LONG BRANCH, N.J. — A brutal slaying in Long Branch (Monmouth County) was allegedly perpetrated by a man who is present in the United States on an expired visa.
According to prosecutors, Miguel Leal Camara, age 40, is “charged with first degree Murder, first degree Attempted Murder, second degree Unlawful Possession of a Weapon, second degree Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose, second degree Disarming a Law Enforcement Officer, and fourth degree Contempt – Violating a Domestic Violence Restraining Order.”
Investigators say the suspect walked into Bom dMais Luncheonette at 545 Broadway in Long Branch sometime after 3 o’clock p.m. Tuesday and proceeded to shoot 45-year-old Marco Antonio Rosa Moreira in the head, execution style, before attempting to murder his ex-girlfriend who was dining with Moreira during the course of a struggle which included other bystanders.
“A joint investigation by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office and the Long Branch Police Department revealed that a 911 call was received yesterday at 3:15 p.m. regarding a shooting inside of the restaurant. At the same time, a passerby flagged down an officer from the Long Branch Police Department who was driving nearby,” explained prosecutors in the office’s official release. “That officer immediately responded to the restaurant, and upon entering found several people involved in a violent struggle with Camara, attempting to subdue him and take Camara’s gun away from him. As the officer tried to apprehend Camara, he attempted to grab the officer’s firearm but was unsuccessful in doing so. Other officers quickly arrived, and Camara was taken into custody without further incident.”
Both NJ 101.5 and MoreMonmouthMusings have since reported that the man does not have legal status; MoreMonmouthMusings.net says it received confirmation from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office that Camara was present in the United States on an expired visa.
Presence in the U.S. on an expired visa isn’t illegal unless the individual leaves and then attempts to reenter the United States; an estimated 45% of all undocumented immigrants are present in the United States on expired visas.
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