OLD BRIDGE, New Jersey -- A couple and their dog were found dead inside their New Jersey home on Christmas Eve in what authorities are calling a possible double murder-suicide.
Police and prosecutors said 55-year-old Thomas Vuocolo and 47-year-old Cindy Marcinczyk were found dead at about 9 p.m. Sunday in their home in the Cliffwood Beach section of Old Bridge Township.
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Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew Carey said in a statement that the investigation is still going on but "law enforcement has determined that there is no outstanding threat to the public." Autopsies by the county medical examiner are planned.
A second dog was shot, but still alive when police arrived at the scene. Officers took the dog to an animal shelter where it is recovering.
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Prosecutors are asking anyone with information about the murders to contact the Old Bridge Police Department at 732-721-5600.