- Shooting near a mosque in Columbus left one person dead on Monday
- Authorities clarified the incident was not related to the mosque or its event
- The shooting occurred in an apartment complex parking lot next to the mosque
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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