BUFFALO, N.Y. — A man accused of killing his wife, two children, and a fourth victim has been arraigned in court.
Saleh Q. Mohamed appeared Monday night in Cheektowaga Town Court before Judge John Wanat, facing three counts of Murder in the Second Degree and one count of Murder in the First Degree.
Mohamed was also arraigned Tuesday afternoon in Buffalo City Court on one additional count of Murder in the Second Degree. One of the victims has been identified as 26-year-old Aaisha Abdulla. The names of the two children, aged four and three, have not been released.
Cheektowaga Police are investigating the deaths of a woman and two children found dead inside a home on Ellen Drive. Very few details have been made public in connection with that investigation.
Shortly before officers responded to the Cheektowaga scene, Buffalo Police were called to a shooting on Grant Street. Upon arrival, they found Shukri Muthana, 43, of Lackawanna, suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest. Officers rendered aid, but Muthana died at the scene.
Buffalo Police have since confirmed that 28-year-old Saleh Mohamed was arrested and charged with Second Degree Murder in connection with the Grant Street shooting.
Erie County property records show a Saleh Mohamed as the owner of the home at 43 Ellen Drive, where Cheektowaga Police are conducting their triple homicide investigation.
Police sources tell 2 On Your Side that Buffalo Police are looking into a possible connection between the two homicide scenes. In a press release issued Monday, the BPD confirmed it had been in contact with Cheektowaga Police regarding the Grant Street homicide.
Mohamed is currently being held at the Erie County Holding Center. A felony hearing is scheduled for Friday in both Cheektowaga Town Court and Buffalo City Court. If convicted, he could face life in prison without the possibility of parole.
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