San Diego mosque gunman attended school dressed up as notorious killers
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Key Points:
- Caleb Vazquez, one of the teenage gunmen in the San Diego Islamic Center shooting, had a history of dressing as notorious mass killers and exhibited alarming behavior at High Tech High in Chula Vista.
- Vazquez showed an obsession with mass shootings, idolized Hitler, researched on the dark web, and expressed a desire to join the military to experience risk, leading to multiple threat assessments by school officials.
- Despite concerns raised by friends and school staff, and a temporary gun violence restraining order obtained by police, Vazquez's family hindered a full safety evaluation, and the restraining order was dismissed two weeks later.
- Vazquez and Cain Clark are accused of shooting three people before dying in a murder-suicide, with prior warning signs including irrational behavior and claims of being bullied by a non-existent transgender student.
- Law enforcement and school officials had interacted with Vazquez following reports of his disturbing conduct, but efforts to prevent the tragedy were ultimately unsuccessful.