Security Guard slain at San Diego mosque saved 140 kids from shooters. Story by Katie Hawkinson

 A security guard killed in a shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego saved as many as 140 kids with his “heroic actions,” police said.

The guard, identified as Amin Abdullah, was one of three people killed Monday after two teenage gunmen attacked the mosque, which is the largest in the city. Abdullah “immediately observed the threat to everybody at the mosque” and exchanged fire with the attackers, San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl told reporters Tuesday. 

“You can see the security guard reach for his radio and put out the lockdown protocol. The security guard then continued to engage in a gun battle with these two suspects,” Wahl said.

“His actions, without a doubt, delayed, distracted, and ultimately deterred these two individuals from gaining access to the greater areas of the mosque, where as many as 140 kids were within 15 feet of these suspects. Tragically, he died in that gun battle,” he continued.

If it weren’t for Abdullah, the “carnage would be much worse,” and the gunmen would’ve gained access to “every single classroom,” Imam Taha Hassane added.

The other victims, identified as Mansour Kaziha and Nadir Awad, were killed in the parking lot after trying to draw the gunmen’s attention.

“The other two victims, as best we can tell with this video surveillance at the mosque, drew the attention of both of these suspects back out into the parking lot area, where they were unfortunately unable to flee. Both suspects were able to successfully corner them and kill both of them,” Wahl said.  

“While both suspects were outside, the massive response that was seconds away undoubtedly pushed both of the suspects to run back to their vehicle and flee the parking lot,” he added.

The three victims will “always be remembered as the heroes that they are,” San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria said.

“I want to be very clear, those two young men do not represent our city. These three Muslim men do. Their heroism, their selflessness, represents the very best of this city,” Gloria told reporters.

“We will mourn these three heroes for what they are: heroes. We will remember their sacrifice always,” he added.

 Police said the suspected gunmen, 17-year-old Cain Clark and 18-year-old Caleb Vazquez, were found dead a few blocks from the mosque with self-inflicted gunshot wounds.

Investigators believed they were radicalized online, according to Mark Remily, the special agent in charge of the FBI’s San Diego Field Office. 

 “We also identified writings and various ideologies outlining religious and racial beliefs of how the world they envision should look. These subjects did not discriminate on who they hated,” he said.

Investigators have already executed three search warrants at homes connected to the teens, and seized more than 30 guns and a crossbow. They’re also conducting interviews with the suspects’ relatives and friends.

It’s still too early to tell whether the Islamic Center of San Diego was the “specific target,” according to Remily.

“We are assessing and analyzing all the evidence. ... We're still looking through electronics to give us the answers, but what I can say is they definitely had a broad hatred towards a lot of folks,” he said.

Security Guard Fires Shot Stopping Sexual Assault at Milwaukee Intermodal Hub By Lyndsey Parker

 An early-morning commute at Milwaukee's downtown transit hub turned violent Thursday when security officers interrupted a sexual assault and fired a shot while detaining the suspect, authorities said. The incident unfolded at the Milwaukee Intermodal Station near 6th Street and St. Paul Avenue, where a 31-year-old man was taken into custody after allegedly attacking a 33-year-old passenger. Police said no one was struck by the gunfire.

Security response and police account

According to Milwaukee police, officers were called to the Intermodal Station at about 6 a.m. after station security discovered the assault and jumped in to stop it. Security personnel intervened and halted the attack, and the suspect became combative during the confrontation. As FOX6 Milwaukee reports, one shot was fired by security during the struggle, but no one was hit. Police arrived at the scene and took the 31-year-old man into custody.

Station safety concerns

The Intermodal Station and its adjacent parking lot have already been on the radar for safety worries, and this latest incident is likely to keep those concerns front and center. City leaders in recent years have pushed for better lighting, monitoring and patrols around the transit complex. The lot near 6th and St. Paul drew particular scrutiny, and in 2023 a city licensing committee recommended that a private operator's license not be renewed unless security measures improved, according to WISN 12.

For regular riders who have been raising alarms about conditions in and around the hub, Thursday's confrontation is likely to feel less like a shock and more like a troubling confirmation of long-standing fears.

Legal review and next steps

Milwaukee police said the case will be forwarded to the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office for a charging review, according to FOX6 Milwaukee. Investigators have not released additional identifying details about either the suspect or the victim. It will be up to the district attorney to decide whether to file formal charges and what those charges will be. Any updates on potential charges are expected to come from the DA's office.

