Authorities identify alleged shooters behind San Diego Mosque attack

During the call, she allegedly told officers she feared her son might harm himself and reported that he had taken her vehicle along with three of her firearms.

Because of that report, police were already searching the area for the vehicle and were able to respond within four minutes of the first emergency calls from the mosque.

School officials later confirmed that Clark reportedly had no major disciplinary history aside from one minor elementary school incident in 2015. According to reports, he had been expected to graduate later this month.

Clark’s grandfather later told reporters, “We’re very sorry for what happened. We know as much as you do. It’s a shock.”

San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl confirmed that the emergency call from Clark’s mother came in at approximately 9:42 a.m., just hours before the tragedy.

Community leaders and local officials have since spoken out following the attack. “I hope this is a wake-up call, a painful, tragic wake-up call that reminds us hate is never acceptable…” said Hussam Ayloush, executive director of the Greater L.A. chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations.

During a press conference after the incident, Islamic Center of San Diego director and imam Taha Hassane said, “My community is mourning. The religious intolerance and the hate that unfortunately exists in our nation is unprecedented.”

He continued, “All of us are responsible for spreading the culture of tolerance, the culture of love. It’s a house of worship. It’s not a battlefield. We never ask them whether they are Muslim or not, because everyone is welcome.”

San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria also condemned the violence during the same press conference.