Learning about the shooting in San Diego has been especially hard for the local Muslim community. The imam of the mosque that was attacked in San Diego was also a longtime imam in Colorado, so many people know him in the state.
Eliot “L.P.” Howe has been a Muslim for about four months.
“It’s definitely been interesting,” Howe told CBS Colorado. “Alhamdulillah, I’ve met really great people and connected with people I really admire a lot, and have been praying five times a day.”…