SAN DIEGO, May 18 (Reuters) – The mayor of San Diego on Monday reported an “active shooter situation” at the Islamic Center in the city’s Clairemont community, and police said officers were on the scene, according to posts on social media platform X.
No further official details were immediately available.
Footage from the local NBC television affiliate showed dozens of patrol cars on a highway bridge next to the Islamic Center, with police officers and their vehicles surrounding the grounds, aiming rifles at the facility.
TV images from the scene also showed armed officers making their way through the complex.
The Islamic Center in Clairemont, a residential and commercial district of San Diego, is in the largest mosque in San Diego County, according to its website.
In his post on X, Mayor Todd Gloria said: “I am aware of the active shooter situation at the Islamic Center of San Diego in Clairemont and am continuing to receive updates from law enforcement. Emergency personnel are on scene and actively working to protect the community and secure the area.”
The San Diego Police Department separately posted a message saying that its officers were “on scene” at the Islamic Center “for a reported active shooter.”
(Reporting by Mike Blake in San Diego; Writing and additional reporting by Steve Gorman in Los Angeles; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)
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