One of the four Muslim men killed in New Mexico in recent months had previous confrontations with the man charged in two of the slayings, a brother of the victim says.
Mohammad Zaher Ahmadi, 62, was fatally shot outside the Ariana Halal Market & Cafe on Nov. 7 — roughly two years after he confronted the suspect, Muhammad Syed, 51,Syed has not been charged in Ahmadi's death, but authorities have said he is the primary suspect. Syed is also a suspect in the killing of Naeem Hussain, 25, on Friday.Syed was charged Wednesday with the murder on July 26 of Aftab Hussein, 41, and the slaying of Muhammad Afzaal Hussain, 27, on Aug. 1.
NBC News could not verify Hadi’s account. Syed's lawyer did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Upon closer inspection, the tires appeared to have been slashed, Hadi said. The couple reported the incident to the mosque and later were shown security video from the parking lot that appeared to show a man slashing the tires.In a separate interview, Ahmad Assed, the president of the Islamic Center, corroborated Hadi’s story and said Syed was temporarily banned from services after the incident. He eventually returned without incident, Assed said.
The two were close, he said, recalling Ahmadi as a “big chef” who enjoyed cooking American dishes as well as the cuisine of his native country. Ahmadi once catered for 800 people over one weekend, Hadi said.
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