Teen attackers in mosque shooting were wallowing in hate, investigators say
"These subjects did not discriminate in who they hated," said Mark Remily, special agent in charge of the FBI's San Diego Field Office.
The two teens who carried out a shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego on Monday were wallowing in a world of hate.
Authorities said they believe the two teens met online and discovered they were both residents of the San Diego area before meeting in person.
The two, radicalized online, shared a hate-filled vision of the world, according to investigators. A document the FBI called a "manifesto," which has been reviewed by CBS News, appears to glorify past mass shooters and spout anti-Islamic and antisemitic rhetoric as well as racist and misogynistic speech.
A suicide note left by one of the teens indicated he was willing to die for his abhorrent cause, according to a law enforcement source familiar with the investigation.
One of the teens, 17-year-old Cain Clark, was on the wrestling team at a local high school. The other, Caleb Vazquez, was 18.