'We are resilient': As San Diego's Muslim community reels from mosque shooting, it refuses to be intimidated
Key takeaways
- "It completely didn't hit me that it was an active shooter the way they had described it.
- Her husband Omar Al-Nouri, a vascular surgeon in the neighbouring city of La Jolla, received the same message and rushed down to the school.
- "I just had a vision in my mind of the shooters going into the school and encountering my child or another child, I just can't get that vision out of my head."
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Nardine Saad Reporting from San Diego, California Nardine Saad / BBCNeighbours in the Clairemont area of San Diego have been placing flowers at a makeshift memorial since the 18 May shooting.At about 11:40 local time, Nawal A-Nouri received a Whats App message, notifying her of an active shooter at her seven-year-old daughter's school at the Islamic Center of San Diego - where two gunman opened fire on Monday, killing three in what has been called a hate crime.
"It completely didn't hit me that it was an active shooter the way they had described it. I was definitely in a state of shock, and pretty frozen at home," she said.
Her husband Omar Al-Nouri, a vascular surgeon in the neighbouring city of La Jolla, received the same message and rushed down to the school. He told the BBC he was both overwhelmed and comforted by the massive police presence when he arrived at the centre, San Diego County's second largest mosque, which also houses a primary school.