Man shot and killed in ambush outside Philadelphia mosque, police say

PHILADELPHIA: A man was ambushed, shot and killed outside a North Philadelphia mosque Tuesday afternoon, police said. Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small said at a news conference that surveillance footage showed the victim, a 43-year-old man, walking toward the Al-Aqsa Islamic Community with another man when the shooter ran up behind them and began shooting. The victim reported the Philadelphia Inquirer. The shooter continued shooting even after the victim was on the ground, Small said. The shooter then fled the parking lot in a vehicle.

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