A family of three young Muslims has been
shot dead in their home in a quiet
neighbourhood of North Carolina in the US.
Police have named the victims as 23-year-old
Deah Shaddy Barakat, his wife, Yusor
Mohammad Abu-Salha, 21, and her sister,
Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha, 19.
Officers were called to reports of gunshots at
5.11pm at an apartment block largely
housing academics and young professionals
on Summerwalk Circle in Chapel Hill.
The victims were found shot dead at the
scene, while some residents described not
even being aware there was an incident
until police arrived. Sources told local WRAL
News that all three had been shot in the
head.
A 46-year-old man, named by police as Craig
Stephen Hicks, has been arrested on
suspicion of three counts of first-degree
murder.
Hicks described himself as an atheist on
Facebook and posted regular images and text
condemning all religions . Police said he
handed himself in last night.
The shooting has been met with an
outpouring of anger on social media, where
people posting new pictures of the victims
studying and playing basketball claimed they
had been “murdered execution style”.

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