Police say that Solomon Peña, left, sent a co-conspirator this image showing himself in a car with José Trujillo, an accused gunman in several drive-by shooting attacks on Democratic officials' homes in Albuquerque. Albuquerque Police Department hide caption
"We're worried and concerned that these are connected and possibly politically motivated or personally motivated," Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller, left, said of a string of shootings. He's seen here alongside Police Chief Harold Medina during a press conference via the Albuquerque Police Department's Facebook livestream. Screenshot by NPR hide caption
A young unidentified man bows during the Dhuhr afternoon prayer at the Islamic Center of New Mexico on Aug. 7, 2022, after the fourth Muslim man was killed in Albuquerque. Adolphe Pierre-Louis/AP hide caption
Participants in an interfaith memorial ceremony enter the New Mexico Islamic Center mosque to commemorate four murdered Muslim men, hours after police said they had arrested a prime suspect in the killings, in Albuquerque, N.M., on Tuesday. Andrew Hay/Reuters hide caption
Muhammad Syed, 51, was taken into custody Monday in connection with the killings of four Muslim men in Albuquerque, N.M., over the last nine months. He faces charges in two of the deaths and may be charged in the others. Albuquerque Police Department via AP hide caption
Altaf Hussain cries over the grave of his brother Aftab Hussein at Fairview Memorial Park in Albuquerque, N.M., on Friday, Aug. 5, 2022. A funeral service was held for Aftab Hussein, 41, and Muhammad Afzaal Hussain, 27, at the Islamic Center of New Mexico on Friday. Chancey Bush/The Albuquerque Journal via AP hide caption
Albuquerque Police crime scene specialists photograph bloody articles of clothing after multiple people were stabbed on Sunday. Adolphe Pierre-Louis/The Albuquerque Journal/via AP hide caption
Channing Concho, left, and American Horse photograph themselves in front of a memorial after a sculpture of Spanish conquistador Juan de Onate was removed on June 16, 2020 in Albuquerque. Paul Ratje/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A sculpture of Juan de Oñate's settlers arriving in New Mexico is pictured as city workers remove a sculpture of the Spanish conquistador on June 16 in Albuquerque. Paul Ratje/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Workers for the city of Albuquerque, N.M., remove a sculpture of Spanish conquistador Juan de Oñate on Tuesday. A man was shot a day earlier as an armed militia group attempted to defend the statue from protesters. Paul Ratje/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Kendra Gonzales coaches Linda Haverty on how to add a photo of a friend to her contacts list on her phone. Megan Kamerick/KUNM hide caption
An image taken from a camera worn by an Albuquerque Police Department officer shows a standoff with James Boyd in the Albuquerque foothills, in March of 2014. Two officers will face murder charges over Boyd's death. AP hide caption
Protesters gather outside the Albuquerque Police Department following the shooting deaths of James Boyd and others on March 25. The Justice Department accused the police of engaging in a pattern of excessive force. Rita Daniels/NPR hide caption
Riot police launch tear gas toward activists in downtown Albuquerque, N.M., last month following a 10-hour protest around the city, in response to a deadly police shooting. Russell Contreras/AP hide caption
Riot police faced off with protesters Sunday, during a demonstration against recent police shootings in Albuquerque, N.M. The march lasted at least nine hours. Russell Contreras/AP hide caption