BREAKING: Prime suspect is arrested in serial murder of FOUR Muslim men in Albuquerque after cops chased car discovered by witnesses at scene
- A suspect has been arrested in connection with the serial killing of four Muslim men in Albuquerque over the past nine months
- Each of the men was fatally shot within a five mile radius of each other
- Albuquerque Police Chief Harold Medina announced Tuesday that police had tracked down the suspect’s vehicle and arrested the driver
- More information is expected to be released later this afternoon
A man believed to be the prime suspect in the serial murder of four Muslim men in Albuquerque has been arrested
All of the victims had immigrated to the United States from South Asia and were fatally shot within a five-mile radius within the past nine months.
The victims include Mohammad Zahir Ahmadi, 62; Aftab Hussein, 41; Muhammad Afzaal Hussain, 27; and Naeem Hussain, 25.
No information was immediately available on the suspect, but Albuquerque Police Chief Harold Medina announced on Twitter on Tuesday: “We have located the vehicle believed to be involved in a recent murder of a Muslim man in Albuquerque was.
“The driver was arrested and he is our prime suspect in the murders.”
The announcement comes just two days after the Albuquerque Police Department released photos of a dark gray sedan they believed was used to transport the victims after it was spotted by witnesses at one of the murder scenes.
Police are offering a $20,000 reward for any information leading to a suspect.
Albuquerque officials are expected to provide more information at a news conference later this afternoon.
Mohammad Zahir Ahmadi, 62, was the first Muslim man to be killed in Albuquerque in November 2021
An apparent serial killer’s victims include Aftab Hussein, 41, left, and Muhammad Afzaal Hussain, 27, who was shot dead on August 1 near the University of New Mexico. All of the victims immigrated to the United States from South Asia, and all are practicing the Muslim faith
Naeem Hussein, 25, became the youngest victim when he was gunned down in the middle of the street on Saturday
Albuquerque Police Chief Harold Medina announced Tuesday that a “prime suspect” has been arrested in the murder of four Muslim men
The latest killing occurred on Saturday when 25-year-old Naeem Hussein was gunned down in the middle of the street.
He immigrated to the United States as a refugee from Pakistan in 2016, CNN reported, fleeing persecution as a Shia Muslim.
Hussein became a citizen of the United States just last month, his brother-in-law Ehsan Shahalami said, and earlier this year he opened his own trucking business.
Hussein was described as a kind, generous and hardworking person.
On the day he was killed, a spokesman for one of the local mosques said he attended a funeral for two other victims – and expressed his fears about the shootings.
Police on Sunday released photos of a dark gray sedan they believe was used to transport the victims after it was spotted by witnesses at one of the murder scenes
In the past nine months, four Muslim men have been shot dead within a five-mile radius
The local Muslim community was shaken as it held a funeral for two of the victims on Friday, both of whom attended the same mosque