Nine-year-old Odai Shanah, whose mother emigrated from war-torn Gaza and settled in Southern California two decades ago, was among dozens of children forced to huddle in classrooms on Monday when deadly gunfire erupted at the mosque where they attend school. In an interview hours after the late-morning shooting at the Islamic Centre of San Diego, Shanah recalled hearing a barrage of gunshots coming from outside the walls of the complex, which also houses an Islamic day school. A family reunites with loved ones at the corner of Lindbergh Park next to the crime scene as law enforcement and emergency services respond to a shooting at the Islamic Centre of San Diego on May 18, 2026 in San Diego, California.