NEW JERSEY — U.S. Marshals attempting to arrest a suspect wanted in the 2022 robbery of the so-called “Bling Bishop” in Brooklyn shot and killed the man as he fired at law enforcement Wednesday afternoon, two law enforcement sources said. high level.
Shamar Leggette, 41, was inside the MHO Inn and Suites on US-1 in Monmouth Junction when U.S. Marshals attempted to arrest him, sources said.
A woman inside the hotel surrendered to authorities, but in the midst of negotiations with federal agents, high-ranking police sources told our sister network NBC New York Leggette came out shooting at the deputy sheriffs and they returned fire and killed him.
The New Jersey State Attorney General’s Office is investigating. South Brunswick police officers also responded to the scene.
Leggette was wanted for the robbery of Bishop Lamor Miller-Whitehead, who was robbed of $1 million in jewelry on camera during a livestreamed sermon in July 2022, sources told NBC New York.
Two men were previously arrested for the robbery, but a third suspect was never captured, police said.
Sources said Leggette was wanted for additional crimes, including in Queens and Rhode Island.
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