US police say killings of four Muslim men may be linked

Muhammad Afzaal Hussain, the planning and land use director for the city of Espa?ola, N.M., was fatally shot in Albuquerque.

Police in the US state of New Mexico said Saturday they are investigating the murders of three Muslim men that they suspect are related to a fourth homicide from last year.

The Albuquerque police department said in a statement they had found the latest victim overnight Friday.

They did not identify him but said he was in his mid-20s, Muslim and "a native from South Asia."

"Investigators believe Friday's murder may be connected to three recent murders of Muslim men also from South Asia," the statement said.