Albuquerque police arrest ‘suspect’ in killing of US Muslim men

The slaying of four Muslim men in New Mexico had sparked fear among Muslim-American communities across the country.
The Albuquerque Police Department has said it detained a “primary suspect” in the recent murder of four Muslim men in the US state of New Mexico. The police announced the arrest on Twitter on Tuesday after the killings, which were denounced by President Joe Biden, sparked nationwide alarm among Muslim communities. “We tracked down the vehicle believed to be involved in a recent murder of a Muslim man in Albuquerque,” Police Chief Harold Medina’s office said in a Twitter post.“The driver was detained and he is our primary suspect for the murders. We will update the media later this afternoon.”
Three Muslim men from the same mosque – aged between 25 and 41 – were fatally shot in the area during the past month. A fourth Muslim man was also killed last November in a case that police believe may be linked to the recent shootings. On Sunday, local police released a photo of a car that they described as a “vehicle of interest in the shootings of 4 Muslim men”, soliciting information from the public about it. Local law enforcement had set a $20,000 reward for information leading to the shooter. Source: aljazeera.com