Police name suspect in killing of Muslim men (Four killed in ABQ. Suspect is Muhammad Syed, 51)

The Albuquerque Journal ^ | August 9, 2022 | Elise Kaplan

[CedarDave]

Detectives have detained a suspect in a string of killings of Muslim men in Albuquerque.

Muhammad Syed, 51, was taken into custody Monday night.

Syed is charged in two of the homicides — that of Aftab Hussein on July 26 and Muhammad Afzaal Hussain on Aug. 1.

Police say the evidence shows he knew the victims “to some extent” and a conflict may have led to the shootings. They say the gun used in the two homicides was discovered in a search of his home overnight.

Albuquerque police had been working with the FBI and local law enforcement after four Muslim men were killed over a period of nine months. Three were killed within 10 days of each other and investigators had said there was a strong possibility that the same person was responsible.

The homicides had gained national and international attention and had put the Muslim community in Albuquerque on edge. Many had said they were staying inside out of fear that they could be next.

Then early Tuesday afternoon, Police Chief Harold Medina announced on Twitter that the department had “tracked down the vehicle believed to be involved in a recent murder of a Muslim man in Albuquerque. “The driver was detained and he is our primary suspect for the murders,” the chief wrote.

Santa Rosa police told the Journal the department provided traffic assistance for the arrest just outside of Santa Rosa as U.S. Marshals and New Mexico State Police took the suspect into custody.

[CedarDave]

The most recent victim, Naeem Hussain, 25, was killed in the driver’s seat of his car on Friday night (August 5) several hours after leaving the funeral services for the other two men. Police believe the three homicides are connected and also believe the Nov. 7 fatal shooting of Mohammad Ahmadi, 62, may be as well.

[imabadboy99]

is he a “white” arab?

[CedarDave]

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[MercyFlush]

Well this story will die in the new since it’s not a white guy who did it.

[toddausauras]

My condolences to all at CNN

[ConservativeInPA]

Muhammad Syed, 51 … yep, just as I thought, a white supremacist. His family probably came over on the Mayflower or shortly there after.

[DannyTN]

So what’s the motive?

[House Atreides]

Well, well, well… so, after all, it’s NOT an anti-Muslim hate crime, a conclusion to which the government and media IMMEDIATELY JUMPED TO.

[nwrep]

White Supremacy.

[CedarDave]

Well this story will die in the news since it’s not a white guy who did it.

Indeed, there was speculation here on FR that it was a disagreement between Muslims.

[ought-six]

I called that a couple days ago: The perp will be a muzz.

[DoughtyOne]

I think most of us thought that would be the case.

Would be interesting to know what caused this, other than
a sick mind.

[dainbramaged]

Tribe versus tribe? Who let them in?

[logi_cal869]

So much for their ‘muslim hate crime’ narrative that ginned up briefly last week.

[dfwgator]

HA I CALLED IT!

[VanShuyten]

Just yesterday, a news report said they were looking at a racist hate crime.

A similar thing will happen in Maryland, where anti-Semitic graffiti was found in a DC suburb. White nationalists are blamed right now, but the graffiti was found in an area with tons of Central American illegals, who are famous for their anti-Semitism.

[LegendHasIt]

I had a feeling that this would turn out to be ‘tribal warfare’.

The media will be sad that it wasn’t ‘white supremacy’.

Thanks for the ping, Dave

[PGR88]

Kudos to all those FRreepers who predicted it was an internecine Muslim/gangster thing.

[SteelPSUGOP]

he is a supremist all right.......

[JudgemAll]

Probably a schizo crypto marxist progressist muslim like Obama taking it on traditional muslims.