Muslims pointed to a rise in overt hatred online, political attacks and harassment in the months before the killing of three people outside an Islamic center.

Police said people reported multiple shots at the Islamic Center of San Diego, about 9 miles north of downtown San Diego.

The Islamic Center is the largest mosque in San Diego County and includes a school offering Arabic and Islamic studies.

Shooting comes amid a spike in Islamophobic attacks, following the war on Iran

The attack is being investigated by police as a possible hate crime.