Teen charged for recording livestream of San Diego mosque shooting charged with murder
Also reported by BBC World
Summary
A 17-year-old girl in North Carolina was charged with murder for helping after a shooting at a San Diego mosque that killed three people. She recorded the livestream of the attack and spread writings from the attackers, who were white supremacists.Key Facts
- The girl was charged with murder by aiding and abetting.
- She recorded and shared the shooting livestream and the attackers’ writings.
- Cain Clark (17) and Caleb Vazquez (18) carried out the mosque attack on May 18.
- The attackers were stopped by a security guard who exchanged gunfire with them.
- Three people, including the security guard Amin Abdullah, were killed.
- The attackers then died by suicide near the mosque.
- Their writings referenced a 2019 attack on mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand.
- The indictment was announced just before the girl’s school year was to start.
