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Teen girl charged with murder in deadly San Diego mosque shooting case
Fox News • • general
Key Points:
- A 17-year-old North Carolina girl, Sarah L. Santiago, has been charged with three counts of murder and one count of conspiracy for allegedly aiding the San Diego mosque shooting by recording the attackers' livestream and sharing their manifesto.
- Santiago, who was not physically present at the May 18 attack, is accused of disseminating the livestream and manifesto, and buying a white-supremacist patch for one of the gunmen to wear during the shooting.
- The attackers, Caleb Vazquez and Cain Clark, stormed the Islamic Center of San Diego intending to kill people, killing three men who confronted them before dying by suicide; their plan included further attacks on a local Jewish temple and an African-American high school.
- Authorities emphasized that Santiago’s indictment in North Carolina is based on state law allowing a 17-year-old to be tried as an adult, and highlighted her failure to alert law enforcement despite multiple opportunities.
- The broader investigation involved over 100 interviews, 30 search warrants, and review of more than 4 million messages, underscoring the extensive efforts to uncover all involved parties.
