Officials announced the arrest of Muhammad Syed a day after he was taken into custody. He is charged with the murders of two Muslim men in Albuquerque
, and authorities said he is suspected in the slayings of two others whose deaths sparked fear in Muslim communities nationwide.Police Chief Harold Medina made the announcement on
The slayings drew the attention of President Joe Biden, who said such attacks "have no place in America." They also sent a shudder through Muslim communities, where some people questioned their safety and limited their movements. The common elements in the deaths were the victims' race and religion, officials said, and police were trying to determine if the deaths are linked.
"We are just completely shocked and still trying to comprehend and understand what happened, how and why," she said. Authorities released photos hoping people could help identify the car and offered a $20,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. Few anti-Muslim hate crimes have been recorded in Albuquerque over the last five years, according to FBI data cited by Brian Levin, director of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism and a professor of criminal justice at California State University at San Bernardino.
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