Headline Roundup • August 8th, 2022
Police Seek 'Vehicle of Interest' in Slayings of 4 Muslim Men in New Mexico
Summary from the AllSides News Team
Police are seeking a 'vehicle of interest' as authorities investigate the shooting deaths of four men of Muslim faith in Albuquerque, New Mexico over the past year.
The vehicle, according to Albuquerque Deputy Police Chief Cecily Barker, is a dark gray or metallic charcoal Volkswagen Jetta, sold in North America between 2011 and 2018. Mohammad Ahmadi was killed last November, and on Friday afternoon, Naeem Hussain was shot to death. Two other Muslim men - 41-year-old Aftab Hussein and 27-year-old Muhammad Afzaal Hussain - were shot and killed on July 26 and August 1 outside their homes.
These slayings have led to an outcry in Albuquerque's Muslim community, as local law enforcement and city officials denounce the violence and assure the community that they are working together to deploy every resource to this investigation. New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has deployed additional state police to help with the probe into what appears to be "targeted killings," and President Joe Biden has expressed anger and sadness over the possibility that the violence was driven by opposition to the victim's faith.
News sources across the political spectrum, especially left- and center-rated sources, covered the news and framed the killings as those of a potential serial killer.
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Liam DeBonis/Albuquerque Journal
On Friday afternoon, Naeem Hussain attended the funeral service for two Muslim men who were killed in the past two weeks. He joined other mourners afterward, sharing a meal, at the Islamic Center of New Mexico. Then he left.
Several hours later, a little before midnight, Naeem Hussain was shot to death in a parking lot of an organization that offers services for refugees and asylum seekers near San Mateo and Copper NE, according to the Islamic Center’s spokesman.
His death was the latest in what police suspect is a...
ZUMAPRESS.com
Authorities are investigating the possibility that a serial killer has been hunting Muslim people in Albuquerque, New Mexico after four men of the faith were murdered there in the past year.
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said Saturday that she deployed additional state police to help with the probe into the “targeted killings.”
“The targeted killings of Muslim residents of Albuquerque is deeply angering and wholly intolerable,” she wrote on Twitter.
“We will not stop in our pursuit of justice for the victims and their families and are bringing...
Chancey Bush / AP
Authorities said Sunday that they are seeking information about a "vehicle of interest" in connection with the slayings of four Muslim men in Albuquerque, New Mexico, since November.
Albuquerque Deputy Police Chief Cecily Barker said law enforcement is looking for a metallic charcoal or dark gray late-model Volkswagen Jetta from central New Mexico.
Mayor Tim Keller said before he introduced Barker: "We have a very, very strong lead. We have a vehicle of interest."
Barker did not say exactly what might tie such a car to the case. It appeared the vehicle...
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