The police in New York have charged a man with murder in connection with the killing of an imam and an aide on Saturday.
The charges against the suspect, Oscar Morel, came on Monday just hours after hundreds of mourners gathered for the outdoor funeral of the two men.
Morel is expected to appear in court on Tuesday after being charged with second-degree murder in the deaths of a New York Muslim imam and his assistant, who were gunned down over the weekend, police told Reuters.
Morel, 35, was also charged with criminal possession of a weapon.
The 55-year-old Imam, Maulama Akonjee and 64-year-old Thara Uddin, were shot in the head as they were walking after prayers in the borough of queens.
Meanwhile, some mosque-goers suggested it was a hate crime, but police say there is no evidence so far that the men had been targeted because of their faith.