For commuters

The Milwaukee Intermodal Station is a key regional hub, serving Amtrak trains and intercity buses for local residents and travelers passing through the city. Riders and officials have repeatedly called for stronger on-site security and better lighting in and around the facility. City and state agencies have previously said they were working on improvements to patrols and infrastructure near the station. Thursday's arrest is likely to ramp up pressure on those efforts and renew calls for visible, consistent safety measures for people who use the hub every day.

Deep Ellum nightclub suspends operations after security guard fatally shot.

La Tardeada’s temporary closure follows two shootings in entertainment district and criticism from a Dallas council member who said the business had run afoul of city rules.  

By Chase Rogers, Staff WriterMay 8, 2026

 

 The Deep Ellum nightclub where a security guard was fatally shot earlier this week is suspending operations as the investigation continues, the company said in a statement Friday. 

 The statement from La Tardeada said the guard, identified by police as Joseph Gray, 26, was a “dedicated and valued member” of a company that has long provided security for the business and its events.  

“Our focus remains on supporting the victim’s loved ones, assisting law enforcement and ensuring the safety and well-being of our staff and patrons,” the statement reads. 

The decision by La Tardeada to temporarily close comes days after two shootings — one at the nightclub, the other a few blocks away that injured five people — took place late Tuesday and early Wednesday in the entertainment district. 

Police have accused Detorius Tarver Jr., 23, of shooting Gray inside the club as the security guard tried to break up a fight involving Tarver. Tarver was booked into the Dallas County jail, where he faces a murder charge. It was not clear Friday whether he had an attorney.  

The day of the shooting, Dallas City Council member Jesse Moreno, whose district includes Deep Ellum, said it was “not surprising” the shooting happened at the nightclub. He said the business has run afoul of city permitting rules and code requirements since it opened less than a year ago. 

“Deep Ellum continues to receive additional police patrols and resources,” Moreno said in a statement. “However, when there are bad operators, it does not reflect the work that we do there on a daily basis and the partnerships we have there.” 

La Tardeada did not comment Friday when asked about Moreno’s remarks. Alberto Herrera, an attorney representing the business, declined to comment further, saying it would be irresponsible to make “speculative or unfounded comments pending the outcome of the investigation.” 

The shootings sparked renewed concern about public safety in Deep Ellum, where residents and city leaders have been focused on violence in the entertainment district since violent crime rose there last summer. 

Last year, another nightclub, Rodeo Dallas, became a flash point for public safety concerns in the entertainment district. 

 The nightclub received legal warnings from the city over alleged code violations and 16 alleged crimes tied to the venue over the prior year. It was then forced to close its doors after a nearby property owner, Asana Partners, sued and persuaded a judge that the nightclub was a nuisance and a danger to the area.

 The nightclub’s owners argued the business was unfairly targeted and used as a scapegoat for the district’s broader public safety issues. They ultimately left Elm Street and opened another location in Uptown

 

 

Security guard shot and killed at his gate in Spanish Town

 

A 29-year-old security guard was shot and killed by unknown assailants in Eltham Park, Spanish Town, St Catherine, on Friday night.

The deceased has been identified as Delroy Briton, otherwise called 'Delly', of Garnet Avenue, Eltham Park Housing Scheme in St Catherine.

Reports are that about 9:15 p.m. Briton, who works at a nearby school, was seated on a tyre at his gate when a car drove up.

Loud explosions were reportedly heard from the vehicle, which later sped away from the scene.

Initial checks revealed that Briton was shot and injured, and he was assisted to hospital where he died while undergoing treatment.

The police were alerted and the scene was processed.  

No motive has been established in the matter. 

Briton's murder brings to 10 the number of people killed in the St Catherine North police division since the start of the year, compared with 17 for the similar period in 2025.

The Spanish Town Criminal Investigation Branch is probing the matter.

 

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FBI says its taking over the Michigan synagogue attack investigation. ( Score one for Security Officers!)

 Updated March 12, 20262:36 PM ET

 

 The suspect in Thursday's active shooting at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Mich., is dead, according to federal and local law enforcement officials.

Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard said a man drove a truck into the synagogue. Security officers "engaged with the suspect" and began firing at him. The vehicle then "breached the building" through the doors and drove down a hallway of the large building and stopped inside, where security confronted him.

Bouchard said a body was found inside the truck. While security "did engage the suspect with gunfire," Bouchard said it's unclear how the man died. The sheriff said, "Something ignited in the vehicle." Thick, black smoke could be seen billowing from the building not long after.

The special agent in charge of the Detroit field office of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, James Deir, confirmed the suspect's death.

Bouchard said the vehicle struck one of the synagogue's security members, knocking him unconscious. The guard was taken to the hospital, where he was expected to recover. Bouchard said everyone inside the building has been accounted for and there are no other injuries.

