The vehicle detectives are looking for is a dark gray or silver Volkswagen saloon. “We have a very, very strong bond,” Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller said. “We have a vehicle we are interested in… We need to find that vehicle.” He added that state authorities were considering providing “additional police presence in mosques during prayer.” Image: Altaf Hussain cries at the grave of his brother Aftab Hussein at Fairview Memorial Park in Albuquerque The latest victim was shot in Albuquerque on Friday night. Local Islamist leaders said he was killed shortly after the funeral of two other victims killed in the past two weeks. The fourth victim was targeted last November. All four were Muslim men of Pakistani or Afghan descent living in Albuquerque. The latest victim, who has not yet been named, is believed to be in his 20s. The two others killed recently were Muhammad Afzaal Hussain, 27, and Aftab Hussein, 41. Both were from Pakistan and members of the same mosque. The man killed in November was 62-year-old Mohammad Ahmadi. Image: People spread soil over the tomb of Muhammad Afzaal Hussain Muhammad Afzaal Hussain had worked as a field organizer for the campaign of a local MP. Spokeswoman Melanie Stansbury, whose district includes most of Albuquerque, said Mr. Hussain was “one of the kindest and hardest-working people.” “He is committed to making our public spaces work for every person and cleaning up legacy pollution,” he added. City police spokesman Gilbert Gallegos said there were “quite a few things in common with all four homicides.” Asked if investigators were considering the killings as hate crimes, Mr. Gallegos added: “Hate is determined by the motive, and we don’t know that motive at this point.” However, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham called the crimes “targeted killings of Muslim residents.” “These hateful attacks have no place in America,” said President Joe Biden.
