Douglas McCain

Biography McCain was born in Chicago, Illinois. He moved from Chicago to Minnesota before moving again to California after high school. McCain had a criminal record with minor charges including traffic violations, disorderly conduct, and providing false names to police officers. He converted to Islam in 2004. He traveled to Europe, and by 2013 returned to San Diego where, according to one report, he worked at a mosque, while another report states he worked at a Somali restaurant and frequented a mosque.

According to a former classmate he was eager to talk about Islam and his conversion, but remained respectful of others' beliefs and was not radical. He was active on social media, with the handle "Duale Khalid" on Twitter and "Duale ThaslaveofAllah" on Facebook.

McCain was killed in fights with the Free Syrian Army in the weekend of August 23/24, 2014, and his body was found with $800 in cash and a US passport.