Muhammad Syed

The brother of Muhammad Afzaal Hussain, one of three Muslim men gunned down in Albuquerque in the summer of 2022, spoke with KUNM about suspect Muhammad Syed taking a plea deal Tuesday in the final two murder cases.

A year ago, the killings of three Muslim men, in addition to a fourth several months earlier, shook the Albuquerque community. Muhammad Syed, who attended the same mosque as the victims, was arrested and charged with three of the murders and is a suspect in the fourth. The brother of Muhammad Afzaal Hussain, killed last August, says he still doesn't know why.

An Afghan refugee charged in the shooting deaths of two Muslim men will remain behind bars until trial after a judge agreed with prosecutors Wednesday that the man represents a danger to the community.