One dead and one hurt after shooting near Ohio mosque prompts massive police response
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At least one person is dead, and another is injured after a shooting near an Ohio mosque Monday afternoon.
Columbus police officers responded to the report of a shooting on Albert Avenue, near Alrahma Mosque, at 2:10 p.m., 10 WBNS reported.
One person was pronounced dead at 2:19. Authorities found a second victim, though their condition was not immediately known.
A photographer with the Columbus Dispatch who was at the scene at the time said the shooting happened during a funeral at the mosque.
Officers with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives also responded to the scene, authorities said.
A large section of Albert Avenue has been closed off with crime scene tape.
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