After the first three shootings, police said it’s a “strong possibility” the same suspect is responsible.
Then came Friday’s killing of Naeem Hussain. Medina said Saturday that “there is reason to believe” his death is related to the three earlier killings. In a tweet posted after the press conference, Medina noted that the CrimeStoppers tip line reward for providing information about the shootings leading to an arrest has been increased to $20,000.Saturday that they will award $10,000 to the person who provides information to law enforcement that results in an arrest.
“I think it is too early to comment on that or classify it with a term like that right now. This is an alarming death that connects to the others as far as we can tell, so we will focus on that and focus together with our federal partners,” APD Public Information Officer Gilbert Gallegos said Saturday.
“People are beginning to panic,” Tahir Gauba, the director of public affairs with the Islamic Center of New Mexico told theGauba said that the funerals for Muhammad Afzaal Hussain and Hussein had been held on Friday, hours before the fourth shooting took place. He said that Naeem Hussain, the fourth victim, had attended the service.
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