Shooters Livestreamed San Diego Mosque Attack To At Least Three Viewers
Two teenage gunmen livestreamed an attack at the Islamic Center of San Diego on Monday, May 18, killing three people and then killing themselves.[1]
Screen recordings reviewed by CBS show at least three people watched the live video, including users identified as "Noelle" and "Otto" and a Discord user who urged them to contact police in real time.[1] Timestamps and carrier identifiers in the material suggest Otto was likely in Albania and Noelle was in the U.S. Eastern time zone, indicating cross-border, real-time viewing.[1] The attackers' footage captured one shooter killing the other and then himself, and the attackers' posted manifesto described them as "sons" of the 2019 Christchurch mosque gunman.[1] Discord said on May 21 it preserved relevant data and shared it with law enforcement while condemning the violence.[1]
Investigators are examining the preserved recordings and related messaging data as they probe motive and any outside assistance in the attack.[1]
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- On Monday, May 18, 2026, two teen gunmen livestreamed their attack at the Islamic Center of San Diego over Signal, killing three people before dying themselves.
- CBS reviewed screen recordings showing at least three people watched the live video, including users identified as "Noelle" and "Otto," with another Discord user urging them in real time to contact police.
- Timestamps and carrier identifiers suggest Otto was likely in Albania and Noelle in the Eastern U.S. time zone, pointing to cross-border, real-time viewing of the attack.
- The attackers’ video captured one shooter killing the other and then himself, and a manifesto referenced them as "sons" of the 2019 Christchurch mosque gunman.
- Discord said on May 21, 2026, that it preserved relevant data and shared it with law enforcement while condemning the violence.
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