![]() ![]() Officials say an imam shot outside his mosque in Newark on Wednesday morning has died from his injuries. The shooting was reported at Masjid Muhammad-Newark at South Orange Avenue and Camden Street around 6:15 a.m. The victim, identified as Imam Hassan Sharif, was transported to University Hospital in critical condition. He was pronounced dead later Wednesday afternoon, according to officials. When police arrived to the scene, they found Sharif lying in the parking lot with multiple gunshot wounds, 10 feet from the mosque entrance. He had bullet wounds in his abdomen and left arm. The shooting suspect carefully modelled his attack for an internet age, as he live-streamed the killing of 50 people at two. Officials say they don't yet know what the motive of the shooting was, if there was one, but they say it does not appear to be an act motivated by bias or domestic terrorism. Erdogan airs New Zealand attack video at campaign rally. "The impact on the community of this sort of particularly dastardly crime cannot be understated," said Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens. People in the area say they believe this shooting had nothing to do with the crisis in the Middle East or ethnic or religious bias. Instead, they blame the ongoing crisis of violence in the neighborhood. "The crime in this area just has to stop," said Newark resident Paulette Williams. I can't take anymore." Daud Haqq, the president of the Tri-State Imams Council, is especially shaken by his friend's death. "My heart is really hurting over him," said Haqq, before questioning the motive, "You're not afraid to attack an imam, how about the average Muslim?" Investigators are now going through security and city-owned street cameras to determine whether they could spot an assailant. ![]() Bullet casings have also been retrieved are being analyzed. Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens vowed to get some answers for the reeling community. ![]()
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