FBI Says 75-Page Manifesto Drove 2 Teens to Kill 3 at San Diego Mosque
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Updated · CBS New York · May 20
FBI Says 75-Page Manifesto Drove 2 Teens to Kill 3 at San Diego Mosque
66 articles · Updated · CBS New York · May 20
A 75-page manifesto reviewed by investigators tied Cain Clark, 17, and Caleb Vazquez, 18, to a San Diego mosque attack that killed three people before Clark shot Vazquez and himself.
The document blamed Jews for the world's ills, urged a race war, echoed Christchurch-style accelerationism and mixed anti-Muslim, misogynistic, anti-Hispanic, anti-gay and anti-trans rhetoric, the FBI said.
A 10-minute livestream showed Nazi-style symbols and a handgun etched with "Race War"; investigators say the pair met online, drew inspiration from past mass shooters and moved in nihilistic violent-extremist circles.
At 9:40 a.m., Clark's mother warned 911 that weapons and her vehicle were missing, but police had no specific target before the teens opened fire about two hours later.
Thirty guns and a crossbow were taken from Clark's parents, underscoring how online radicalization, extremist subcultures and easy weapon access converged in an attack that heroes inside the mosque helped contain.
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