Police said they also found a note containing ‘generalised hate rhetoric and hate speech’. A gas canister marked with a Nazi symbol was found at the scene of a deadly shooting at a mosque in San Diego, as authorities investigate the suspected hate crime. The words “hate speech” were also written on one of the firearms used in the shooting and anti-Islamic writing was found in the suspects’ car, law enforcement officials told The New York Times. Three people, including a security guard, were killed during the attack at the Islamic Center of San Diego on Monday. The two teenage suspects were found dead in a car near the mosque with apparent self-inflicted gunshot wounds. A law enforcement told The New York Post the canister, which was marked with an “SS” sticker, and a shotgun were located where the gunmen’s bodies were discovered. The bright red canister was pictured beside a BMW at the crime scene. On the side of the container, a jagged, white “SS” symbol imprinted on a black background can be seen. The sticker appears to represent the Schutzstaffel, a paramilitary organization led by Heinrich Himmler in Nazi Germany. The Schutzstaffel was responsible for overseeing the Nazi regime’s concentration and extermination camps. Law enforcement sources told CNN that the suspect had taken a firearm from their parents’ home, reportedly leaving behind a suicide note containing writings about “racial pride”. San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl confirmed at a news conference that a note had been found and that it contained “generalised hate rhetoric and hate speech.” However, it did not contain a specific threat to the mosque or other location or individual. Wahl confirmed that the mother of one of the suspects reported her son as missing around two hours before the attack. The mom said that her son had left home with several guns and her car. He had also left with a companion, with both being dressed in camouflage. What we know about the suspects According to CNN, one of the shooters was identified by a law enforcement source and dispatch audio as 17-year-old Cain Clark. David and Deborah Clark, the 17-year-old’s grandparents, told the network they were “in shock” and that they were “very sorry for what happened.”
via independent: Gas canister with Nazi symbol found at scene of San Diego mosque shooting that killed three people
siehe auch: Mosque Shooter Identified As Apparent Neo-Nazi With Hispanic Name, Eighteen-year-old Caleb Velasquez was reportedly identified as one of two suspects in Monday’s deadly shooting at a California mosque that authorities have linked to Nazi-inspired “hate.” Velasquez and 17-year-old Cain Clark were found dead from self-inflicted gunshots after allegedly killing three people at the Islamic Center of San Diego, according to multiple news outlets citing law enforcement sources. Velasquez and Clark’s bodies were found near a shotgun and gas can with the Nazi “SS” symbol, according to the New York Post. The San Diego Police Department declined to comment to the Daily Caller News Foundation on specific reports. Officials are investigating anti-Islamic writings found in the suspects’ vehicle and considering the attack a possible hate crime, according to multiple reports. At least one suspect left a suicide note to his family about ethnic pride, the New York Post reported. Additionally, the words “hate speech” were left on one gun the suspects allegedly used, anonymous officials told The New York Times; Mom of One of the San Diego Mosque Shooters Alerted Cops That Her Son Was Armed and Suicidal As Photo of Nazi Sticker on Gas Canister in Killer’s Car Is Revealed The situation became even more serious after she realized several weapons were missing from the house and her car had also disappeared. The concerned mother of one of the teen suspects in the San Diego mosque shooting reportedly warned police that her suicidal son had fled wearing camouflage clothing and had taken some of her weapons, triggering a major search hours before the deadly attack took place. Police spent two hours tracking down the suspects—identified as Cain Clark, 17, and Caleb Velasquez, 18—before gunfire erupted at the Islamic Center of San Diego on Monday. The two were later found with apparent self-inflicted gunshot wounds near the mosque. Photos from the scene showed a red gasoline canister bearing a sticker that resembled a Nazi SS symbol, with a shotgun lying nearby.