ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Police announced Tuesday that they have detained a "primary suspect" in the killings of four Muslim men in Albuquerque, New Mexico, whose deaths sparked fear in Muslim communities nationwide.Police Chief Harold Medina made the announcement on Twitter, saying that authorities had tracked down a vehicle believed to be involved in one of the slayings in New Mexico’s largest city."The driver was detained, and he is our primary suspect for the murders," the tweet said.RELATED: Muslim man killed in Albuquerque may be linked to other Muslim shooting deaths: policeNo other information was immediately available.
Police planned to provide an update later Tuesday.Albuquerque police say they have detained the "primary suspect" in the killings of four Muslim men in New Mexico’s largest city.Naeem Hussain was killed Friday night, and the three other men died in ambush shootings.Hussain, 25, was from Pakistan.
His death came just days after those of Muhammad Afzaal Hussain, 27, and Aftab Hussein, 41, who were also from Pakistan and members of the same mosque.RELATED: Albuquerque police request assistance in identifying vehicle of interest in murders of four Muslim menThe earliest case involves the November killing of Mohammad Ahmadi, 62, from Afghanistan.Authorities on Monday sought help searching for a vehicle that appeared to be the one discovered on Tuesday.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.Debbie Almontaser, a Muslim community leader in New York, said that a female friend who lives in Michigan and wears the hijab head covering shared with her over the weekend just how rattled she was. "She’s like,.