10月19日，俄亥俄州哥伦布市一清真寺附近发生枪击事件，造成1人死亡，但警方称该杀人案与清真寺及其内部人员无关。警方称，枪击发生在该建筑物旁边一栋公寓楼的停车场内。联邦和地方警员在接到清真寺发生枪击的最初报告后，赶往市中心东北部的该地区。
One person was shot dead on October 19 in Columbus, Ohio, near a mosque, but police say the killing was not linked to the mosque or the people inside, according to Police said it took place in the car park of an apartment block next to the building. Federal and local officers had gone to the area, northeast of downtown, after first reports of a shooting at the mosque.
警方告诉美联社，枪击发生在紧邻清真寺的一处公寓综合体的停车场内。他们表示，该事件与清真寺或其中任何人无关。
Police told AP that the shooting took place in the car park of an apartment complex that sits next to the mosque. They said it was not connected to the house of worship or to anyone inside.
酒精、烟草、火器和爆炸物管理局（ATF）在X平台上的一篇帖子中表示，其特工正在响应关于清真寺发生枪击的报告。联邦和地方当局抵达该地区。美联社称，ATF未立即回复一封要求提供更多细节的电话留言。
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) said in a post on X that its agents were responding to a report of a shooting at the mosque. Federal and local authorities arrived in the area. AP said the ATF did not immediately reply to a phone message asking for more details.
詹姆斯·福夸警长表示，枪击发生时清真寺内正在举行一场活动，该活动与外面发生的事情无关。他表示，有必要明确说明，该枪击事件“与对清真寺本身的袭击无关”，美联社援引其话报道。
Sgt. James Fuqua said an event was under way inside the mosque at the time, and that it was separate from what happened outside. He said it was important to make clear that the shooting “had nothing to do with an attack on the mosque itself”, according to AP.