Chula Vista Police Seized 12 Guns From Shooter's Home in 2025 After Nazi Fixation
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Updated · The New York Times · May 22
Chula Vista Police Seized 12 Guns From Shooter's Home in 2025 After Nazi Fixation
2 articles · Updated · The New York Times · May 22
A January 2025 court order let Chula Vista police confiscate 12 guns from Caleb Vazquez’s father after officers documented the teen “idolizing nazis and mass shooters.”
Court records show Vazquez had already drawn concern before Monday’s attack on the Islamic Center of San Diego, including an involuntary psychiatric hold, underscoring missed chances to avert the killings.
Caleb Vazquez, 18, and Cain Clark, 17, are accused of attacking the mosque, killing three people, then dying by suicide in a white BMW found a few blocks away.
Marco Vazquez said he had already moved his guns to storage, secured knives, increased supervision and put his son in therapy, but the records still raise questions about why those steps failed.
Red flag laws and last-minute warnings failed. What is the missing link in preventing youth terror plots?
With online radicalization now taking just weeks, how can society inoculate teens against digital hate?
Two-Year Military Theft Scheme at JBLM: Extremist Veterans Arrested with Weapons, Nazi Paraphernalia, and $24,000 Cache in Lacey Raid (2025–2026)
Overview
In June 2025, law enforcement in Lacey, Washington arrested Levi Austin Frakes and Charles Ethan Fields after they attacked a soldier at Joint Base Lewis-McChord and stole military gear. The investigation revealed that Frakes and Fields, both former military members, had run a two-year scheme stealing equipment from the base for resale. A search of their home uncovered weapons, explosives, cash, and Nazi memorabilia, highlighting extremist ties. The case exposed serious security lapses at the base and raised concerns about radicalization among veterans. Both men now face multiple federal and state charges, with the investigation ongoing as of May 2026.