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Afghan refugee pleads no contest to 2 murders in case that shocked Albuquerque’s Muslim community

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An Afghan refugee convicted of first-degree murder in one of three fatal shootings in 2022 that shocked Albuquerque’s Muslim community has pleaded no contest to charges stemming from the other two killings. Prosecutors say 53-year-old Muhammad Syed entered the pleas Tuesday to two counts of second-degree murder in the deaths of Muhammad Afzaal Hussain and Naeem Hussain. A jury had convicted Syed in the shooting death of Aftab Hussein in July 2022. Bernalillo County prosecutors say Syed faces a life prison sentence for Aftab Hussein’s killing and will serve 30 years behind bars in the other cases.

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