Suspect masked, Sidekick arrested after the burglary ended on shooting

West Palm Beach, FLA (CBS12) – A suspect to masked and his alleged Walkie-Talkie accomplice is behind bars after shooting a gas station manager during a $ 17 million failed.

Just before 3:00 pm, on December 23, 2024, the West Palm Beach Police (WPPD) officers say that the 49 -year -old Marathon gas station manager left the gas station near the 1800 block of Palm Beach Lakes. with over $ 13,000.

While the manager approached his red explorer Ford, he was attacked from behind by a masked suspect, later identified as Vinesh Maharaj, with a firearm. After a short fight, he managed to run, but was shot in the back. When the respondents arrived, they rushed the victim to the hospital, where he went into operation for wounds that can endanger and an investigation took place.

According to witnesses, Maharaj fled from the scene with a escapade driver, later identified as Brandon Ramsamooj, 25 years old, in a bright red jaguar. The surveillance video shows that maharaj rhythm with a cigarette outside the building before attack, holding a walkie-talkie.

At the scene of the crime, investigators discovered three unloaded firearms and over $ 17 million in cash in the victim’s vehicle. Moreover, investigators say that a Ruder -57 firearm, along with the additional carcasses, was discovered nearby.

The investigators watched the getaway vehicle in a house just a mile of the Cameron Estates scene, where investigators say it was parked with stolen plates and a walkie-talkie.

On February 23, 2024, the officers say that Maharaj reported his stolen vehicle PBSO, but his text messages, which were discovered in the investigation, revealed suspicious messages on the day he was reported.

His roommate and the step brother sent maharaj “I have a mission my son, Monday, I have to see it”, in three separate texts just before contacting PBSO, according to investigators.

The mobile records obtained by a judge in January confirmed that Maharaj was at the Marathon gas station at the time of the living attempt.

The judge also signed a search warrant for Ramsamooj’s fingerprints and an oral buffer. When the officers transported Ramsamooj to the station to collect evidence, they also performed an interrogation.

Investigators say Ramsamoof claimed that he has no knowledge of shooting and did not use a Walkie Talkie, despite the supervision that showed him to raise maharaj less than a minute after shooting.

Based on witness statements, mobile records, surveillance records and interrogation officers have found a probable cause to reserve maharaj on charges of the first -degree murder, a robbery attempt with a firearm and the illegal use of a bidirectional communication device. His alleged accomplice, Ramsamooj, was also reserved on the same accusations.

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