An imam who worked to keep his community safe, has died after being shot outside his mosque in Newark, New Jersey.
Hassan Sharif died at about 2:20 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 3, hours after he was shot multiple times, officials said at an afternoon news conference.
Sharif worked as a transportation security officer (TSO) at Newark Liberty International Airport since 2006, according to a statement from the Transportation Security Administration.
“We are deeply saddened to learn of his passing and send our condolences to his family, friends and co-workers,” TSA said.
At an afternoon news conference, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said, “The evidence collected thus far does not indicate that this was an act motivated by bias or an act of domestic terrorism.”