The FBI said Thursday evening it was taking over the investigation of the attack.

"We are leading the investigation as a targeted act of violence against the Jewish community," said Jennifer Runyan, the FBI special agent in charge of the Detroit office. She described the attack on Temple Israel as a "deeply disturbing and tragic incident."

Authorities did not release the suspect's name or a motive.

In a statement posted on Facebook, Temple Israel said "all 140 students" in its early childhood center, the staff, the teachers and "our heroic security personnel" are safe and accounted for.

"As you have no doubt heard, Temple Israel was the victim of a terrorist gunman who was confronted and neutralized by our security personnel who are truly heroes," the post said. "Our teachers followed their training and kept the children safe and calm."

The synagogue said it's unsure about future programming or services.

Scores of law enforcement officers and emergency personnel responded to Temple Israel following reports of an active shooter Thursday afternoon.

Bouchard told reporters he could not say whether the attack had any links to terrorism. Since the U.S.- and Israel-led war in Iran began, there has been heightened concern about retaliation. Bouchard asked residents within 1 mile of Temple Israel to shelter in place.

This synagogue, like nearly all Jewish places of worship in the U.S., has its own security officers. It also operates a school, and parents were rushing to a nearby reunification center.

The Detroit office of the FBI went to Temple Israel in late January and led an "Active Shooter Attack Prevention and Preparedness (ASAPP) training" for the clergy and staff at the synagogue. In a Jan. 30 post on X, the FBI said the course "combines lessons learned from years of research and employs scenario-based exercises to help participants practice the decision-making process … and take necessary actions for survival."

The Michigan State Police said on social media that it's "increasing patrols at other places of worship in the area."

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer called the incident "heartbreaking," saying Michigan's "Jewish community should be able to live and practice their faith in peace." In a post on X, the governor said, "Antisemitism and violence have no place in Michigan."

President Trump said Thursday afternoon that he had been "fully briefed" about the situation in Michigan. He gave brief remarks at the top of a Women's History Month event at the White House.

"I want to send our love to the Michigan Jewish community and all of the people in Detroit, Detroit area, following the attack on the Jewish synagogue early today," he said. "And I've been briefed, fully briefed, and it's a terrible thing, but it goes on. We're going to be right down to the bottom of it. It's absolutely incredible that things like this happen."

The truck-ramming incident Thursday is similar to another attack on a religious building in the state last year.

In September, a man drove a truck into a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints building during a Sunday service in Grand Blanc, Michigan. The man then fired a gun and set the building on fire. Four people died, and eight others were injured.

West Bloomfield and Grand Blanc are about 35 miles apart.

WorkSafeBC data shows 'concerning' rate of injury among hospital security guards. Posted: Aug 07, 2025 8:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: August 7

 3 relational security guards tell CBC News they've being punched, kicked, spat on.

 It's been nearly two years since the province created a new class of hospital security guard, relational security officers or RSOs, in response to high-profile assaults against nurses and health care staff. 

Different from a typical security guard, the province says the new position focuses on trauma-informed training and de-escalation and prevention.

But new data obtained by CBC News shows the employees meant to keep hospitals safe are themselves being injured at an alarming rate. 

WorkSafeBC data for accepted short and long-term disability claims by hospital security guards show nearly 170 accepted injury claims last year. 

At that rate, it means security guards meant to protect health-care staff and patients from violence are being injured nearly every other day.

Accepted injury claims were highest in Fraser and Providence Health: 50 accepted claims in Fraser Health, 46 in Providence Health.

Security guards in Interior Health were off work due to injury 27 times, 22 times in Vancouver Coastal Health. There were 20 accepted injury claims in Island Health. 

Three relational security guards who work in Lower Mainland hospitals spoke to CBC News, describing the injuries they've experienced on a regular basis, which have led to WorkSafeBC claims, time off work and physical and emotional injuries.

CBC News is protecting their identities and workplaces because they're worried about punishment for speaking out. 

"I've scratched up my knee. I've broken skin," one security officer told CBC News. "Being spat on, being headbutted, being bitten by violent patients."

His job is to keep nurses, doctors and patients safe inside B.C. hospitals. But he says that the job often puts him and his colleagues at risk. And the three officers say they're not being given the training or the tools to keep themselves safe.  

Most hospitals use a mix of RSOs — who are unionized health authority employees — and private security guards.

The injury rates are a concern for the Hospital Employees' Union (HEU), which represents the province's 750 RSOs. 

"It's concerning. That could be the tip of the iceberg," says Lynn Bueckert, secretary business manager for the HEU. "Not all workers report for a whole bunch of reasons." 

