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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Allen G. Breed

Lawyer says prosecutors haven't offered details of teen's alleged ties to San Diego mosque shooters

San Diego Mosque Shooting - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

The attorney for a North Carolina girl accused of helping two teens who carried out a deadly attack on a San Diego mosque says prosecutors haven’t provided enough information to allow him to defend his client.

Sarah Santiago, 17, is charged as an adult with three counts of murder by aiding and abetting and one count of conspiracy. Prosecutors say she helped California teens Cain Clark and Caleb Vazquez, who shot and killed three people at the Islamic Center of San Diego on May 18 before killing themselves.

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