Two Women Fatally Shot Inside Their Willingboro Residence  


 

Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw and Willingboro Township Acting Public Safety Director Captain Ian Bucs announced that two women were fatally shot early yesterday morning by an intruder inside their home in the Hawthorne Park neighborhood.

Police were called to the first block of Harrington Circle just after 4 a.m. for a report of a burglary in progress. Upon arrival, they discovered the bodies of Catherine Nunez, 33, and her mother, Marisol Nunez, 54.

The preliminary investigation revealed that entry was made through a first-floor window that had apparently been broken by the intruder(s), who fled before police arrived. No arrests have been made.

The victims were discovered in an upstairs bedroom and pronounced dead at the scene. Autopsies performed by Burlington County Medical Examiner Dr. Ian Hood determined the cause of death for both victims to be gunshot wounds.

It is believed this was not a random incident. As such, law enforcement officials do not believe that other residents in the neighborhood are in jeopardy.

The investigation is being conducted by the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office and the Willingboro Township Police Department. The lead investigators are BCPO Detectives Jennifer Marchese and Steven Trunfio, and Willingboro Detective Elijah Hart.

Anyone with information that might be helpful to detectives is asked to call the Willingboro Township Police Department’s tip line at 609-877-6958, or send an email to tips@co.burlington.nj.us.

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