Police in Albuquerque, New Mexico, say four recent murders of Muslim men may be connected and said the Federal Bureau of Investigation is assisting in the investigation. Officers responded to reports of shots fired just before midnight Friday and found a man in his 20s dead. The man is a Muslim man of South Asian descent and his identity has not been confirmed. According to a press release from the police department, investigators believe the killing may be connected to three other recent killings of Muslim men who are also from South Asia. On August 1, Muhammed Afzaal Hussain, 27, was killed and on July 26, Aftab Hussein, 41, was also killed, according to police. The men were Muslim and from Pakistan, police say. NEW MEXICO FBI, POLICE INVESTIGATING 3 MUSLIM MEN’S SHOOTING DEATHS CONNECTED Muhammad Afzaal Hussain was the director of planning and land use for the city of Española. According to the mayor, Tuesday would have been his one-year anniversary in office. (The City of Española) There is a link between Mohammed’s killing and Aftab’s, according to police. Police are also looking into whether these killings are connected to the killing of Mohammad Ahmadi, a Muslim from Afghanistan, who was killed in November. New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham called the killings “deeply infuriating.” YOUNG MEXICO FIREFIGHTER KILLED IN HELICOPTER CRASH COMMUNITY HONORED: ‘HIS COMMUNITY WAS JUST AWESOME’ “The targeted killings of Muslim Albuquerque residents are deeply infuriating and completely intolerable,” Grisham said. “I am sending additional State Police officers to Albuquerque to work in close coordination with APD and the FBI to bring the killer or killers to justice – and they WILL be found. We will continue to do all we can to support the Muslim community of Albuquerque and greater New Mexico during this difficult time.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Muhammad Afzaal Hussain was the director of planning and land use for the city of Española. According to the mayor, Tuesday would have been his one-year anniversary in office. “It is with deep sadness that I report that on Monday night City of Española Director of Planning and Land Use Muhammad Afzaal Hussain was shot and killed in Albuquerque. APD is investigating the shooting, but it appears that Muhammad was randomly targeted in a senseless act of violence,” Española Mayor John Ramon Vigil said in a Facebook post. “Mohamed was soft-spoken and kind and quick to laugh. He was respected and liked by his colleagues and community members. Tuesday would have marked his first anniversary as head of the city’s planning team.” Adam Sabes is a writer for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to [email protected] and on Twitter @asabes10.
