A shocking shooting incident took place at the Ramada by Wyndham hotel in Fairfield, New Jersey, on the afternoon of Friday, October 4, resulting in one fatality and another person critically injured. The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office reported the event happened just after 12:30 p.m. at the hotel located on Two Bridges Road. Local law enforcement arrived to find two men suffering from gunshot wounds.
The deceased was later identified as 28-year-old Mohammad Sahariar, a Ramada hotel employee from Fairfield, who was pronounced dead at the scene. The other injured individual, also an employee of the hotel whose identity has not been disclosed, was transported to a nearby hospital and listed in critical condition.
The afternoon shooting incident sparked a significant police response around the hotel and neighboring areas, including the Jose Tejas restaurant. Fairfield police released an initial public statement alerting residents to increased police activity, but reassured the community that there was no active shooter or ongoing threat.
Details about the shooting are scant as the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office has not revealed much about the possible motive or the relationship between the victims and the assailant.
The suspect, Tyrone Malcolm, 39, of Middletown, NY, was apprehended on October 9 and faces murder charges. He is currently in custody in New York, awaiting extradition. The arrest was announced by Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Fairfield Police Chief Anthony Manna.
In a social media post, Mohammad Sahariar’s brother, Tanjil Islam expressed his sorrow, saying, “I will forever miss you, my dear brother.” He also admitted that the family was still in the dark about the details of the shooting. “We don’t know who shot or how it went down,” Islam posted on Facebook.
Guests at the Ramada hotel were taken aback by the violent incident. One of them, Melissa Lupinacci, reported hearing a disturbance around the time of the shooting. “I heard some shouting,” she said. “I stayed to myself; I didn’t open the door.” She later tried to leave her room but found the area secured with crime scene tape.
Marie Barnhurst, another guest, arrived with her family to find their stay disrupted by the incident. Despite the unsettling event, neither guest expressed immediate safety concerns, considering it an isolated incident. “It gives you pause,” Barnhurst said, noting that she would likely continue her stay due to the hotel’s non-refundable reservation policy.
