The security guard, Amin Abdullah, 51, immediately recognized the two youths as a threat and opened fire on them as they ran past him outside the mosque

The complex is home to the Al Rashid school where crowds of young students were seen being evacuated on Monday following reports of the shooting.

A total of five people including two teenaged gunmen have been killed after an active shooter situation at a San Diego mosque drew a massive police presence.

Security guard among three men killed in suspected hate crime outside of Islamic Centre of San Diego

Police said the two suspects, later died from what appeared to be self-inflicted gunshot wounds inside a vehicle found a few blocks away from the mosque. | World News

Amin Abdullah, the security guard at the Islamic Center of San Diego, is being hailed as a hero for preventing further tragedy during the mosque shooting.

Attack at the Islamic Centre of San Diego, in which two teenagers killed three men, is being investigated as a hate crime

San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria called it a “violent act of hate,” and campaigners linked the shooting to negative comments about Muslims from lawmakers.

Amin Abdullah, a father of eight working as a security guard, was fatally shot while protecting the Islamic Center of San Diego from two teenage gunmen, saving many lives.…

The two suspects were also later found dead

A security guard who was among the victims killed in a shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego is being hailed for his heroism and bravery during the attack.

People who knew a beloved security guard at a California mosque say he acted heroically to prevent more deaths during a shooting.

Amin Abdullah, a security guard at a San Diego mosque, was fatally shot while preventing a shooting. His actions are hailed as heroic.

Amin Abdullah is remembered as a father and dedicated security guard who authorities say \

One of the victims, Amin Abdullah, was a security guard at the center who "played a pivotal role in preventing this from being much worse," San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl said.

One of the three people killed by two teen shooters at a San Diego mosque was a beloved security guard who acted quickly to prevent more deaths, authorities and community members…

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The firearms the shooters, aged 17 and 18, used in the fatal rampage were registered to one of their parents

Amin Abdullah, Nadir Awad and Mansour Kaziha distracted and delayed two gunmen at the Islamic Center of San Diego. Their actions saved the many children and staff inside the…

Three people killed by two shooters at a San Diego mosque were beloved pillars of the community and died while saving 140 children in the building at the time of the attack,…

Three people, including a mosque security guard described by police as heroic, were killed in a shooting outside the Islamic Center of San Diego, authorities said, in an incident…