Teen girl indicted on murder charges for allegedly helping spread livestream of deadly mosque shooting

A 17-year-old North Carolina girl has been indicted on murder charges for allegedly aiding and abetting the San Diego mosque shooting by recording and distributing the attackers’ livestream and manifesto. The gunmen killed three men at the mosque before dying by suicide and authorities believe the mosque was one target in a broader plan that included a Jewish temple and an African-American high school. North Carolina law allows the 17-year-old to be treated as an adult, and she faces charges in her home jurisdiction despite not being physically present at the attack.

• A 17-year-old North Carolina girl, Sarah L. Santiago, has been indicted on three murder counts and one conspiracy count.
• She allegedly recorded and helped distribute the livestream and manifesto of the San Diego mosque shooting.
• The attackers, Caleb Vazquez and Cain Clark, killed three men at the Islamic Center of San Diego before dying by suicide.
• Authorities stated the mosque attack was part of a broader plan that included targeting a Jewish temple and an African-American high school.
• Santiago is accused of buying a white-supremacist symbol patch for one of the attackers.
• North Carolina law permits a 17-year-old to be charged as an adult in such cases.