Islamic Suspect Arrested in Killings of Fellow Muslims in New Mexico By Diana Glebova
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/suspect-arrested-in-killings-of-fellow-muslims-in-new-mexico/
Police identified a suspect on Monday believed to be responsible for murdering several Muslim men in the past few months in Albuquerque, N.M. The suspect, also a Muslim man, was identified as 51-year-old Muhammad Syed and was taken into custody Monday night, according to the Albuquerque Journal.
He was charged with the murder of Aftab Hussein and Muhammad Afzaal Hussain, and police believe two other murders may be connected to the string of homicides.
Hussein was found shot to death in the parking lot of his apartment building on July 26, and Hussain was shot and killed outside his apartment on August 1.
Police say evidence indicates that Syed knew the victims “to some extent,” and that there could’ve been a conflict before the shootings, according to the outlet.
The president of the Islamic Center of New Mexico, Ahmad Assed, told the New York Times that police had said the suspect was a Sunni Muslim and may have killed the victims after his daughter married a Shiite Muslim.
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