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Muslim communities are reeling after the fourth killing in a potential string of murders of Muslim men in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
All the deaths have taken place in a nine-month period, stoking fear among local faith groups and garnering attention from Muslim leaders nationwide.
The APD chief of police announced Tuesday that the Volkswagen sedan believed to be involved in the most recent murder of 25-year-old Pakistan native Naeem Hussain has been tracked down and the driver has been detained.
Muhammad Syed, 51, is the primary suspect in the murders, according to the APD. Syed has been charged with murder in the deaths of Naeem Hussain and Aftab Hussein, Albuquerque Police Chief Harold Medina said, adding that investigators are working with the district attorney’s office on potential charges for the murders of the other two men.
The news comes just after the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, announced a $10,000 reward for information that would lead to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the deaths.
“The lives of Albuquerque Muslims are in danger. Whoever is responsible for this horrific, hateful shooting spree must be identified and stopped — now,” CAIR National Deputy Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell said in a statement.
Police are investigating whether the killing is connected to the Aug.
