
NEW YORK (VINnews) – A double homicide suspect wanted in Pennsylvania was arrested Saturday near the Walmart in Monroe, New York, after a license plate reader alert identified the vehicle in which he was traveling, authorities said.
The suspect, identified as Amaury Rosado-Laboy, 43, is wanted by Reading, Pennsylvania, police on charges including first-, second- and third-degree murder, aggravated assault, burglary and a weapons offense in connection with a fatal July 10 shooting.
Authorities allege Rosado-Laboy broke into an apartment in Reading and fatally shot his brother, Alex B. Rosado-Laboy, 45, before wounding another man, who survived a gunshot wound to the jaw.
According to the Town of Woodbury Police Department, officers conducted a felony traffic stop after a license plate reader alert and took Rosado-Laboy into custody without incident near the Walmart in Monroe.
The arrest was carried out by the Town of Woodbury Police Department with assistance from the Harriman Police Department, Monroe Police Department and the New York State Police.
Rosado-Laboy was charged in Orange County, New York, as a fugitive from justice and is being held at the Orange County Jail pending extradition to Pennsylvania.