Cain Clark, 17, and Caleb Vazquez, 18, breached the Islamic Center on May 18, 2026, killing security guard Amin Abdullah and two other men before taking their own lives in a nearby vehicle. ^[1] District Attorney Jim O'Neill of Forsyth County, North Carolina, announced on August 31, 2026, that a 17-year-old female from the local area was formally charged with murder for aiding and abetting a shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego. ^[2] Jim O'Neill stated that the defendant recorded a live stream of the incident and disseminated the information along with publishing the manifesto of the attackers. ^[3] A 17-year-old girl from North Carolina was arrested and indicted by a grand jury on Monday for aiding and abetting the attack on the Islamic Center of San Diego. ^[4] Prosecutors charged the teenager with three counts of murder and one count of conspiracy for recording a livestream of the attack and publishing a manifesto from the gunmen. ^[5] North Carolina law stipulates that accomplices face the same penalties as the principal offender, meaning the teen faces the same sentence as if she had committed the attack herself. ^[6] Security guard Amin Abdullah and worshippers Mansour Kaziha and Nader Awad were fatally shot during the attack, while Abdullah's actions helped protect around 140 children inside the building. ^[7] Under North Carolina law, a person accused of aiding and abetting a crime can be held criminally responsible in the same way as the person who carried it out. ^[8]