Reward offered in murder of New Jersey Imam

Reward offered in murder of New Jersey Imam

An imam died Wednesday after being shot outside a mosque in Newark, New Jersey, officials told Fox News Digital. The religious leader, identified as Imam Hassan Sharif by New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, was struck at the Masjid Muhammad-Newark mosque at South Orange Avenue and Camden Street at around 6:15 a.m., according to a spokesperson for the Newark Police Department. LiveNOW from FOX Senior Digital Journalist Josh Breslow spoke with Dina Sayedahmed with the Council on Islamic Relations in New Jersey about the killing and calls to apprehend the suspect.

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