A multi-agency investigation into a death in Manchester Monday has come to a close with the arrest of a resident wanted for murder.

Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer and Manchester Police Chief Lisa Parker have announced that Thomas Hatchett, 86, has been charged with Murder in violation of  N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3a(1) and Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:39-4a(1).

Manchester Police responded to a residence in Leisure Village West on Monday after receiving a 911 call around 10:30 am about a man victim lying face down on a street.

Officers found Igal Hedad, 71, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida who was bleeding from his head and had gunshot wounds to his back.

They also observed what appeared to be a bullet hole through the front door of the residence.

The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Regional SWAT Team responded to assist and made entry to the house and found it to be unoccupied.

An investigation revealed that the owner of the house was Thomas Hatchett who also has an address in Verona, New Jersey.

The Verona Police Department were contacted and located Hatchett and brought him to headquarters for an interview.

Detectives from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit and the Manchester Township Police Department interviewed Hatchett, and he was subsequently arrested and charged.

He was transported to the Manchester Township Police Department to be processed and is currently lodged in the Ocean County Jail.

Prosecutor Billhimer and Chief Parker would like to acknowledge the excellent collaboration of law enforcement agencies that acted swiftly and diligently to investigate this matter and locate Hatchett.

The Prosecutor and Chief Parker thank the Detectives from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit, the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Regional SWAT Team, the Manchester Township Police Department, the Verona Police Department, and the Ocean County Sheriff’s Department Crime Scene Investigation Unit.

“Our Detectives worked side by side with Detectives from the Prosecutor’s Major Crime Unit all day and night to make sure that we solved this horrific crime as quickly as possible," Chief Lisa Parker said.

“Detectives from all of these agencies were on scene all day and traveled to Verona last night once Hatchett was located," Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. "I really can’t say enough to praise their efforts, an amazing job by all involved.”

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