Authorities conducted raids on the residences of the teenagers responsible for a triple homicide at the Islamic Center of San Diego. These operations included forcibly entering one of the homes by breaking down the front door.
Images captured by the Daily Mail reveal the aftermath of the police action on Tuesday, showcasing the battered blue door of the house where 18-year-old Caleb Vazquez resided with his family. Despite attempts by the Daily Mail and two female investigators to contact the residents, no one responded at the Chula Vista address.
The specific law enforcement agency responsible for the forcible entry remains unidentified. Meanwhile, television crews gathered outside the home of 17-year-old Cain Clark, yet received no response when attempting to make contact.
During a press briefing, the FBI disclosed that the two teenagers, described as reclusive, initially connected online. Their relationship was reportedly fueled by shared extremist views, including white supremacist ideologies and alleged Nazi affiliations.
Meanwhile, TV crews could be seen outside 17-year-old Cain Clark’s home but again, the door went unanswered when the Daily Mail rang the bell.
In a news conference today, the FBI said the pair of reclusive teens had met online and bonded over their warped world view which included white supremacist rantings and alleged Nazi leanings.
According to officials the writings are filled with anti-Islamic, antisemitic and anti-LGBTQ views.
Nazi images, misogyny and racist statements about black people and other minorities were also found inside the 75-page manifesto that was shared online.
The authors specifically blamed the Jewish population for what they saw as the problems with the world today.
Cain Clark, seen here,was one of two teenagers who opened fire at a California mosque on Monday before taking his own life
Images from the scene showed a red gasoline canister with a sticker resembling a Nazi SS logo, as a shotgun lay nearby
Both express beliefs that white people are being eliminated, and one writes about mental health struggles and being rejected by women.
The pair ‘didn’t discriminate on who they hated,’ Mark Remily, the lead FBI agent in San Diego, said on Tuesday.
It also contained hostile views on President Donald Trump, with the authors describing themselves as anti-MAGA.
Brenton Tarrant, a man who carried out a 2019 shooting on mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, was listed as one of their heroes. He killed 51 people.
Remily added: ‘We are dedicating every resource the FBI has to conduct a thorough analysis of that manifesto to try to learn what led to this, but I think also more importantly, how can we stop future attacks.’
After killing three, the teenagers were found in a car near the mosque with self-inflicted gunshot wounds.
Police said one of the weapons in their vehicle had ‘hate speech’ written on it, sources told the LA Times.
The home of Caleb Vazquez is seen here in Chula Vista, California, on Tuesday
Daily Mail photos show the damage to the blue front door of the house where Vazquez, 18, lived with his family
A large law enforcement presence is seen here outside of the mosque on Monday
Sources told the outlet that when officers searched Clark’s home around two miles from the mosque, they discovered a suicide note ‘writing about racial pride.’
A gas canister emblazoned with a Nazi SS sticker on its side was seen next to the BMW X1, where the suspects were found dead, with a shotgun nearby.
Police said Amin Abdullah, who was working as a security guard at the mosque, bravely leapt into action when the shooting unfolded.
Abdullah, a father of eight, was hailed as a hero by San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl, who said he ‘minimized the situation’ and rescued many inside before he was killed.
Police said the security guard opened fire when the shooters arrived at the Islamic Center and tried to barge inside.
Amin Abdullah, a father of eight, was killed by the teen shooters. Police praised Abdullah for ‘saving lives’ with his actions before he was tragically killed
Mansour Kaziha, known as Abu El Ezz, a worker in the store at the Islamic Center of San Diego, was also killed in the horror shooting on Monday
Nader Awad, 57, tragically lost his life after he ran towards the two teenage shooters who opened fire at the mosque while his wife was inside, his family say
As the shooters made their way into the lobby, Abdullah who kept firing at them, forcing them back outside where the attackers fatally shot him, Police Chief Scott Wahl said.
Faith leaders identified the other victims as Nader Awad, 57, and mosque worker Mansoor Kaziha.
Awad was at home across the street from the mosque when he heard gunfire and heroically ‘ran toward it’ to try and prevent the tragedy, according to a fundraiser set up for his family.
Kaziha, who was known as Abu El Ezz, was described in a separate fundraiser as a devoted staff member at the Islamic center who worked at the facility’s store ever since it had been established in 1989.
His loved ones described him as ‘the heart and caretaker of our community.’
