Winnipeg mosque allegedly shot at, police hate crime coordinators investigating
Police say two suspects damaged windows at the mosque after possible gunfire and racist comments, and no one was injured.
- On Wednesday, the Rahma Islamic Centre in the 500 block of Watt Street was attacked, with Winnipeg Police Service investigating reports of gunfire and property damage at the religious site.
- Before the shooting, two suspects passed the mosque shouting racist comments, then returned on foot to break windows with an unknown object, prompting police to investigate the incident as a hate crime.
- During prayer, one member of the congregation heard what was believed to be gunfire outside, Sheikh Faisal, the centre's director, said, though no injuries were reported.
- NCCM spokesperson Fatima Abdullah said the community is "deeply shaken," noting the attack echoed the 2017 Quebec City mosque shooting where six worshippers were killed.
- Describing the pattern, NCCM officer Sadaf Ahmed said, "What happened is the consequence of hatred that has been allowed to go unchecked," citing documented escalation in anti-Muslim incidents across Canada.
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