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Person of interest questioned in murder of Queens imam, sources say
http://abc7ny.com/news/person-of-interest-questioned-in-murder-of-queens-imam-sources-say/1469949/EAST NEW YORK, Brooklyn (WABC) --
Police are questioning a person of interest in the execution-style murders of a Queens imam and another man, according to sources.
Eyewitness News has learned that a man is being questioned at the 75th Precinct in East New York.
55 year old Imam Maulama Akonjee and 64 year old Thara Uddin were gunned down at the corner of Liberty Avenue and 79th Street in Ozone Park as they left a mosque on Saturday afternoon.
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The suspect was seen leaving the scene in a Chevy Trailblazer.
On Sunday, the suspect allegedly struck a bicyclist with his vehicle, according to a source, who says the bicyclist copied license plates and alerted police.
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