“We want to make it clear this was not an attack on the mosque,” Sgt. James Fuqua said, confirming that one person was killed.
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The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said earlier Monday on social media that its agents were responding to reports of a shooting at the mosque, located northeast of downtown Columbus. The surrounding area includes the mosque and a cluster of two-story apartment buildings.
Police, neighborhood officials and representatives of the mosque did not immediately return phone messages seeking additional information.