Kidnappers posing as cops broke into man’s apartment before snatching him from parking lot and executing him: Police

Two men in Florida are in custody in connection with an alleged kidnapping plot in which the suspects allegedly posed as police officers — and law enforcement officials say more suspects may be out there.

The body of Eddrick Malik Bethune, 22, was found the morning of Oct. 4, according to local ABC affiliate WPLG. Devorise Carl Johnson, 21, and Naquon Jahrell Fagan, 25, are accused of kidnapping and murdering him; police records indicate as many as five people may have been involved in the slaying.

The violence unfolded on the night of Oct. 3, when five people arrived at the Aliro luxury apartment complex in North Miami, according to a probable cause affidavit reviewed by Law&Crime. The suspects were inside a rented gray 2026 Camry that was equipped with blue and red flashing lights; the group waited in the parking lot for hours until around midnight on Oct. 4, when Bethune walked out of his building, police say…

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