Linden Man & Philadelphia Man Charged For Gunning Down 2 Men, 1 Fatally
Saturday, March 29, 2025, 3:00 P.M. ET. 2 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
ELIZABETH, NJ.- On Monday, March 24, 2025, and Tuesday, March 25, 2025, a 27-year-old Linden, New Jersey, man, and a 20-year-old Philadelphia, Pennsylvania man were taken into custody and jailed after being charged in connection with a double shooting that occurred on July 7, 2024, in Elizabeth, New Jersey, that claimed the life of a 47-year-old Elizabeth man and injured another man.
According to Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel, Stevens Charles-Pierre, 27, of Linden, and Brunel Thimotee, 20, of Philadelphia, were both formally charged with one count of first-degree Murder; first-degree Conspiracy to Commit Murder; second-degree Aggravated Assault; third-degree Receiving Stolen Property; fourth-degree Resisting Arrest; and additional weapons offenses in connection with the shooting death of Jose Aranzamendi, 47, of Elizabeth, New Jersey.
Charles-Pierre was taken into custody on Monday, March 24, 2024, and was processed on the charges and was remanded to the Essex County Correctional Facility in Newark, New Jersey. On Tuesday, March 25, 2025, Thimotee was apprehended by members of the U.S. Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force in Norfolk, Virginia, and is currently awaiting extradition back to New Jersey.
According To The Initial Police Reports
According to the initial Police reports, during the early morning hours of Sunday, July 7, 2024, members of the Elizabeth Police Department responded to multiple 911 Emergency Calls reporting a shooting on the 400 Block of Westminster Avenue in the City of Elizabeth. Upon arrival, Police Officers found two men having sustained multiple gunshot wounds. Both men were immediately transported to an area hospital, where, despite life-saving efforts, Mr. Aranzamendi succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased.
The other shooting victim, a 51-year-old man, was treated for a non-life-threatening gunshot wound and was released, and has made a full recovery.
Following a months-long investigation by Detectives of the Union County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Task Force, the Elizabeth Police Department, and the Union County Sheriff’s Department, were able to identify Charles-Pierre and Thimotee as the shooters and the individuals responsible for the shooting death of Mr. Aeanzamendi and injuring the other man.
The investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with additional information regarding this investigation is urged to contact Detective Angela Concepcion of the Union County Homicide Task Force at (908) 341-5416 or Detective Eduardo Lozada of the Elizabeth Police Department at (908) 558-2033. All calls will be kept confidential.
“The rules of the court require us to include a statement that states: The charges outlined in this publication are merely accusations, and the defendant and or defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt.”
