Family, Friends Get Ready to Say Goodbye to Murdered NJ Couple
By PETER THORNE | wpix.com

8:34 p.m. EDT, April 7, 2010
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (WPIX)—
They were planning a wedding but instead tonight their families are planning two funerals for the couple murdered Sunday in Jersey City just hours after their engagement party.

25-year-old Nia Haqq's funeral services will be held in Newark at Newark Symphony Hall, located at 1020 broad Street with services starting at 11 am.

They were college sweethearts, 27-year-old Michael Muchoiki and his fiance Nia Haqq.

They were returning to their Randolph Avenue home in Jersey City after their engagement party Sunday morning. Both were shot dead in what Jersey City police call an attempted carjacking and robbery.



A manhunt has lead to at least two people being questioned, including a teenage girl and a man.

So far, there have been no arrests.

Police say At least four suspects are on the run. Investigators describe their getaway car as a brown or beige Pontiac Grand AM or Trans AM type car.

Police say stolen from the couple were a purse, and a wallet. Their cell phones and some gift cards were missing too.

Tonight, a manhunt remains in full swing, an analysis of surveillance video is underway and autopsy results are pending.

Hudson County's Prosecutor is appealing to the public for help.

Michael Muchoiki's funeral services are expected to be held on Friday in Jersey City.