One Dead, One Wounded, After Shooting Near Ohio Mosque

One person is dead and another person wounded following a shooting around 2:10 p.m. near a mosque in Columbus, Ohio.

Details are scant but WSAZ quoted Columbus Police Sgt. James Fuqua saying, “We want to make it clear this was not an attack on the mosque.”

10 WBNS reported that police said the shooting is not an attempt to target the mosque but was caused by an altercation.

WLMT noted that the altercation “began as a dispute at a nearby apartment complex.”

The Columbus ATF office is responding is on scene.

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