One Killed in Shooting at Columbus Apartment Complex Near Mosque

One person was killed and another injured in a shooting Monday in the 2200 block of Albert Avenue in northeast Columbus, at an apartment complex near Alrahma Mosque. Columbus police said it was not an attack on the mosque. Sgt. James Fuqua said, "We want to make it clear this was not an attack on the mosque." A police official said an event was happening at the mosque. ATF Columbus Field Division special agents responded after the agency posted on X that agents were responding to a reported shooting incident at a mosque. The area includes a cluster of two-story apartment buildings and the mosque. A wire summary put the report around 2:10 p.m.; an update cited by The Gateway Pundit put a shots-fired call at about 2:30 p.m. ATF described the incident as at a mosque; police said it was not an attack on the mosque and occurred nearby at the apartments. Victims' identities and the second victim's condition were not released. Police, neighborhood officials, and the mosque did not respond to phone messages, and the investigation was in early stages.