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San Diego gunman was 'idolizing Nazis and mass shooters,' prompting gun removal from home in 2025
In January 2025, Chula Vista police conducted a check on Caleb Vazquez after being alerted to disturbing social media postings and learning there were guns in the family home.
What happened
According to Los Angeles Times’s source item, San Diego gunman was ‘idolizing Nazis and mass shooters,’ prompting gun removal from home in 2025, In January 2025, Chula Vista police conducted a check on Caleb Vazquez after being alerted to disturbing social media postings and learning there were guns in the family home.
Context
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Primary source: San Diego gunman was ‘idolizing Nazis and mass shooters,’ prompting gun removal from home in 2025 via Los Angeles Times. VINI cites and links the source; it does not reproduce the publisher’s full article text without rights clearance.
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- San Diego gunman was 'idolizing Nazis and mass shooters,' prompting gun removal from home in 2025Los Angeles Times - 2026-05-23T17:33:26+00:00
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