Two men were killed in separate incidents over the weekend, pushing Killeen to 19 homicides for the year, police confirmed.
Muhammad Idrees Kahn, 69, was fatally stabbed at the Islamic Community of Greater Killeen on Saturday, and one person was arrested in the case.
Kahn was in a “business relationship” with the suspect and both men attended the mosque, according to a news release issued by Killeen Police Department on Monday morning, The two men were inside the mosque when the suspect stabbed Kahn with a knife, police said.
According to police, Kahn was pronounced dead at the scene by Justice of the Peace Bill Cooke at 1:37 p.m.
The suspect, Raymond Cecil Kastner, 49, has been charged with murder. Justice of the Peace Gregory Johnson set bond at $1 million.
After detaining Kastner nearby the mosque, police read Kastner his rights, which he waived. He told officers that he “snapped” and stabbed Khan “one or two times,” according to the arrest affidavit.
An autopsy report stated that Khan had been stabbed 11 times and that seven of the wounds would’ve been fatal, according to the affidavit.
According to police, multiple witnesses to the stabbing said they saw a “long-haired man” repeatedly stab Khan, and another said they had seen the “long-haired man” in the area “several times recently,” the affidavit read.
Two of the witnesses identified Kastner as the man who had stabbed Khan after police detained him nearby, the affidavit read.
Security footage from the mosque confirmed the witness accounts.
Attached with the paperwork from Johnson’s office is a conditions of bond ordered by the court signed by he and Kastner. It states that if Kastner is released on bond, he is ordered to wear a GPS ankle monitor while he is out on bond.
Fatal shooting
The second weekend homicide happened around 4:30 p.m. Sunday when police were dispatched to a shooting in the 5000 block of Primavera Lane on the city’s west side.
According to a KPD release, officers arrived at the scene and immediately began life-saving measures until paramedics arrived. The victim, Stepheno Rashad Gibson, 34, succumbed to injuries from gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at 5:15 p.m. Sunday by Cooke.
No arrests have been made in this case and KPD is asking for help in solving it. Police ask that anyone who may have seen anything or has information about the homicide, to contact Crime Stoppers at 254-526-TIPS (8477) or go online at www.bellcountycrimestoppers.com. Residents can also download the P3Tips App for IOS or Android and give an anonymous tip. Tips that lead on an arrest can be eligible to receive a reward up to $1,000 in cash.
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It's a shame they misspelled COL Khan's name.
Think the murder rate is high now? Wait until the foolish decision to legalize marijuana sets in
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