A suspect has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting earlier this year of a well-known North Miami Beach man a week before he was set to get married.
Louis Antuwn Redmon, 23, was arrested Wednesday by the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, jail records showed.
Redmon faces charges of first-degree murder, armed robbery, armed carjacking, and possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, records showed.
North Miami Beach Police officials confirmed the arrest is in connection to the fatal shooting of Hershy Schwartz.
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"It's comforting to know that the person who did this is not out on the streets anymore," said Rosie Brustowsky, Schwartz's fiance. "That doesn't bring him back."
Schwartz had been found shot to death inside his car in the parking lot of a Wendy's at 25 Northeast 167 Street on Feb. 19.
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At a news conference Thursday, North Miami Beach Police officials said it was a carjacking gone wrong.
Police said fingerprints and ballistic evidence helped link Redmon to the crime.
Schwartz was originally from New York and had lived in South Florida for about 12 years. He was set to get married about a week before his killing.
"That was supposed to be the most incredible week of my life," Brustowsky said. "And instead we were mourning."
She said the two had a wedding countdown on their phones, and Schwartz would tell her every day where they were at.
"Looking back, I was counting down to the worst day of my life," Brustowsky said.
Schwartz was a pillar of his Orthodox Jewish community in North Miami Beach and a leading member of the religious group called Chesed Shel Emes, meaning "Charity of Truth," which offers help to those in need.
"Hershy was the guy who looked forward to the holidays, was somewhat flamboyant in the sense he would wear different colored shirts to come into the synagogue," friend Yehuda Kaploun said back in February. "He just brought a smile to the face."
Redmon was being held without bond Thursday, jail records showed. Attorney information wasn't available.
Records showed Redmon had been released from a state prison in September after serving a three-year sentence for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
