A Pennsylvania man is facing murder charges after allegedly breaking into a New Jersey home and fatally shooting the mother of his child and her mother.
The incident occurred in the early morning hours of October 30th in Willingboro Township. Police responded to a reported burglary in progress and found 33-year-old Catherine Nunez and her 54-year-old mother, Marisol Nunez, dead from multiple gunshot wounds in an upstairs bedroom.
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Prosecutors say the suspect, 37-year-old Junior Edwards, is the father of Catherine Nunez’s 8-year-old son, who was present in the home during the shooting but thankfully unharmed.
Edwards allegedly broke into the home through a first-floor window before fatally shooting both women. A handgun believed to be the murder weapon was recovered at the scene.
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He was arrested in Philadelphia on November 1st and charged with two counts of first-degree murder, home invasion burglary, unlawful possession of a weapon, and endangering the welfare of a child.
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