The family of one of the suspects in a deadly shooting at a San Diego mosque this week said his exposure to hateful and extremist content online “contributed to his descent into radicalized ideologies and violent beliefs.”The Vazquez family apologized for the actions Caleb Vazquez is accused of, which they said there was no excuse for, and spoke out against online spaces that “normalize hatred” in the statement provided to NBC San Diego by the family’s attorney

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