{"id":344846,"date":"2026-05-19T18:00:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T17:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/security-guard-hero-of-deadly-mosque-attack\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T18:00:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T17:00:03","slug":"security-guard-hero-of-deadly-mosque-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/security-guard-hero-of-deadly-mosque-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Security guard &#8216;hero&#8217; of deadly mosque attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/UhhcHnEsFL4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Security guard 'hero' of deadly mosque attack\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UhhcHnEsFL4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A security guard has been hailed a hero after a deadly attack targeting a mosque in San Diego, California. Two teenagers of 17 and 18 opened fire outside the Islamic Center of San Diego on Monday morning, killing three men before seemingly turning the weapons on themselves .<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>Officials say the mosque\u2019s security guard played a \u201cpivotal role\u201d in stopping the attack from becoming much worse. The guard, reported to be a father of eight, was among the three people killed.<\/p>\n<p>The attack is being investigated as a possible hate crime.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A security guard has been hailed a hero after a deadly attack targeting a mosque in San Diego, California. Two teenagers of 17 and 18 opened fire outside the Islamic Center of San Diego on Monday morning, killing three men before seemingly turning the weapons on themselves . 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