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The death of Luqman Ameen Abdullah – the Muslim leader shot dead Wednesday by FBI agents after he allegedly first opened fire – was mourned and criticized today by some African-American Muslims in metro Detroit and across the U.S.
And religious experts say his death was the first time the U.S. government has killed a religious leader since the 1993 death of David Koresh at the Branch Davidian ranch in Waco, Texas.
"This tragic shooting raises deep concerns regarding the use of lethal force by law enforcement agents," the Muslim Alliance in North America said in a statement today about Abdullah. "We urge law enforcement and the media not to take undo advantage of this tragedy in order to demonize … African American Muslims in particular."
Abdullah was on an advisory board for the Muslim Alliance, and he often met with local imams, said local Muslims.