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

The Albuquerque Journal ^ | August 4, 2022 | Elise Kaplan

[CedarDave]

Over the past nine months, police say, three Muslim men were shot to death — without warning — around the city.And now investigators are saying they believe there is a strong possibility the same person — or persons — is responsible.

“While we won’t go into all the specifics of why we think that, there’s one strong commonality in all victims: the race and religion,” said Deputy Cmdr. Kyle Hartsock at a news conference in front of the Islamic Center of New Mexico Thursday morning. “We are taking this very seriously. We want the public’s help in identifying this cowardly individual.”

Hartsock, with the Albuquerque Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division, said he couldn’t release more information on the investigation without compromising it.

The most recent homicide — that of Muhammad Afzaal Hussain, 27 — galvanized a community that remembered him as a vibrant student leader, dedicated planning and land use director for the city of Española and field organizer with Melanie Stansbury campaign for congress.

The shooting came six days after another man, 41-year-old Aftab Hussein, was killed in his apartment complex parking lot less than five miles away. The first shooting, that of Mohammad Ahmadi, 62, happened last November behind the Ariana Halal Market & Cafe he owned with his brother.

Since detectives believe the victims were ambushed, Hartsock said that would “generally tell us this person has been lying in wait.” However, he said they can’t say yet if the shootings were hate crimes.

“We’ve reached out to the FBI immediately and they’ve already committed to give what resources they can,” Hartsock said.

He said in cases like this it’s almost always the public who helps investigators identify a suspect.

[CedarDave]

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[coloradan]

I wonder if they’ve ever thought all the shootings in Chicago could be connected, for similar reasons.

[BenLurkin]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanie_Stansbury

[Larry Lucido]

Troublemaker!

[dfwgator]

So who is the muzzie that did it?

[Red Badger]

Ya think???..................

[DPMD]

As an alternative to actually investigating homicides, how much time and manpower is the PD spending wondering if hate might have been involved? Priorities...

[FlingWingFlyer]

Connected with what? The Muslim shot off his balcony by Joe Dementia while barbequing in Kabul?

[CedarDave]

Connected with what? If they know, they ain't saying or they don't know.

[CedarDave]

[Colt1851Navy]

Old President potato head will sign anything.

[apocalypto]

Good point.

[apocalypto]

Good point.

[cuban leaf]

Probably muslims against each other.

https://www.dawn.com/news/1018849

[Jim W N]

I don’t know. Is ABQ the most dangerous city in the US...

...after Chicago maybe?

I live in a gated community and they still broke into my car twice and finally the third time they just stole my car.

Bosie, ID, is lookin better and better all the time.

[Chode]

without warning

really? Really?? what’s the world coming to???

no warning indeed...

[lee martell]

Were all the victims Sunni or Shia?

[Tijeras_Slim]

None of those occurred in nice areas.

[allblues]

Boise is the libtard Mecca of Idaho. It’s not Berkeley, Boulder or Austin but residents of those cities would find plenty of comrades in Boise.