San Diego: ‘Active shooter situation’ at Islamic Centre in Clairemont, police on scene
Police in the US city of San Diego say they are responding to reports of an active shooter situation at the Islamic Centre where people have been reportedly shot.
The mayor of San Diego has reported an “active shooter situation” at the Islamic Centre in the city’s Clairemont community as police officers arrived at the scene.
Officer Anthony Carrasco says they believe people have been shot.
Footage from the local NBC television affiliate showed dozens of patrol cars on a highway bridge next to the Islamic Centre, with police officers and their vehicles surrounding the grounds, aiming rifles at the facility.
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The Islamic Centre in Clairemont, a residential and commercial district of San Diego, is in the largest mosque in San Diego County, according to its website.
The campus includes the al-Rashid School, which the website says offers courses in Arabic language, Islamic studies and the Koran.
The website says its mission is to not only serve the Muslim population but also “work with the larger community to serve the less fortunate, to educate, and to better our nation”.
Five daily prayers are held there, and the mosque works with other organisations and people of all faiths on social causes.
In a post on X, Mayor Todd Gloria said: “I am aware of the active shooter situation at the Islamic Center of San Diego in Clairemont and am continuing to receive updates from law enforcement. Emergency personnel are on scene and actively working to protect the community and secure the area.”
The San Diego Police Department separately posted a message saying that its officers were “on scene” at the Islamic Centre “for a reported active shooter”.
Governor Gavin Newsom’s office said he was being briefed.
“We are grateful to the first responders on the scene working to protect the community and urge everyone to follow guidance from local authorities,” his office posted on X.
with Reuters
