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Aftab Hussein

Case from Albuquerque, NM dated Jul 26, 2022

Victim Details

Aftab Hussein

Male

Middle Eastern / Arab

Albuquerque

NM

2022-07-26

41

Aftab

Hussein

06/25/2026

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On July 26, 2022, Aftab Hussein, a 41-year-old man from Pakistan, was fatally shot in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This incident was part of a series of ambush shootings that targeted Muslim men in the city, sparking widespread fear and grief within the Muslim community.

Aftab Hussein's murder was one of the four homicides that occurred over several months, all of which were linked by the common elements of the victims' race and religion. The investigation into his death, as well as the other ...
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  • Aftab Hussein July. 26, 2022 - City of Albuquerque
  • Muhammad Syed charged for murder of Naeem Hussain
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