Police investigate son of prime suspect in New Mexico killings of Muslim men
Police consider the son of the prime suspect within the killings of 4 Muslim males could have performed a task within the murders, which have shaken the Muslim neighborhood in New Mexico’s largest metropolis.
Cellphone knowledge exhibits Shaheen Syed, 21, was in the identical “basic space” of Albuquerque as his father on the time of the Aug. 5 killing of 25-year-old trucking entrepreneur Naeem Hussain, in response to a submitting by federal prosecutors for a Monday detention listening to throughout which Syed was denied bail.
Syed’s legal professional, John Anderson, stated the allegations have been “exceedingly skinny and speculative.”
Police final week charged Shaheen Syed’s father, Muhammad Syed, 51, with two of the murders and linked the 4 killings to non-public grudges, probably fuelled by intra-Muslim sectarian hatred. Shaheen Syed was arrested final week on federal firearms fees for offering a false handle.
“Legislation enforcement officers even have just lately found proof that seems to tie the defendant, Shaheen Syed, to those killings,” the submitting stated.
Brokers consider Shaheen Syed noticed Naeem Hussain leaving an Aug. 5 funeral service for 2 of the murdered Muslim males, based mostly on FBI evaluation of cell tower knowledge. He then adopted Hussain to the realm of a parking zone the place he was shot useless.
“Phone calls between Muhammad Atif Syed and the defendant (Shaheen Syed) can be per fast surveillance calls, each earlier than and after the capturing,” the submitting stated.
Prosecutors didn’t present proof on the opposite shootings.
Imtiaz Hussain stated he believed at the least two folks have been concerned within the Aug. 1 homicide of his brother Muhammad Afzaal Hussain.
A pistol and rifle have been used to shoot Afzaal Hussain, a metropolis planning director, 15 instances in round 15 to twenty seconds, in response to police data and Imtiaz.
For one suspect it’s tough to make use of two weapons in that quick an interval,“ stated Imtiaz Hussain.
The victims Naeem Hussain and Afzaal Hussain weren’t associated.
Muhammad Syed, an Afghan refugee, has been charged with killing Afzaal Hussain, who was from Pakistan, and cafe supervisor Aftab Hussein, 41, who had ties to Afghanistan and Pakistan. A fourth man, grocery store proprietor Mohammad Ahmadi, 62, was shot useless on Nov. 7, 2021.
Police have stated they’re working with prosecutors on potential fees for the murders of Naeem Hussain and Ahmadi.
