Suspect Wanted in Fatal Shooting of Jersey City Man Arrested in Florida

SUSPECT WANTED IN CONNECTION WITH FATAL SHOOTING OF 34-YEAR-OLD JERSEY CITY MAN APPREHENDED IN FLORIDA

Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez has released the following information:

The suspect wanted in connection with the February 28 , 2021 fatal shooting of a 34-year-old Jersey City man, Christian Parra, was apprehended and arrested yesterday afternoon in New Port Richey, Florida.

Ariel Dumit, 35, of New Port Richey, Florida, was apprehended by the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force Central District of Florida with the assistance of the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office. He is pending extradition proceedings to be brought back to New Jersey.

Dumit has been charged with Murder in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3A(1)(2), a crime of the first-degree; Possession of a Weapon for Unlawful Purposes in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:39- 4A(1), a crime of the second-degree; and Unlawful Possession of a Weapon in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:39-5B(1), a crime of the second-degree.