Florida Man Charged In Fatal Jersey City Parking Lot Shooting

JERSEY CITY, NJ — A wanted man was arrested in Florida and charged with murder following the February fatal shooting of a Jersey City man in a BJ's parking lot.

Ariel Dumit, 35, of New Port Richey, FL was charged with the murder of Christian Parra, 34, and is awaiting extradition back to New Jersey, according to the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office.

On Feb. 28 police were called to the BJ's parking lot on Marin Boulevard for reports of a shooting. When they got to the parking lot they found Parra with gunshot wounds to his torso — he was rushed to the hospital where he died, according to the prosecutor's office. The Regional Medical Examiner’s Office determined the cause of death to be a gunshot wound to the torso and the manner of death to be homicide.

Parra was a father of three and, according to a GoFundMe set up by his sister, "He was an enabler, someone who was able to motivate you, into moving forward in your life and obtaining personal growth."

Dumit was arrested in Florida by the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force Central District of Florida with the assistance of the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office.