Suspect in series of Muslims killings in Albuquerque faces third murder charge

CHICAGO: A suspect in a sequence of killings of Muslim males that came about over a interval of 10 months in Albuquerque, New Mexico, now faces three homicide prices, native police stated.Muhammad Syed, 51, was charged on Monday with first diploma homicide in reference to the demise of Naeem Hussain, 25, who was shot and killed on Aug. 5 after attending the funeral of two different alleged victims.Syed had already been charged in reference to the taking pictures deaths of Muhammad Afzaal Hussain, 27, on Aug. 1 and Aftab Hussein, 41, on July 26. Police stated that Syed additionally stays their “prime suspect” within the killing of Mohammed Amir Ahmadi, 62, on Nov. 7, 2021, and investigations are persevering with.”Our murder detectives proceed to work with prosecutors to make sure all victims obtain justice on this tragic case,” stated Albuquerque Police Chief Harold Medina. He confirmed that Syed has now been formally charged with first diploma homicide in three of the 4 killings, which shocked New Mexico’s Muslim neighborhood.Additionally on Monday, it was revealed {that a} grand jury has indicted Syed on three counts of tampering with proof in reference to the three homicide prices.In accordance with police, Syed allegedly shot Naeem Hussain as he sat within the driver’s seat of his automobile in a parking zone. Hussain’s pals instructed officers he had attended the funerals of Aftab Hussein and Muhammad Afzaal Hussain earlier that day.Detectives stated video-surveillance footage confirmed a grey Volkswagen Jetta leaving the scene after Hussain was shot. Police launched a photograph of the automobile on Aug. 8 and stated ideas from the general public, together with members of Albuquerque’s Muslim neighborhood, and extra video footage helped them establish it and proprietor. Syed was arrested on Aug. 9 and charged with the primary two murders.Police haven’t commented on the potential motive for the killings.