North Carolina Teen Indicted for Aiding San Diego Mosque Shooting

A 17-year-old North Carolina girl has been indicted on murder and conspiracy charges for allegedly aiding and abetting the deadly shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego in May, authorities announced Monday. The teen, identified in court records as Sarah Lindsay Santiago, is accused of livestreaming the attack and disseminating the shooters' manifesto, despite not being physically present in California. The indictment stems from the May 18, 2026, attack at the Clairemont mosque, where gunmen Caleb Vazquez, 18, and Cain Clark, 17, opened fire, killing three men before taking their own lives. Forsyth County District Attorney Jim O'Neill announced the charges at a news conference in Winston-Salem, stating that a grand jury indicted Santiago on three counts of murder and one count of conspiracy. She is being charged as an adult under North Carolina law. According to prosecutors, Santiago agreed prior to the attack to record and distribute the livestream, which was captured via GoPro cameras worn by the gunmen. She is also accused of publishing the shooters' manifesto and purchasing a patch bearing a white supremacist symbol to send to one of the attackers.