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Eyewitness News reporter Anthony Johnson joins us live from Jersey City with the latest.
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According to two sources very close to the investigation, the FBI has picked up a suspect they believe my have some ties to the murders of a Coptic Christian family in Jersey City.
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The man appears to be a former tenant of the family's home. According to out source the possible suspect was picked up this morning on Charles Street and is now being interrogated by the FBI, and he is giving them valuable information on the crime. But he claims he is not the killer.
The family was murdered on January 14th in their home on Oakland Avenue. Hossam Armonious, his wife Amal Garrus and their two daughters - fifteen-year-old Sylvia and 8-year-old Monica, had been bound and gagged, and their throats had been cut.
The crime sent shock waves through the community and many thought it may have been religious retaliation because the family was outspoken about their Christian views and may have made enemies in the Islamic community.
But now the motive appears to be robbery. That point came to light when Eyewitness News investigative reporter Sarah Wallace learned that a suspect had used Hossam Armonious' ATM card on several occasions after the murder.
Police are currently looking for another accomplice in this case, and they are executing more search warrants. One police official close to this investigation called this a very big break in this crime.