HIBAPRESS announced on Monday that the police in the city of Columbus, Ohio, USA, announced the death of one person in a shooting incident inside a residential complex, denying that the incident was an attack targeting a nearby mosque, contrary to what was reported in initial reports.
Sergeant James Fuqua said in a statement to reporters that the shooting occurred in the context of a dispute between a number of people inside the residential complex, emphasizing that the reasons for the dispute are not yet clear, and warning against rushing to judgment regarding the circumstances of the incident.
The police clarification came after the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) reported earlier that it was following a shooting incident that was said to have occurred at a mosque in Columbus. A spokeswoman for the bureau also indicated that initial information spoke of unknown individuals firing shots as participants in a funeral were leaving the Al-Rahma Mosque, confirming one death.
Columbus police confirmed that the incident was not an targeting of the mosque itself, while all details of the incident or the reasons that led to the outbreak of the dispute have not yet been revealed. This incident comes in the context of continued shootings in the United States, where the proliferation of firearms remains a frequent topic of public debate.
