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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A shooting in a neighborhood near a mosque
in Ohio’s capital city left one person dead Monday but was not
connected to the house of worship or those who were inside,
police said.
Federal and local authorities descended on the area as the
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said in a
post on X that agents were responding to a report of a shooting
at the mosque, northeast of downtown Columbus.
Police later said the shooting happened in the parking lot of an
apartment complex next to the mosque.
“At the mosque, unfortunately, there was an event going on that
had nothing to do with what was going on outside,” said Sgt.
James Fuqua. "... But it’s super important that I make it clear
that this shooting had nothing to do with an attack on the
mosque itself.”
The ATF did not immediately respond to a phone message seeking
further information.
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