Police questioning suspect in shooting of Bangladeshi Imam

Investigation into killing in Queens neighborhood ongoing
Bangladeshi Imam

A man is now being questioned in connection with shooting of a Bangladeshi imam Maulana Akonjee and his associate in broad daylight last weekend.

Police took the man into custody Sunday as he approached a vehicle that police had been watching. He appears to match the description of the suspected shooter, a news report citing a senior police official said.

The man has not been arrested or charged. The police official described the investigation as ongoing.

Imam Maulana Akonjee, 55, and his assistant imam, 64-year-old Thara Uddin, were walking home from the Al-Furqan Jame Masjid mosque in Ozone Park in Queens Saturday afternoon when they were shot and killed, a crime that shocked the Muslim community.

A surveillance video shows a gunman approach both men from behind and fire shots from a handgun, after which he runs away from the scene with gun still in his hand. Both victims, shot from point-blank range, fell to the ground.

Police also released a sketch of the shooter Sunday, showing a dark-haired, bearded man wearing glasses.

There was no immediate establishing of the motive for the shootings, New York Police Department (NYPD) Deputy Inspector Hank Sautner told  a news conference after the incident.

The shooting prompted a public protest with calls for justice and a thorough probe into the incident.

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