Incident Summary:

02/28/2019: An assailant armed with a firearm smashed the windows of Al-Rahman Mosque during prayers in Dayton, Ohio, United States. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Anti-Muslim extremists.

GTD ID:
201902280033

When:
2019-02-28

Country:
United States

Region:
North America

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Ohio

City:
Dayton

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Religious Figures/Institutions
Name of Entity Al-Rahman Mosque
Specific Description Mosque
Nationality of Target United States
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Minor (likely < $1 million)
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Handgun
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Anti-Muslim extremists No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 1
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Muslim civil rights group urges law enforcement to probe Monroe shots fired incident," Dayton Daily News, May 7, 2019.