The three RSOs who spoke to CBC say the health authorities are placing limits on the tools and de-escalation techniques they can use when someone becomes violent. 

 

For example, RSOs working in Fraser Health and Providence Health are not allowed to use handcuffs to restrain a violent individual.

Those who spoke to CBC News say that puts them at further risk of injury as they try to hold someone until police arrive.

"Sometimes we have to call the police to help us restrain them because they're so violent and we're being assaulted," one security officer said.

"When it comes time to actually dealing with violence, dealing with assaults on staff, dealing with threats and property damage, we don't have the tools to take care of the problem effectively. I feel that we're social workers that carry a radio and a set of keys."

Critic wants peace officers

B.C. Conservative public safety critic Elenore Sturko says the injury rates should be a wake-up call that the current system is not working.  

"Seeing the number of injury claims that have been reported to WorkSafe by RSOs is further confirmation that they are not adequately trained to deal with the level of violence they are seeing in the workplace," she said. 

Sturko would like to see the province employ peace officers in hospitals. They'd be equipped with a firearm, Taser and handcuffs and undergo an intensive training course of between six and 15 weeks, depending on the equipment they're given. This would be similar to the level of training provided to transit police. 

That's the system that exists in Alberta hospitals. 

There, protective services officers must complete a six-week training course, which is similar to that provided to correctional officers or sheriffs. 

The union echoes the call for better training and higher staffing levels. 

"We know from talking to our members they need more training … in de-escalation," Bueckert said. "They also need more staffing."

However, the union does not support putting peace officers in hospitals. 

"Relational security guards are not protecting buildings, they're protecting people. And people come into health care with very challenging needs," Bueckert said. 

Fraser Health says in a statement RSOs undergo rigorous training, which is tailored to the complex needs of the health-care environment.

The health authority says it is reviewing its policy on security teams' use of handcuffs and expects officers to be able to use them in the coming months. 

Health Minister Josie Osborne was not available for an interview, but the Health Ministry says it is looking into other tools to make hospitals safer, such as using artificial intelligence to detect weapons in emergency rooms — something that's been done in other Canadian hospitals. 

For the relational security guard who spoke to CBC News, the changes can't come fast enough. 

"I hope there's some sort of acknowledgment that what we have right now, it's not working as it's intended. We're just seen as a group of people who are called upon to get abused, to bear the brunt of the violence that goes on, so no one else has to."

 

Jewelry store owner opens fire on mob to stop smash-and-grab July 21, 2025

Before reading this new article, I have to say that I applaud the store owner for his act. These smash-and-grabs are absolutely sickening. Think if it was you. Your business, your livelihood, being attacked by undisciplined animals. You can call them people if you want. I can't. Other side is, if there was Security Officers in place, it wouldn't have matter. He/she would've been overwhelmed without any assistance. If armed, their hands would have been tied. Again, I am glad the owner did what he did. Stand your Ground. 

 

July 21, 2025 by John Nightbridge 

ANAHEIM, CA – A stunning attempt at a jewelry heist unfolded in broad daylight as at least 20 individuals stormed a local jewelry store, only to be thwarted by the quick-thinking owner. The dramatic scene, captured on surveillance footage, shows the masked group descending upon the store with sledgehammers, ready for a smash-and-grab operation.

The chaos erupted as the suspects, clad in black hoodies, exited five vehicles and converged on the store like a swarm of bees. Employees inside were forced to seek shelter as the would-be robbers attempted to breach the entrance.

In a decisive moment, a single gunshot rang out, fired by the store owner who declined to appear on camera due to safety concerns. The shot scattered the group, abruptly halting their plans. The owner’s attorney described the act as self-defense, emphasizing the owner’s resolve to protect his livelihood.

This incident follows another brazen robbery attempt in the area just a month prior, where thieves drove a vehicle through a nearby jewelry store, making off with millions in valuables. Although two suspects were apprehended, the getaway cars remain unaccounted for.

In response to these threats, local business owners are heightening security measures and urging the community to remain vigilant. “Everyone should report suspicious activity to ensure safety,” the store owner advised.

Long-time local resident Mohammed Salem, who runs a food stand near the targeted store, described the scene as surreal, akin to a movie. The recent events have left many in the area on edge, concerned for the safety of their businesses and families.

Authorities have yet to release descriptions of the suspects, though the surveillance footage clearly shows a well-coordinated effort. The group appeared to time their arrival perfectly, striking immediately after the last customer had left the store.

The community remains shaken, with business owners and residents alike reinforcing their defenses and hoping for swift justice.