A 17-year-old girl from North Carolina has been indicted on three murder counts and one conspiracy count in connection with the deadly San Diego mosque shooting in May. According to the indictment, Sarah L. Santiago allegedly recorded and helped distribute the livestream of the attack and published the attackers' manifesto.
Forsyth County District Attorney Jim O'Neill said that Santiago's actions were a key part of the investigation, and that she disseminated the livestream and published the manifesto. O'Neill noted that North Carolina law allows a 17-year-old accused of such conduct to be treated as an adult.
The indictment alleges that Santiago agreed to record and distribute the livestream and publish the manifesto before the attack. She is also accused of buying a patch bearing a white-supremacist symbol for one of the attackers to wear during the shooting.
The San Diego mosque shooting occurred on May 18, when two men, Caleb Vazquez and Cain Clark, stormed the Islamic Center of San Diego armed and intending to kill people inside. The gunmen killed three men who confronted them and helped prevent further bloodshed. The attackers later died by suicide in a vehicle nearby.
The investigation into the shooting has been ongoing, with authorities conducting over 100 interviews, executing over 30 search warrants, and reviewing more than 4 million messages.
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