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Teacher’s assistant at San Diego mosque recalls students’ bravery as gunmen banged on doors

Like schools across the U.S., the Islamic Center of San Diego had sought to prepare its students for the possibility that a gunman could breach its walls.

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Three people were killed, including an armed security guard, after two shooters entered the Islamic Center of San Diego on Monday and opened fire.

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Three people were killed, including an armed security guard, after two shooters entered the Islamic Center of San Diego on Monday and opened fire.
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What we know about the San Diego shooting victims, suspects, possible motive and more

Two teenage gunmen are believed to have killed three people at a San Diego mosque before they took their own lives, authorities said.

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People stand behind police tape at the scene of a shooting outside the Islamic Center of San Diego on Monday.

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Emergency services are deployed an area close to the Islamic Center of San Diego as officers urge residents to avoid the area and remain indoors.

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Police respond to reports of an active shooter at the Islamic Center of San Diego.

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Two women cry as they leave a reunification center following a shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego in southern California, on Monday.
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Prosecutors may pursue death penalty in Alex Murdaugh retrial, South Carolina AG says

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson said Friday that his office may pursue the death penalty when it retries Alex Murdaugh in the 2021 murder of his son and wife.“In light of the Supreme Court’s decision, we’re back to square one on this case, and that means all our legal options are on the table, including the death penalty,” Wilson said

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Former Colleton County Clerk of Court Mary Rebecca "Becky" Hill in St. Matthews, S.C., last year.
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