A man was shot and killed in what police are saying was a carjacking near an Islamic Center in Upper Darby Sunday night.
At this time police do not believe this incident was a hate crime or motivated by bias or based on the victim’s membership to the mosqueA man was shot and killed during a carjacking that happened outside of an Islamic Center in Upper Darby Sunday night.
Police say the victim, a 65-year-old man, was shot in the chest near the Masjid Al-Madinah Islamic Center. He was pronounced dead by medics. The shots were fired around 7:45 p.m. when people were entering the mosque for evening prayer, according to Brother Siddique with the Islamic Center. Officers are on the scene of a shooting in the area of 69th and Walnut. Please avoid the area. We will update as soon as we can.The victim’s car was taken and was recovered by police a short time later, Upper Darby Superintendent Timothy Bernhardt said.
At this time police do not believe this incident was a hate crime or motivated by bias or based on the victim’s membership to the mosque.At this time there is no further information from the police.
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