One person dead in Columbus shooting near mosque

At least one person was killed in a shooting that occurred close to a mosque in Columbus, Ohio, police said. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) in Columbus initially reported that its agents were “responding to a reported shooting incident at a mosque in the 2200 block of Albert Avenue.”

Local authorities later clarified that the gunfire happened near the mosque, but the religious building itself was not the target. Sergeant James Fuqua told the Associated Press, “We want to make it clear this was not an attack on the mosque.”

According to the police, the incident stemmed from a dispute at an apartment building located on the same block as the mosque. The shooting left one person dead, and investigations are ongoing.

(Al Jazeera Staff, 19 October 2026)