"The investigation into the homicide of Imam Hassan Sharif is active and ongoing," the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement, according to NBC News. Imam Hassan Sharif speaks at Masjid Muhammed-Newark in 2023. Police take security measures after Imam Hassan Sharif was shot outside Masjid Muhammad-Newark mosque in Newark, New Jersey, on Jan. 3, 2024. (Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu via Getty Images)NEW JERSEY IMAM SHOT, KILLED, OUTSIDE NEWARK MOSQUE, DA SAYSSharif, who also worked as a TSA agent at Newark Liberty International Airport, was pronounced dead at University Medical Center in Newark several hours later. A funeral ceremony was held for Imam Hassan Sharif at the NIA Masjid & Community Center in Newark, New Jersey, on Jan. 6, 2024.

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