Three men were found dead in front of the Islamic Center of San Diego, officials said.
Officers found the men minutes after they were dispatched to the mosque at 11:43 a.m., Police Chief Scott Wahl said.
Around the same time, Wahl said, authorities began getting calls about gunfire a couple of blocks away.
A landscaper who was working in the area was shot at but uninjured, Wahl said.
Moments later, he said, officers were called to a vehicle in the street with the apparent suspects inside. Both appeared to have died from self-inflicted gunshot wounds, he said, noting that investigators believe no officers fired their weapons.
“The circumstances that led up to this and the details of what happened in exactly which time it happened will come out in the days ahead,” he said.
Of the quick and significant response, Wahl praised “every single police officer available throughout our county that dropped what they’re doing and did exactly what they’re trained to do — run toward gunfire.”
