Suspect Arrested in Deadly Atlantic City Casino Carjacking
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Surveillance footage of the three men wanted in connection with a fatal carjacking at Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort in Atlantic City.
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- Police have arrested one of the suspects accused in a deadly carjacking at an Atlantic City casino parking lot that left a man dead.
The Atlantic County prosecutor told The Press of Atlantic City police apprehended 20-year-old Phillip Byrd at his home in Camden last night.
The prosecutor also says a stolen car that was connected to Byrd and two other suspects was found abandoned in another part of Camden.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Authorities claim Byrd, Eric Darden and Raheem Simmons stalked potential victims at two casinos before targeting 28-year-old Sunil Rattu and 24-year-old Radha Ghetia at the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort garage on Sunday morning.
Rattu died from two gunshot wounds to the head. Ghetia is recovering from a gunshot wound.
The other suspects remain at large.