A man wanted in connection with a fatal home invasion in a coastal Connecticut community has been arrested in New York after a two-month search led by federal authorities.
The U.S. Marshals New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force announced Tuesday that Ivan Barias-Florimon, 24, was taken into custody in the Bronx. Investigators identified him last week as the second suspect in the June 3 shooting death of 69-year-old Frederick Raymond Werner.
Police said Werner and his wife were shot inside their Milford, Connecticut, home after Barias-Florimon and another suspect, 25-year-old Stuar Lopez-Reyes, allegedly broke into the couple’s East Broadway residence and opened fire.
Werner’s wife was struck in the head and remains hospitalized as she continues to recover, according to FOX61.
Barias-Florimon is facing several charges, including:
Milford Police said the attack was not a “random act of violence” and may have been targeted.
US Marshals, along with Milford and New Haven police, arrested Lopez-Reyes on Thursday in connection to the crime.
An obituary for Werner said: “Fred embraced life to the fullest. He loved spending time on the golf course, boating on the water, relaxing by his pool, and soaking up the sunshine. The ocean was one of his favorite places, where he found peace and happiness.”
New York Criminal Court records indicate Barias-Florimon was arraigned Tuesday, when a judge ordered that he be remanded without bail. He is due back in court Aug. 18.
As for Lopez-Reyes, he is being held in a Bridgeport, Connecticut, jail cell on a $3 million bond and is due to appear in court on Aug. 11.
Werner is survived by his wife, his sister, two daughters and three grandchildren.
The investigation into the case is ongoing.
