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Posted: June 23, 2007
Updated: June 24, 2007

Man Wanted for Killing Raleigh Teen Arrested in New Jersey

Students, Teachers Mourn Loss of Classmate Shot at Raleigh Apartment

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FLORENCE, N.J. — A man wanted for killing a Raleigh teenager is now in custody after authorities found him in a New Jersey motel.

Officers from the U.S. Marshals Service's NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested Rahfaan Yamar Ali, 34, at the Nirdip Motel at about 1 p.m. Thursday, according to the Marshals Service's Trenton office.

Marshals from Raleigh figured out Ali's whereabouts and contacted the Trenton office, according to Deputy U.S. Marshal Mike Schroeder.

Ali is the latest in a string of arrests related to a May 1 shooting at a Raleigh apartment complex.

Gunfire wounded Milagros Ortega when she opened the door to her apartment. Her 13-year-old daughter, Gelnirys Ortega, was fatally shot in the head.

Raleigh authorities had already charged six men in connection with the shooting, two of them as accessories after the fact.

Ali was being held at the Burlington County jail, awaiting extradition, Schroeder said.

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I thought they were shot in their home. I believe that's what the video is saying. It's just so senseless.

Kane
June 25, 2007 1:06 p.m.

Shine--That's was my dad's nick name. As to your question We have no motive yet. I'm sure when the plea bargin is made and it gets to trial we will hear something. Some people don't need a motive because they think it's cute and makes them big bad men to sling that gun around. But they usually cry like babies when the situation is reversed. I also agree with the post that some people are so stupid they think everythig is about black and white. Plenty of people have umpteen names when they are crooks, not only muslems. It's not illegal to change your name for any reason as long as it's done legal. Crooks do't worr5y wbout legalities of anything.

ladyblue
June 25, 2007 12:30 p.m.

Did they say the motive for the shooting????

shine
June 25, 2007 10:53 a.m.

Cryshame that was a stupid, racial, idiotic post that you just made. A great deal of blacks do not change their name to Muslims names to run from jail. Gracious, does stupid is what does ever stop on these post. What do whites change their names to when they want to run from being caught. Since you can gain more names and ss cards without a bat of an eye makes it easier that you don't have to change you alls. I am not racist, I may be black and I may be white, but one thing we all know that reads this, I am a human. And keeping it at that tends to be hard for some people.

Seeminglyopposed
June 25, 2007 9:11 a.m.

A car load of people riding by and shooting usually refers to a gang shooting after someone or just shooting innocents to get their kicks. Other previous articles stated the fact of the gangs.

ladyblue
June 25, 2007 12:54 a.m.

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