San Diego shooter's neighbor bursts into tears as she recalls 'nice' green-haired teenager who murdered three at Islamic center: Live updates

By RACHEL BOWMAN, US SENIOR NEWS REPORTER and KATRINA SCHOLLENBERGER, US HEAD OF LIVE NEWS A neighbor of one of the suspected San Diego mosque shooters broke down while she described the ‘green-haired’ teen who authorities say killed three people in an alleged hate crime.  The suspects, identified by police as Cain Clark, 17, and Caleb Vazquez, 18, were reported missing two hours before they opened fire outside the Islamic Center of San Diego on Monday, police said. Clark’s elderly neighbor, Marne Celaya, became distraught while describing the teen she said she had known since his mother was pregnant with him. 'We've seen him with green hair and blue hair, and we didn't talk much. But then, as I said, he helped us bring in groceries, and he'd wave at us,’ she said. Police are investigating the shooting as a hate crime after the teenagers were found with self-inflicted gunshot wounds outside the mosque.  Images from the scene showed a red gasoline canister with a sticker resembling a Nazi SS logo, as a shotgun lay nearby. Authorities had already been on the lookout for the two youths, after one of their mothers called officers to report that her son had run away with 'several of her weapons' and her vehicle, Chief Scott Wahl said. Investigators plan to execute search warrants related to the investigation on Tuesday as they piece together how and why the shooting unfolded. Follow along for the latest updates... Neighbors of the 17-year-old San Diego mosque shooting suspect, Cain Clark, recalled their interactions with him and his family over the years. 'We were here when they moved in. They had, the older son was, you know, small. And then she was pregnant and had the younger one, which I understand must be the one that there might be involved,' Marne Celaya told the Associated Press. She described Clark as a quiet but polite kid. 'He's helped us bring in our groceries. They all have. They got me a cake when I turned 80. You know, we waved, say hi. They had a fire in their house. We got them flowers,' Celaya added. 'We've seen him with green hair and blue hair, and we didn't talk much. But then, as I said, he helped his bring on groceries, and he'd wave at us.' Distressing police audio has revealed what happened on the ground as cops descended on the San Diego mosque shooting that left three people dead. Officers with the city's police department responded to the Islamic Center of San Diego after shots rang out on Monday. Amongst the chaos, police searched for the two teenage gunman while also pulling victims away from the scene to be given life saving measures, radio chatter revealed. Cain Clark, 17, was one of two teenagers who opened fire at a California mosque on Monday before taking his own life, authorities say. Clark, who was set to graduate high school this month, attended classes at the district's iHigh Virtual Academy and participated in Madison High School's wrestling team for the 2024-2025 season Police named the other suspect as Caleb Vazquez, 18, who has not yet been pictured. No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.