Coachella - No one was hurt when gunfire struck a mosque in the desert city of Coachella before dawn Tuesday, authorities in Southern California said.
A report of shots fired was received at 05:01, and responding officers determined that several shots struck the Islamic Society of the Coachella Valley building and a vehicle, the Sheriff's Department said. The building was occupied, but nobody was injured.
The shooting in the city about 40km southeast of Palm Springs was being investigated as a possible hate crime, a Sheriff's Department statement said.