‘This was an evil act’: Lancaster man sentenced for ambush stabbing outside Islamic center

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — A Lancaster man was sentenced after pleading guilty to stabbing a man and injuring another in an ambush outside the downtown Islamic Community Center in 2025, according to a news release.

Mohammad Arif Abdul Rashid, 33, pleaded guilty on Oct. 21 to one count of attempted criminal homicide, aggravated assault, and recklessly endangering another person, the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office announced.

He will serve between eight and 16 years in a state prison, the release confirmed…

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