Police respond to shooting at US mosque
Police responded to a shooting incident at a mosque in California. The threat has been neutralized, and the area around the Islamic Centre of San Diego was locked down. Witnesses reported hearing dozens of shots fired during the incident.
- ▪Police responded to a shooting at a mosque in California.
- ▪The threat has been neutralized according to officials.
- ▪The area around the Islamic Centre of San Diego was locked down after the shooting.
13 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 17 hours. Coverage spans 3 points on the political spectrum — 7 lean left, 3 centre, 2 right.
- ▪ Father-of-eight killed in San Diego mosque shooting hailed as hero — BBC News
- ▪ Security guard at Islamic Center of San Diego hailed as a hero — ABC News — Top
- ▪ San Diego Mosque Shooting Comes Amid Rising Reports of Islamophobia in the U.S. — NYT > Top Stories
- ▪ Deadly shooting at San Diego Islamic center — NBC News — Top
- ▪ ‘Hate rhetoric’ involved in deadly San Diego mosque shooting, police say — Washington Examiner
- ▪ Threat at San Diego mosque has been neutralized, local police say — NBC News — Politics
- ▪ Threat neutralized in shooting at Islamic Center of San Diego, police say — CBS News — Top
- ▪ Breaking: San Diego police responding to shooting at local mosque — ABC News (Australia)
- ▪ Aerial footage captures police surrounding San Diego Islamic center after shooting reports — Euronews
- ▪ Breaking: Shooting Reported at Islamic Center of San Diego — RedState
- ▪ Police responding to shooting at Islamic Center of San Diego — World news | The Guardian
- ▪ Guard Killed in Shooting at San Diego Islamic Center, Mosque Leader Says — NYT — US
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