Hussein Murray murder: Carlos Jose Hernandez and another man arrested in deadly Michigan home invasion

Two suspects have been arrested in connection with a Michigan home invasion in which the perpetrators are believed to have entered by posing as utility workers.

Carlos Jose Hernandez, 37, was arrested Saturday, according to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office. He has been charged with murder and law enforcement is seeking his extradition from Louisiana.

On Monday, the sheriff’s office said it had arrested the second suspect, but did not immediately release his identity. He was arrested without incident after a traffic stop in Plymouth Township, Michigan, according to the sheriff’s office.

A 72-year-old man was found dead in the basement of his Rochester Hills home on Friday, according to the sheriff’s office. His wife, who called 911, had been bound by the hands with duct tape.

It is not yet clear how the man, identified as Hussein Murray, was killed.

“Due to the gruesome nature of the injuries, it was not immediately clear if he had been shot or beaten,” the sheriff’s department said in a news release.

The woman told law enforcement that the night before the attack, the two suspects also showed up at the home saying they were responding to a gas leak, but were not allowed inside.

When they showed up again Friday, they were let into the house and her husband went with them into the basement, “apparently to look for the leak,” according to the sheriff’s department.

When they went back upstairs without her husband, they tied her up and taped her hands, the woman said. She did not see him leave afterwards and “assumed he had been kidnapped”.

In home security camera footage released by the sheriff’s department, the since-arrested suspect can be seen wearing a utility worker uniform and mask while holding a clipboard.

“We’re DTE. We’re checking for gas leaks,” the man can be heard saying in the video, naming the Michigan-based energy company.

In a statement after the incident, DTE urged customers to “be on the lookout for DTE Energy impersonators.”

“If someone comes to your home or business claiming to be from DTE, please ask to see a badge with photo ID. If the person refuses to show their badge, do not allow them in in your home. If the person is agitated or acting strange, call 911 immediately,” the company said.

Sheriff Michael J. Bouchard described Murray as “a loving, business-owning guy who cared about his neighborhood and his community” in an interview with Detroit ABC affiliate WXYZ.

“(he) he shouldn’t have been a target of this, nobody should ever be a target of this,” Bouchard said.

Murray owned a jewelry store and pawn shop, according to WXYZ.

Bouchard said they believe Murray’s killing was “very targeted.”

“It wasn’t random,” Bouchard said. “They’re not just knocking on doors and doing this.”