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1 Killed in Shooting Near Mosque in Queens Imam and Another Man Killed in Shooting Near Mosque in Queens
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A period of afternoon prayer for Muslims near a mosque in Queens was interrupted on Saturday by a gunman who shot two people, killing one of them, according to the police. A gunman shot and killed two people near a mosque in Queens on Saturday afternoon, according to the police. A congregant of the mosque, the Al-Furqan Jame Masjid, said its imam was among the victims.
A man who has attended the mosque, the Al-Furqan Jame Masjid, said its imam had been shot and killed. The congregant, Misba Abdin, 47, a leader of a nonprofit in the neighborhood, said the imam was shot while he was walking away from the mosque with his brother-in-law after he had led a prayer. The gunshots rang out at around 1:55 p.m. a couple of blocks away from the mosque in the Ozone Park neighborhood. The victims, a 64-year-old man and a 55-year-old man, were rushed to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, the police said.
“He is a very religious, pious person, he doesn’t talk, unless he acts,” Mr. Abdin said. “He has no friends and enemies.” Misba Abdin, 47, who attends the mosque and is a leader of a nonprofit in the neighborhood, said the imam had been walking away from the mosque with his brother-in-law after he had led a prayer when they were shot.
The police said they were still investigating whether the shooting, which was initially reported as a robbery, was a hate crime. The gunshots rang out at around 1:55 p.m. near the corner 79th Street and Liberty Avenue in the Ozone Park neighborhood, the police said, a block from the mosque on Glenmore Avenue. The police said they were still investigating whether the shooting, which was initially reported as a robbery, was a hate crime. The police have not released the names of the victims.
The victims, both in their 50s, were rushed to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, the police said. One man was shot in the head and was pronounced dead, and the other victim remained in critical condition on Saturday afternoon, the police said.
The gunman fled after the shooting and remained at large.The gunman fled after the shooting and remained at large.
Mr. Abdin described the imam as a man with no enemies.
“He is a very religious, pious person, he doesn’t talk, unless he acts,” Mr. Abdin said. “He just comes to the mosque and comes home. He has no outside world.”
Mr. Abdin said the imam lived in the neighborhood. The mosque is frequented primarily by people of Bangladeshi origin, he said.Mr. Abdin said the imam lived in the neighborhood. The mosque is frequented primarily by people of Bangladeshi origin, he said.