Authorities in New Jersey are searching for a person wanted in connection with the death of two people during a home invasion in Willingboro.
Marisol Nunez, 54, and her daughter 33-year-old Catherine Nunez were found dead early Wednesday at that home in Burlington County, according to the Burlington County Prosecutors Office.
The intruder appeared to have broken in through a first-floor window and no arrests have been made as of right now, prosecutors said.
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Police were called at around 4 a.m. to the residence for calls of a burglary in progress. When officers arrived they found the two women unresponsive suffering from gunshot wounds. They were both pronounced dead at the scene, according to police.
An autopsy performed by the Burlington County Medical Examiner’s office showed the pair died from gunshot wounds. Prosecutors believe that this crime was too random, although they added that they dont believe there is any danger to the public at large.
Neighbors told local NBC10 news that Catherine had a young son who was in the house at the time of the shooting.
We found out that the baby was underneath the bed while his mom got killed and the grandmom was already gone,” Charlee Harris, a neighbor in the area told the outlet.
The family had just moved to the area from New York, according to prosecutors.
Neighbors told NBC10 that the community is planning a vigil for the victims on Friday night on Harrington Circle.
She was cool, a very nice person though. She was kind enough for me to break a tear or two and more and then some. I couldnt even sleep last night,” next-door neighbor Glenda Sprauve told the outlet. “It hurts. It hurts. And I feel so bad for her son.”
Sprauve added that the family mostly kept to themselves since moving to the neighborhood and said she believed they would be the last people to fall victim to such a horrific crime.
I couldnt believe it. I just dropped. I immediately dropped,” Sprauve said.
It is unclear at this time what happened to Catherines son but he was reportedly not injured during the shooting.
Authorities have not identified a suspect in the shooting and are asking for the publics help to locate the person responsible for the killings. Anyone with information on the shooting is urged to contact the Willingboro Township Police Department at 609-877-6958.
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