Sree Aravapalli, pictured above. He was murdered earlier this week after a suspect allegedly followed him some 50 miles from Parx Casino to his home in New Jersey. (Image: Ruby Memorial Funeral Home)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nEarly on Tuesday, Reid-John wounded Sree Aravapalli, 54, during the robbery, according to police. It is unclear how much, if any, of the approximately $10,000 won at the casino was stolen from Aravapalli.<\/p>\n
Just hours before the shooting, Reid-John allegedly watched Aravapalli leave the Bensalem, Pa. gaming property with the night\u2019s winnings. Reid-John followed Aravapalli until the victim eventually stopped at his house.<\/p>\n
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Reid-John allegedly followed him and entered the residence via a sliding door. Aravapalli was downstairs when several shots were fired and he suffered \u201cmultiple gunshot wounds,\u201d prosecutors said in a statement. A car sped off after the gunfire, a neighbor told police. Aravapalli was rushed by ambulance to a local hospital. Soon after arriving, he was declared dead.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Aravapalli reportedly worked for a pharmaceutical company. He was the father of two children. Aravapalli\u2019s wife and teenage daughter were sleeping upstairs in the house when the shooting took place, reports said.<\/p>\n
Reid-John was charged on Wednesday with first-degree murder. More charges are possible, according to local media reports. He was being held in Pennsylvania\u2019s Montgomery County jail late this week.<\/p>\n
Word of Warning<\/h2>\n
A mourner at Aravapalli\u2019s funeral had words of caution given the tragic events.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the daytime, you can at least figure out that somebody is following you. But at night, no, never,” Vivek Taneja told WNBC<\/em>, a New York TV station.<\/p>\nI’ve been to Vegas, Atlantic City, but no, I never thought that somebody would follow me,” <\/strong>Taneja said. “I think I need to be watchful all the time, not just at casinos.”<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\nFollowing the shooting, Plainsboro Police Chief Frederick Tavener said in a statement, “I want to offer my sincerest condolences to the Aravapalli family for their tragic loss. This is an unexpected and alarming event for their family, friends, and our entire community.”<\/p>\n
Casino.org<\/em> reached out to the Middlesex County Prosecutor\u2019s Office for more details. Assistant Prosecutor Conner J.E. Ouellette said the ongoing investigation required limited public comment.<\/p>\nRecent Pennsylvania Homicide<\/h2>\n
Earlier this month, a 30-year-old man allegedly fatally knifed a Bethlehem, Pa. man. The victim, Elson Aviles, 35, was driving back from the Wind Creek Bethlehem<\/a> casino and was seriously wounded by the passenger, police revealed.<\/p>\nAviles was taken to a local hospital for treatment. But he died a short time later after surgery, according to Lehighvalleylive.com,<\/em> a regional news site.<\/p>\nShortly after the attack, Jose Luis Leon was charged with criminal homicide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A 27-year-old Pennsylvania man is facing extradition to New Jersey to face a murder charge after following the victim from a casino to his home some 50 miles away. Jekai Reid-John of Norristown allegedly tailed the man from Pennsylvania\u2019s Parx Casino to Plainsboro, N.J. where he was shot and later died. Early on Tuesday, Reid-John […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":190457,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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