Nj Imam Critically Wounded In Shooting Outside Newark Mosque

An imam of Masjid Muhammed was shot Wednesday morning outside a mosque in Newark, New Jersey.

Police said the imam was rushed to University Hospital in critical condition. 

The shooting was reported shortly after 6:15 a.m. near the corner of Camden Street and South Orange Avenue.

So far, the motive for the shooting remains unclear, and it is also unclear whether any students were inside the attached Clara Mohammad School-Newark at the time.