Four men have been arrested on charges of murder, conspiracy and other counts in connection to the carjacking death of a man outside an upscale mall in northern New Jersey last weekend, authorities said Saturday.
The suspects have been identified as 29-year-old Hanif Thompson, of Irvington; 31-year-old Karif Ford, of Newark; 32-year-old Basim Henry, of Newark; and 33-year-old Kevin Roberts, of Newark, the Associated Press reported.
Dustin Friedland was shot in the head in front of his wife in the mall parking garage after being confronted by two carjackers, authorities said. The assailants drove off in his silver Range Rover, which was found the next morning in Newark, about 10 miles from Short Hills.
The four suspects face charges of murder, felony murder, carjacking, conspiracy, possession of a weapon and possession of a weapon for unlawful purpose, the AP reported.
Arrested between late Friday and early Saturday, three of them were taken into custody in New Jersey. The fourth suspect, Henry, was arrested in Easton, Pa.
According to the AP, the suspects are being held on $2 million bail each, but have not yet been formally arraigned. It's not clear whether they have been assigned attorneys.
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn Murray attributes the swift arrest to "good old-fashioned police work" and leads from the public.
The carjacking occurred just as Friedland and his wife, Jamie Schare Friedland, were ending a shopping trip. He had just opened the door of his SUV for his wife when he was shot, said mourners at Friedland's funeral on Wednesday.
Friedland had a law degree from Syracuse University and was project manager at his family's heating and air conditioning and heating company, the AP reported.
More than $40,000 was offered for information leading to the arrest of the murders.
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