Suspect Arrested in Killings of 2 Men in New Mexico, All Are Part of Local Muslim Community

This photo released Aug. 9, 2022, by the Albuquerque Police Department shows Muhammad Syed, 51, who was taken into custody Aug. 8, 2022, in connection with the killings of four Muslim men in Albuquerque, New Mexico, over the last nine months. He faces charges in two of the deaths and is the primary suspect in the other two murders. Albuquerque Police Department via AP

Officers from the Albuquerque Police Department (APD) in New Mexico and the FBI have arrested Muhammad Syed, 51, in connection with the murders of two other Muslim men in the city.

On Aug. 7, the APD released photos of a Volkswagen vehicle believed to have ties with the murders of four Muslim men over the past year that has put the Islamic community in the region on alert.