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plusarrest Made in Shooting of Cleveland muslimarrest Made in Shooting of Cleveland muslimthe Associated pressa security camera has led to the arrest of a Cleveland man in the service-station shooting of a Muslim Uzbekistan immigrant in an attack investigated as a possible hate crime. (July 8)[Notes:police surveillance tape] It was a shooting — caught by surveillance cameras. And now this tape — has helped lead to an arrest. June 20th — Fazliddin Yakubov (fahz-lih-DEEN’ YAH’-koo-bahv) and his son stop for gas at this service-station in Cleveland — – there’s some kind of verbal altercation. Yakubov seems to brush something from his hair — and then — he’s shot three times. The sound of gunfire is picked up by a camera inside the store.SOT: nats [Notes:mugshot of William Neal]Police say the tape has helped lead to the arrest of this man — 18-year-old William Neal. They also say Yukubov — who is from Uzbekistan — may been targeted for reciting a Muslim prayer while at the station. [Notes:video from WEWS of restaurant, sot of mos] The crime shocked those who know the immigrant as a local restaurant owner.SOT: why do you have to target him — he’s a good man — always would sit you down etc .. Police say they don’t have enough evidence to file hate-crime charges. Yakubov was critically injured — but is expected to recover. ___ ___, The Associated Press.