Muhammad Syed sentenced to life for murders of Muslim men in 2022

Muhammad Syed sentenced to life for murders of Muslim men in 2022

Muhammad Syed was the prime suspect in four murders of Muslim men in Albuquerque in 2022.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Muhammad Syed learned his fate Friday inside an Albuquerque courtroom.

Syed randomly targeted and killed three Muslim men in the summer of 2022. A jury convicted Syed in March for the murder of Aftab Hussein.

Then, he took a plea deal for the other two murder cases he was still facing. He won’t be eligible for parole for 30 years.