San Diego Islamic center massacre victims named as hero husband who ran towards shooter to help wife and hardworking caretaker

A heroic husband trying to save his wife and a beloved caretaker have been identified as additional victims of the San Diego mosque massacre. 

Nader Awad, 57, died while trying to rush two teenage gunmen who opened fire at the Islamic Center of San Diego, where his wife was inside on Monday.

He was killed alongside beloved mosque worker Mansoor Kaziha and security guard Amin Abdullah, who was identified yesterday, before the shooters took their own lives.

Awad was at home across the street from the mosque when he heard gunfire and heroically ‘ran toward it’ to try and prevent the tragedy, according to

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