NJ Man Followed Home, Fatally Shot During Robbery: Police

SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ — A Pennsylvania man has been arrested and charged in connection with the shooting death of a Plainsboro resident, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief Fred Tavener of the Plainsboro Police said.

On Oct. 26, around 3:38 a.m., authorities responded to a residence on Briardale Court following a report of shots fired. Upon their arrival, officers said they found Sree Aravapalli, 54, who sustained multiple gunshot wounds. Aravapalli was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said.

According to police, Aravapalli was fatally shot at his home during an attempted robbery. Jekai Reid-John, 27, of Norristown, PA targeted Aravapalli in Pennsylvania and followed him home to his Plainsboro residence, police said.

Reid-John was taken into custody on Tuesday by local authorities in Pennsylvania and charged with one count of first-degree murder. Ciccone said he will remain in custody pending an extradition hearing. Upon his return to New Jersey, he will be lodged at the Middlesex County Adult Correction Center pending a pre-trial detention hearing in Superior Court, police said.

Anyone with information is asked to call Detective William Atkinson of the Plainsboro Police Department at 609-799-2333 or Detective Paul Kelley of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at 732-745-3330.