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Police respond to reports of active shooter at Islamic Center of San Diego
Fox 5 San Diego ^ | May 18, 2026 | Anna Ashcraft

Posted on 05/18/2026 12:52:06 PM PDT by equaviator

Updated: 12:39 PM PDT

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — San Diego Police responded to reports of an active shooter at the Islamic Center of San Diego Monday afternoon.

A heavy police and SWAT presence could be seen gathering outside the Islamic Center in the 7000 block of Eckstrom Avenue just after noon. Several San Diego Fire-Rescue and medic crews were also at the scene.

SkyFOX/KUSI in the Sky was overhead as children from nearby schools were seen being evacuated from the area as police set up a perimeter.

Traffic was stopped as police closed the roads in the immediate area. San Diego Police are asking the public to avoid the area at this time.

San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria posted on X he is aware of the active shooter situation at the Islamic Center of San Diego and that he is continuing to receive updates from law enforcement. “Emergency personnel are on scene and actively working to protect the community and secure the area.”

Governor Gavin Newsom’s press office on social media said the governor has been briefed on the active shooter situation in San Diego and that the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services is coordinating with local law enforcement. “We are grateful to the first responders on the scene working to protect the community and urge everyone to follow guidance from local authorities.”

The Islamic Center of San Diego is the largest mosque in San Diego County and is located in the Clairemont neighborhood, right next to Interstate 805.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: California; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: icsd; mosqueplots; mosques; rop; sandiego; sdcell
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Real or "staged"?
1 posted on 05/18/2026 12:52:06 PM PDT by equaviator
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2 posted on 05/18/2026 12:52:51 PM PDT by V_TWIN (America....so great even the people that hate it, won't leave)
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To: equaviator

Here comes the MSM “islamophobia” propaganda thick and fast.


3 posted on 05/18/2026 12:54:19 PM PDT by PGR88
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Will this finally be a case where the leftists can say on TV “both sides engage in violent rhetoric than could lead to actual violence” after 99.9% all Dem (Scalise attacker, Dem neighbor attack on Rand Paul that put him in the hospital, all the attempts to shoot Trump, Pelosi screeching “follow them home, get in their faces in stores, in restaurants” and many more.


4 posted on 05/18/2026 12:58:50 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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To: equaviator

Here we go… the nation grinds to a stop, they have to pick a colored ribbon, moment of silence, in FIFA, flags at half staff.
And I’m barely kidding. Just watch..


5 posted on 05/18/2026 12:59:10 PM PDT by DesertRhino (When men on the chessboard, get up and tell you where to go…)
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To: PGR88

After Christian churches were targeted and many Jewish stores and synagogues. Now, one person allegedly at one mosque.


6 posted on 05/18/2026 1:00:35 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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To: equaviator

Real, but I’m guessing the shooter is Muslim.


7 posted on 05/18/2026 1:08:23 PM PDT by rdl6989
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To: frank ballenger

Still doesn’t make it right....


8 posted on 05/18/2026 1:08:25 PM PDT by God luvs America
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I never meant to imply it was right.


9 posted on 05/18/2026 1:09:46 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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To: equaviator

I lived in the neighborhood when they moved in.


10 posted on 05/18/2026 1:15:16 PM PDT by TheDon (Remember the J6 political prisoners! Remember Ashli Babbitt!)
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A nut job shooting Muzzies? This is certainly a different story than usual! My prediction: a crazy muzzy. There is not enough Islamophbia to satisfy the need so a crazy muzzy makes up some on his own. Victim-hood is the moral coin of our realm and those who succeed in their claim can make lots of money by doing so.


11 posted on 05/18/2026 1:17:41 PM PDT by Nateman (Democrats did not strive for fraud friendly voting merely to continue honest elections.)
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Real or “staged”?

Won’t the actions of the nightly news tell us?

If they find themselves broadcasting from San Diego for a night or more, it’d look like a cow being milked on a stage..


12 posted on 05/18/2026 1:18:21 PM PDT by delchiante
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It is in Commiefornia so we know the shooter is not a Christian.


13 posted on 05/18/2026 1:25:20 PM PDT by TonyM (Score Event)
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Real, but I’m guessing the shooter is Muslim.


Why would you guess that ?


14 posted on 05/18/2026 1:25:25 PM PDT by AirForceVet1988 ("As the pattern gets more intricate and subtle, being swept along is no longer enough.")
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There is never this kind of coverage when a shooting happens at a Christian church. Staged or real it shows the leftist media bias toward the religion of global conquest.


15 posted on 05/18/2026 1:30:02 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery, wildlife and climbing, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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Some may recall that the Islamic Center of San Diego had ties to two of the September 11th hijackers.

More info from Grok:
https://grok.com/share/c2hhcmQtMg_91f77e0e-6c59-4603-aefc-657006e3f2a1


16 posted on 05/18/2026 1:36:18 PM PDT by tgslTakoma (RIP Doctor Raoul 1955-2013, RIP stand watie 1946-2021)
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I don't care about the unraveling of space time. It is the quantum entanglement that unraveled the line on my fishing reel that makes me really angry. Very, very angry.


17 posted on 05/18/2026 1:43:49 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery, wildlife and climbing, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: equaviator

This was a Sunni center. It could be a Shia attack. The Shia hates the Sunni while most US citizens have no opinion.


18 posted on 05/18/2026 1:54:28 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery, wildlife and climbing, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: TonyM

It is in Commiefornia so we know the shooter is not a Christian.


There no Christians in California ?


19 posted on 05/18/2026 1:56:27 PM PDT by AirForceVet1988 ("As the pattern gets more intricate and subtle, being swept along is no longer enough.")
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Terrible. I am sure that no muslims routinely kill innocent Christians and Jews. The Koran “certainly” does not call for that.


20 posted on 05/18/2026 2:04:52 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery, wildlife and climbing, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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