Second suspect in Rutgers-Newark student's death remains at large

Fraynned Ramirez, 26, of Hartford, Conn., should be considered armed and dangerous, authorities said

Fraynned Ramirez (Essex County Prosecutor's Office)

NEWARK - Authorities have identified a second suspect in a double shooting that killed a Rutgers-Newark student last week.

Fraynned Ramirez, 26, of Hartford, Conn., has been charged with murder, felony murder and robbery in connection with the April 10 death of 21-year-old Toms River native Shani Patel, Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn Murray and Newark Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose said in a statement.

Ramirez remains at large and should be considered armed and dangerous, they added.

A Newark man, Marcus Feliz, has already been charged in the incident at Patel's off-campus apartment on Central Avenue. He remains at the Essex County Jail on $750,000 bond.

Police sources have described the homicide as a drug-related robbery gone awry. Patel's 23-year-old roommate was also shot during the incident, but is expected to recover.

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Neither Ramirez nor Feliz were Rutgers students, according to Murray and Ambrose.

The Essex County Sheriff's Department is offering a $10,000 reward for information that leads to Ramirez's capture.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Essex County Prosecutor's Office Homicide and Major Crimes Task Force tips line at (877) TIPS-4EC or (877) 847-7432.