Naeem Hussain was killed Friday evening, and the three different males died in ambush shootings.
Hussain, 25, was from Pakistan. His loss of life got here simply days after these of Muhammad Afzaal Hussain, 27, and Aftab Hussein, 41, who have been additionally from Pakistan and members of the identical mosque.
The earliest case includes the November killing of Mohammad Ahmadi, 62, from Afghanistan.
The widespread parts within the deaths have been the victims’ race and faith, officers stated, and police have been attempting to find out if the deaths are linked.
Debbie Almontaser, a Muslim group chief in New York, stated {that a} feminine good friend who lives in Michigan and wears the hijab head overlaying shared along with her over the weekend simply how rattled she was. “She’s like, ‘That is so terrifying. I’m so scared. I journey alone,’” Almontaser stated.
Aneela Abad, common secretary on the Islamic Centre of New Mexico, described a group reeling from the killings, its grief compounded by confusion and concern of what might comply with.
“We’re simply fully shocked and nonetheless attempting to grasp and perceive what occurred, how and why,” she stated.
Some folks have prevented going out except “completely needed,” and a few Muslim college college students have been questioning whether or not it’s protected for them to remain within the metropolis, she stated. The centre has additionally beefed up its safety.
Police initially stated the identical car was suspected of being utilized in all 4 homicides — a darkish grey or silver four-door Volkswagen that seemed to be a Jetta or Passat with darkish tinted home windows. However the police chief’s tweet referred solely to the car’s reference to one slaying.
Authorities launched photographs hoping folks might assist establish the automobile and provided a $20,000 reward for info resulting in an arrest.
Reuters, AP
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