2019 shoulders. Atomwaffen is the German phrase for \u201catomic weapons.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s unclear if the two teenagers claimed membership to the group.<\/p>\n

Also seen on the handgun of one of the shooters is the statement, \u201crace war now,\u201d right above a swastika. Neo-nazis and white nationalists are known for promoting race wars to overthrow the government or create a white ethnostate.<\/p>\n

The partial Black Sun symbol can be seen on the left of the shooter\u2019s camoflage, while the Atomwaffen symbol can be seen on the right. Obtained by CA Post<\/p>\n

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\nFrom left, the Black Sun symbol and the Atomwaffen symbol.<\/p>\n

Also seen on the handgun of one of the shooters is the statement, \u201crace war now,\u201d right above a swastika. Neo-nazis and white nationalists are known for promoting race wars to overthrow the government or create a white ethnostate. Obtained by CA Post<\/p>\n

The teen killers gunned down three people at the Islamic Center of San Diego on Monday. Among the dead included\u00a0security guard and father of eight Amin Abdullah<\/a>, who police say prevented more deaths, as well as a grocery store owner and another man.<\/p>\n

Once back inside their vehicle, the livestream video showed Clark shoot his companion twice in the head before turning the gun on himself.<\/p>\n

Anti-Islamic writings were also found in the suspects\u2019 vehicle, according to a law enforcement source.<\/p>\n

A shotgun and gas can with an \u201cSS\u201d sticker on the side, which appears to represent the Schutzstaffel paramilitary group from Nazi Germany were located at the scene where the gunmen\u2019s bodies were discovered.<\/p>\n

Clark and Velasquez were found dead inside a BMW from self-inflicted gunshot wounds, only a few blocks from the Islamic Center of San Diego.<\/p>\n

The shooters\u2019 motivations are unknown, though it appears to be a crime aimed at the Muslim faith.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The San Diego mosque shooters were \u201cradicalized online,\u201d cops say \u2014 as it\u2019s revealed they wore Nazi symbols…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":324536,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[7,4182,54170,74,76,134401,75,15774,3586],"class_list":["post-324535","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-diego","tag-california","tag-metro","tag-nazis","tag-san-diego","tag-san-diego-headlines","tag-san-diego-mosque-shooting","tag-san-diego-news","tag-shootings","tag-us-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/324535","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=324535"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/324535\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/324536"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=324535"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=324535"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=324535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}