{"id":2284,"date":"2026-05-22T04:01:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T04:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=2284"},"modified":"2026-05-22T04:01:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T04:01:27","slug":"fort-bend-county-increasing-patrols-at-mosques-following-san-diego-shooting-houston-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=2284","title":{"rendered":"Fort Bend County increasing patrols at mosques following San Diego shooting, Houston incident"},"content":{"rendered":"<div> <!-- --> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas<\/strong> &#8211; <\/span>In the wake of Monday\u2019s deadly mosque shooting in San Diego, leaders and civil rights advocates gathered Thursday in Fort Bend County to condemn a disturbing rise in anti-Muslim hate.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=2282\">Houston weather: Flood watch remains for several counties through the weekend, more rounds of rain possible<\/a><\/p>\n<p>At a joint press conference, County Commissioner Dexter L. McCoy, District Attorney Brian Middleton, and representatives from CAIR-Texas called for unity and announced immediate safety measures for local houses of worship.<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<h2>Local Incident Sparks Alert<\/h2>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>Local perspective:<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>While local officials emphasize there is no active threat, anxiety is high following a recent incident at the Ismaili Center in downtown Houston, where an individual entered the building and shouted slurs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>No injuries were reported, but the incident has allegedly put the region&#8217;s large Muslim population on high alert.<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>Big picture view:<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>An estimated 500,000 Muslims live in the greater Houston area. In Fort Bend County alone, three major mosques\u2014including the Maryam Islamic Center\u2014see big crowds, drawing upwards of 3,000 worshipers every Friday, with nearly 1,000 people attending each hour-long prayer.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=2279\">Houston jewelry store owner, manager accused of selling counterfeit products<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Muslim community here \u2014 they are teachers. They are officers. And all of them are our neighbors,&#8221; Commissioner McCoy said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<h2>Heightened Security Precautions<\/h2>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s next:<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>Following 15\u201320 inquiries from concerned citizens about local safety, law enforcement agencies\u2014including the Fort Bend County Precinct 4 Constable&#8217;s Office\u2014are immediately increasing patrols around area mosques, specifically during designated prayer times.<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>What you can do:<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>Officials are urging the public to remain vigilant and report any suspicious behavior, emphasizing that houses of worship must remain safe sanctuaries free from fear.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=2277\">Hidden camera found in Rosenberg restroom leads to arrest<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- --> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the wake of Monday\u2019s deadly mosque shooting in San Diego and a recent incident in Houston, leaders and civil rights advocates gathered Thursday in Fort Bend County to condemn a disturbing rise in anti-Muslim hate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2283,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,119,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2284","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime-and-public-safety","category-fort-bend-county","category-top-stories"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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