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NJ Man Arrested in Midtown Recording Studio Murder Mystery

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A 24-year-old New Jersey man has been arrested on a charge of murder in a baffling double homicide at a Hell's Kitchen recording studio earlier this year, authorities say.

Kabal Reyes, of Linden, was apprehended Monday morning in the May 5 shooting on West 37th Street, the NYPD said. No details on what led authorities to Reyes or a motive for the shooting were immediately available.

NBC New York was unable to reach an attorney for Reyes.

The charges stem from the deaths of 34-year-old Kamir King, of Manhattan, and 24-year-old Devon Dillahunt, of Roselle. Surveillance video showed the wild scene after bullets flew, with four people sprinting away from the studio and toward Eighth Avenue, and Dillahunt right behind them after he was shot in the torso.

Dillahunt was found in front of the building, after collapsing on the sidewalk.

He was pronounced dead a short time later, police said. Cops had said a handgun was found on Dillahunt. While cops were tending to him, others went inside the three-story walk-up and found King shot in the head.

He was also pronounced dead at a hospital. The relationship between the victims wasn't clear, nor was it clear how or if they knew their alleged killer.

Of the four men seen on video seen running from the scene, police said that two are still on the loose. Reyes was accused of killing King; investigators have not said who they believe shot Dillahunt.

An investigation is ongoing.

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