Investigators say shootings of 3 Muslim men in ABQ may be connected

Ahmad Assed, president of the Islamic Center of New Mexico, speaks during a news conference to address the killing of 27-year-old Muhammad Afzaal Hussain held at the Islamic Center of New Mexico in southeast Albuquerque on Thursday, August 4, 2022. Muhammad Afzaal Hussain was shot and killed less than a block from his home on Cornell, south of Coal SE Monday night. Prior to the new conference leaders from APD, District Attorney’s Office and the FBI met with members of the Muslim community to discuss recent violent crimes.(Chancey Bush/ Albuquerque Journal)

Ahmad Assed, the president of Islamic Center of New Mexico, speaks at a news conference in front of the center, flanked by APD Deputy Cmdr. Kyle Hartsock, left, and Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Albuquerque Office Raul Bujanda. Law enforcement believes one suspect could be responsible for killing three Muslim men in the past nine months. (Chancey Bush/ Albuquerque Journal)

Investigators say shootings of 3 Muslim men in ABQ may be connected
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Aftab Hussein

Aftab Hussein

Accused killer had been asked to leave mosque

Muhammad Afzaal Hussain, 27, was killed in a neighborhood south of the University of New Mexico on August 1, 2022. (Courtesy of Muhammad Imtiaz Hussain) rbrowman@abqjournal.com Wed Aug 03 17:07:05 -0600 2022 1659568025 FILENAME: 1945500.jpg

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