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NC Jury Indicts 17-Year-Old for Aiding San Diego Mosque Shooting

A North Carolina grand jury indicted a 17-year-old girl for aiding and abetting the San Diego mosque shooting.

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A North Carolina grand jury indicted Sarah Lindsey Santiago, a 17-year-old girl, on Monday on suspicion of aiding and abetting the May 18 shooting that killed three people at a mosque in San Diego. [1] Sarah Lindsey Santiago, a 17-year-old student from North Carolina, has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder and one count of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in connection with the shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego. [2] Before the attack, Santiago agreed to livestream it, disseminate the recording publicly, and then release the manifesto authored by the attackers to justify the attack, according to O'Neill's office. [3] O'Neill's office stated that before the attack, Santiago agreed to livestream it, disseminate the recording publicly, and release the manifesto authored by the attackers to justify the attack. [4] Cain Clark and Caleb Vazquez, both teenagers, executed the attack at the mosque on May 18, and were subsequently discovered dead in a vehicle close to the site. [5] Forsyth County District Attorney Jim O'Neill stated that Santiago was one of three individuals who viewed the gunmen's livestream and subsequently recorded and distributed both the footage and the attackers' writings. [6] Prosecutors claim that Santiago consented prior to the assault to broadcast the massacre live, share the recording widely, and publish the gunmen's manifesto. [7]
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  1. A North Carolina grand jury indicted Sarah Lindsey Santiago, a 17-year-old girl, on Monday on suspicion of aiding and abetting the May 18 shooting that killed three people at a mosque in San Diego. · The Jerusalem Post
  2. Sarah Lindsey Santiago, a 17-year-old student from North Carolina, has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder and one count of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in connection with the shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego. · Hindustan Times
  3. Before the attack, Santiago agreed to livestream it, disseminate the recording publicly, and then release the manifesto authored by the attackers to justify the attack, according to O'Neill's office. · The Jerusalem Post
  4. O'Neill's office stated that before the attack, Santiago agreed to livestream it, disseminate the recording publicly, and release the manifesto authored by the attackers to justify the attack. · Dawn
  5. Cain Clark and Caleb Vazquez, both teenagers, executed the attack at the mosque on May 18, and were subsequently discovered dead in a vehicle close to the site. · Hindustan Times
  6. Forsyth County District Attorney Jim O'Neill stated that Santiago was one of three individuals who viewed the gunmen's livestream and subsequently recorded and distributed both the footage and the attackers' writings. · Hindustan Times
  7. Prosecutors claim that Santiago consented prior to the assault to broadcast the massacre live, share the recording widely, and publish the gunmen's manifesto. · Hindustan Times
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