The four recent murders have raised the concern that a serial killer is targeting members of the Muslim community in Albuquerque
Cecily Barker, with the Albuquerque police, holds a flyer showing photos of a car authorities think is connected to the recent killings of four Muslim men.Cecily Barker, with the Albuquerque police, holds a flyer showing photos of a car authorities think is connected to the recent killings of four Muslim men.Last modified on Tue 9 Aug 2022 07.02 BST
Muhammad Afzaal Hussain, 27, a planning and land use director, is one of four victims in a series of killings of Muslim men in Albuquerque, New Mexico.The brutal murders in Albuquerque have prompted national outcry. Government officials from the New Mexico governor, Michelle Lujan Grisham, to Joe Biden have offered swift condemnation of the crimes and prayers as law enforcement raised the possibility that a serial killer is at work targeting members of the Muslim community.
Awad said local Islamic leadership and law enforcement began to suspect the murderers were not isolated incidents quickly. But Awad said the Muslim community in Albuquerque was living in fear as the killer or killers remain at large. Police have circulated a picture of a grey or silver Volkswagen and asked for help identifying it. But – publicly at least – that is the only major clue so far to the murderer’s whereabouts.
Awad said refugee and immigrant Muslims in the area are most vulnerable, often wearing cultural clothing like kaftans, burqas or shalwars that visibly identifies them as Muslim.
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