Albuquerque Police Department
The suspect charged with killing two Muslim men in Albuquerque this summer—and thought to have murdered two more since November—was known to police and had several domestic violence arrests, court records obtained by The Daily Beast reveal.
Yet despite the disturbing accusations against Muhammad Syed, 51, his wife and daughter told one local TV station, KRQE, they believe he’s innocent. “I believe they will release my father,” his daughter Lubna said. “He didn’t do anything.” However, the pair did say that the family knew three of the four men who were killed.
Syed is accused of murdering Aftab Hussein, 41, on July 26, and Muhammad Afzaal Hussain, 27, on Aug. 1. He’s also the main suspect in the homicides of Naeem Hussain, 25, who was killed on Aug. 5 after attending a funeral for the other two victims, and Mohammad Ahmadi, 62, who was gunned down in November outside a market he operated with his brother.