Imam Hassan Sharif was in his car when he was shot more than once at about 6 a.m. Wednesday near the Masjid-Muhammad Mosque in Newark, the state’s largest city.
A New Jersey imam was gunned down outside his mosque before dawn Wednesday, leaving authorities hunting for a shooter and saying they’ve found no evidence yet that an
“We share your pain and we promise to utilize the full resources of those here and those who are continuing to partner with us to we make sure that this heinous crime is solved,” he said.
The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, called Sharif a “beacon of leadership and excellence.” and said that while the shooter’s motives are unknown, the group is advising all mosques to “remain cautious” while keeping their doors open.
About 320,000 of the state’s roughly 9 million residents are Muslim, Platkin said. After Wednesday’s shooting, officials reached out to Muslim communities in the city and across the state.
“We’re asking everybody in our community and our partners to let us know if there’s anything that they want to be done and anything that is making them feel unsafe so we can respond,” he said.
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