Parents of San Diego mosque gunman say a mental health facility failed to heed FBI warning
Summary
A lawsuit claims that a mental health facility in San Diego did not act on warnings from the FBI about one of the teenagers who later carried out a mass shooting at a mosque. The shooter, Caleb Vazquez, was under treatment at the facility but left before the shooting, which killed three people before the two teens took their own lives.Key Facts
- Caleb Vazquez, 18, was receiving mental health treatment at Park Mental Health Treatment in San Diego.
- The FBI warned Vazquez’s mother on May 14 about concerning comments her son made online about shootings.
- Vazquez’s mother informed the mental health facility about the FBI’s concerns immediately.
- Vazquez left the treatment facility on the night before the mosque shooting on May 18.
- Vazquez and another teenager killed three people at the Islamic Center before killing themselves.
- The lawsuit accuses the mental health center of failing to intervene despite signs Vazquez was a danger to himself and others.
- Park Mental Health said the lawsuit wrongly blames the facility for actions of Vazquez and his co-perpetrator.
- The FBI declined to comment on the situation due to agency policy.
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