WorldNEW YORK (Reuters) -A New York City man was due in court on Tuesday to be charged with second-degree murder in the deaths of a Muslim imam and his assistant who were gunned down in New York over the weekend, police said. Morel was charged with two counts of second-degree murder in the deaths of Imam Maulama Akonjee, 55, and Thara Uddin, 64, on Saturday a spokesman for the New York Police Department said. Asked about Morel's employment, Boyce said the suspect is believed to have worked at a warehouse in Brooklyn. Akonjee, 55, was a devout and humble preacher beloved by the area's Bangladeshi Muslim community, according to those who knew him. He described the slain imam as a man who lived and breathed his religious faith.

Source: Sunday Times August 16, 2016 13:07 UTC