Parents of San Diego mosque gunman say a mental health facility failed to heed FBI warning
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Just days before two teenagers carried out a mass shooting at a San Diego mosque , federal law enforcement officials warned the parents of one of the shooters that their son was making concerning comments about school shootings on…
On May 18, 2026, federal law enforcement officials had warned the parents of Caleb Vazquez, one of two teenagers who carried out a mass shooting at a San Diego mosque, that their son was making concerning comments about school shootings on the dark web. According to a recently filed lawsuit, the parents, including Vazquez's mother, did not feel that Park Mental Health Treatment of San Diego, where Vazquez was receiving treatment for depression and psychotic episodes, took appropriate action in response to these warnings.
The lawsuit alleges that Park Mental Health failed to intervene despite signs that Vazquez posed an imminent threat to himself and others. The FBI called Vazquez's mother on the evening of May 14, and she took immediate action by notifying the treatment facility of the FBI's warning. Vazquez's parents were actively searching for him on the morning of the shooting, having last seen him earlier that evening when he left the facility.
Video surveillance footage showed Vazquez leaving the property at 8 p.m. the night before his shooting spree. It remains unclear whether Vazquez was permitted to leave the facility or if he violated its rules by doing so. Vazquez, along with another teenager, killed three people at the mosque before taking their own lives.
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