What we know about the San Diego mosque attack suspects

The 2 teenage suspects successful the weapon onslaught connected a San Diego mosque shared a "broad hatred" of aggregate religions and radical groups, authorities person said.

Five people, including the 2 attackers, died successful the deadly unit connected Monday.

Authorities person not disclosed a motive for the attack, but San Diego's constabulary main said the unit was being investigated arsenic a imaginable hatred crime.

The suspects were recovered dormant of evident self-inflicted wounds successful a conveyance blocks distant from the mosque, constabulary said.

What was the timeline of the attack?

Authorities said they responded to a study of an progressive shooter astatine the Islamic Center of San Diego astatine 11:43 section clip connected Monday.

San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl said officers arrived 4 minutes aboriginal and recovered 3 men dormant extracurricular the mosque.

As officers began progressive shooter protocols, they received different telephone that shots had been fired adjacent from a conveyance astatine a landscaper. The landscaper was not struck.

Police Chief Wahl said the parent of 1 of the 2 alleged attackers had called constabulary astir 09:40 section clip to study that her lad had tally distant with her firearms and her car.

She told authorities the teen whitethorn beryllium suicidal and could beryllium with a friend.

The suspect's parent besides told authorities that her lad was dressed successful camouflage.

Later, little than a 4th of a mile away, constabulary recovered the 2 suspects - aged 17 and 18 - dormant of self-inflicted wounds successful a vehicle.

The 3 victims person been identified arsenic Amin Abdullah, Nader Awad and Mansour Kaziha, a spokeswoman for the Council connected American-Islamic Relations-San Diego (Cair-SD), Tazheen Nizam, told the BBC.

Police person said helium stopped the onslaught from being overmuch worse.

"It's just to accidental [Abdullah's] actions were heroic," Wahl said. "Undoubtedly, helium saved lives today."

A person of the household told the Associated Press that Abdullah was well-known astatine the mosque and had worked determination for much than a decade.

Nizam, the Cair spokeswoman, told the BBC: "Amin was loved by everybody, helium stood determination time aft day, ever smiling, welcoming everybody, welcoming the kids who came to the school.

"He was a shining light. He is simply a existent hero, a martyr."

The children of Awad, 1 of the different victims, grew up successful the mosque and his woman teaches astatine the schoolhouse wrong it, Nizam said.

Kaziha, the 3rd victim, helped support the mosque's grounds and convenience store, the Cair spokeswoman said.

What bash we cognize astir the attackers?

Authorities person not yet released the names of the alleged attackers, though immoderate US media person named them.

They are 17 and 18 years old, according to police.

Authorities seized much than 30 guns and a crossbow portion searching 3 residences associated with the suspects.

The weapons - including galore pistols, rifles and shotguns - were registered to 1 of the suspect's parents.

Ammunition, tactical gear, and mobile phones belonging to the teenagers were besides seized.

BBC Verify has reviewed footage of Monday's shooting, arsenic good arsenic accusation astir the suspects' online footprints.

The footage, filmed from a head-mounted camera that appears to person been worn by 1 of the suspects, has nary audio.

Early connected successful the footage, the 2nd fishy tin beryllium seen successful the driving seat, wearing a disguise and cap.

The attackers are dressed successful subject covering bedecked with Nazi symbols and are equipped with what appears to beryllium a rifle, shotgun and astatine slightest 1 pistol. The weapons are covered successful slogans, galore of which are unintelligible, though determination is simply a wide radical slur.

The footage shows the attackers arriving astatine the car parkland of the Islamic Centre earlier entering the building. The firing of weapons and consequent images of injured individuals tin beryllium seen, arsenic well.

When the attackers instrumentality to their car, they look to occurrence much shots done the vehicle's window. Later, the footage shows 1 fishy firing shots towards the different earlier turning the pistol upon himself.

The shooting is being investigated arsenic a hatred crime, Wahl said, noting that "hate rhetoric" was involved.

A hunt of the suspect's car recovered "writings and assorted ideologies outlining spiritual and radical beliefs of however the satellite they envisioned should look", FBI Special Agent Mark Remily said. "These subjects did not discriminate connected who they hated."

Authorities besides recovered a papers that suggested their "hatred covered a wide facet of races and religions".

Wahl said connected Tuesday that investigators are inactive trying to recognize what the "intended people location" was and the scope of the threat.

The 2 suspects were radicalised online, authorities said but did not elaborate connected how. They said the suspects met online and aboriginal learned that they some lived successful the San Diego area.