Man Arrested In NJ After Road-Rage Killing Of Firefighter: Cops

The suspect connected to a road-rage murder of a firefighter was arrested Monday in New Jersey, police said.

The man, who was not identified, was tracked down and arrested at a motel in New Jersey, according to the News4 New York. He was arrested after a 24-hour search following the road-rage death of an FDNY firefighter.

The suspect was handcuffed at the Circle Inn on Victory Plaza in South Amboy by US marshals and the NYPD, according to News4 New York.

The arrest came after police reported an angry driver killed an off-duty firefighter on Sunday. The incident took place after their cars bumped on the Belt Parkway in Brooklyn.

Faizal Coto, 33, was beaten to death by the driver of a silver 2006 Infiniti G35. The beating took place after the car hit Coto's while merging onto the parkway near 14th Avenue and Bay Eight Street at about 4:45 a.m., said police.

The two men pulled over near Exit 4. Soon after, emergency responders found Coto lying unconscious next to his car, said police.

The off-duty firefighter was rushed to Coney Island Hospital but doctors were unable to save his life, police said.

NYPD officials released a photo Sunday night of the car that sped away after the fight and asked anyone with information about the Infiniti, which bears damage to the driver's side and New York State license plate JEA 2402, to contact police.

Coto, who lived on Ocean Avenue near Prospect Park, worked out of Engine 245, Ladder 161 on Coney Island, FDNY spokesman Jim Long told the New York Post.

"We feel great loss for him and his family," said Long. "We're trying to support his family."

Friends and family have since taken to Coto's Facebook page to leave messages of remorse for the firefighter and aspiring musician.

"This can't be real," wrote Dana Teasley. "My friend is gone. My heart cries out for you bro."

"I just lost my closest friend," posted ‎Shadath Salahudeen.

"My god, I am speechless," wrote Ken Lim. "Rest in peace old friend."

With reporting by Kathleen Culliton

Header photo courtesy of the NYPD