Police in Albuquerque are investigatingthe murders of four Muslim menand a string of Released a photo of a car believed to be related to the killer's death. The community rattled.
Police said in his press release on Sunday that they are seeking help from the public to identify the wanted vehicle. It's a dark gray or silver door Volkswagen with tinted windows that looks like a Jetta.
Police did not disclose when or where the images were taken or why they suspected the vehicle was involved in the crime.
Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller said Sunday, "We have a very strong connection. 'We have a vehicle of interest... we have to find this vehicle.'" }
Police are trying to determine if there is any connection between the killing quartet.
Naeem Hussain, 25, was shot dead in Albuquerque late Friday, and an ambush killed him three Muslim men in the past nine months. Deputy Police Chief Kyle Hartsock said the common denominator among all victims was race and religion.
Hussein, who is from Pakistan, attended the funerals of two other Muslim men who were killed outside an organization that aids refugees just hours after expressing fear of being shot. , he reported to CNN.
Hussein was found dead after police received a gunshot call.
Last week, police confirmed that local detectives and federal law enforcement officers were looking for links between separate crimes.
Two men — Muhammad Afzar Hussein, 27, and Aftab Hussein, 41 — were killed near their homes last week. Both were from Pakistan and were members of the same mosque.
The third case is the November 2021 killing of Mohammad Ahmadi, 62, a Muslim man of South Asian descent, near his family's halal market. ,reported the Albuquerque Journal.
Police declined to say whether Friday's murder was carried out in a manner similar to other deaths.
Hussein's brother-in-law One Ethan Shaharami told CNN that Hussein, 25, fled Pakistan as a refugee in 2015 and became a US citizen only last month.
"He was the most generous, kind, generous, patient and down-to-earth person I have ever met," Shahrami said. "He was a very hard worker. He took home what he made and shared it with his family."
Hussein was planning to launch his own trucking company this year and bring his wife to buy property in Virginia from Pakistan.
Tahir Gauba, spokesman for the Islamic Center in New Mexico, told CNN that Hussein had died hours before his death in two of the shooting victims, Muhammad Afzar Hussein. said he had attended Aftab Hussein's funeral.
"He stopped by and said, 'Hey, what's going on?' He was worried. I told him to be careful," Gauba said. Told.
Authorities said they could not yet say whether the shooting was a hate crime until a suspect could be identified and a motive identified.
Ahmad Acedo, president of the Islamic Center in New Mexico, said of the cramped conditions in Albuquerque: The Muslim community is "incredibly horrified" by the killings.
"Some people want to move out of the state until things settle down," Assed said. He told CNN that Muslim businesses were closing early, adding that young people were staying home out of fear.
"We will bring this person or these people to justice," Gov. Michel Lejean Grisham said Sunday.
President Biden also condemned the Albuquerque killings.
"Anger and saddened by the brutal murder of four Muslim men in Albuquerque," Biden tweeted on Sunday. “While we await a full investigation, my prayers are with the families of the victims and my administration strongly supports the Muslim community.
Filled attacks are unacceptable in America."
with post wires