‘Anti-Islamic Writings’ Found In Car Of Teen Suspects In California Mosque Shooting: Report

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• ‘Anti-Islamic Writings’ Found In Car Of Teen Suspects In California Mosque Shooting: Report Curated By, Last Updated: May 19, 2026, 23:08 IST Andrej Karpathy, OpenAI founding member and former Tesla AI director, joins Anthropic pretraining team, highlighting intensifying competition among leading AI firms.
• Police outside the Islamic Centre of San Diego the shooting.
• (Image: Reuters) Authorities investigating the deadly shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego have reportedly found “anti-Islamic writings" inside a vehicle linked to the two teenage suspects, adding to indications that the attack may have been motivated by religious hatred.
• According to a US Department of Justice official familiar with the investigation, the suspected gunmen have been identified as 18-year-old Caleb Vasquez and 17-year-old Cain Clark.
• The two were found dead inside a vehicle after Monday’s shooting, with police saying they appeared to have died from self-inflicted gunshot wounds.