New Delhi, May 19 -- An active shooter situation unfolded on Monday (May 18) at the Islamic Center of San Diego in the Clairemont neighborhood of San Diego, California, prompting a major law enforcement response and widespread road closures in the surrounding area.

The San Diego Police Department confirmed that officers were responding to reports of an active shooter at the mosque complex. Officer Anthony Carrasco told reporters that authorities believed multiple people may have been shot, though officials had not yet released confirmed casualty figures.

Television aerial footage from the scene showed dozens of police vehicles surrounding the Islamic center, while heavily armed officers moved through the complex as part of an active sea...