Moncks Corner authorities secured extradition approval from Governor Henry McMaster to return shooting suspect Mahmud Massod Mohammad from Florida to Berkeley County. He faces charges including attempted murder and weapons possession after a January incident at the Muhajirun Wal Ansar Mosque.
Shooting Incident
The January event at the mosque on Old U.S. Highway 52 left one man hospitalized with multiple gunshot wounds but in stable condition at Trident Hospital; police ruled it a personal dispute among temporary residents, not motivated by politics or religion.
Arrest Process
Florida deputies nabbed Mohammad via an automated license plate reader during a traffic stop in Santa Rosa County, holding him on Moncks Corner warrants until extradition cleared.
Upon return, he’ll be booked at Hill-Finklea Detention Center; an early person of interest was cleared.
Community Impact
Mosque leaders stressed the involved parties weren’t congregants and reaffirmed their role as a community refuge, urging unity amid the isolated case.
