A Department of Homeland Security special agent and his wife were found dead at their New Jersey home in an apparent murder-suicide, prosecutors said.
Sayreville police responded to the couple’s home on Glynn Court around 8 p.m. July 3 and found 46-year-old Kelly Iatauro dead inside the residence, according to the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office.
Her husband, Christopher Iatauro, 52, was found dead in the backyard.
Both suffered apparent gunshot wounds.
Authorities said Christopher is believed to have been the shooter, and the case is being investigated as a murder-suicide.
Police temporarily told residents to avoid Glynn Court between Deerfield Road and Scarlet Drive because of police activity.
The area was reopened about 40 minutes later, though police remained at the scene.
Christopher worked as a special agent for the Department of Homeland Security, according to NJ101.5, which cited DHS records from 2019 and 2020.
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Authorities have not said what may have led to the violence.
Kelly’s sister-in-law, Robyn Perlman-Spencer, confirmed her death in a July 7 Facebook post and remembered her in a heartbreaking tribute.
“As many of you may now know, my beautiful sister in law Kelly Iatauro was senselessly and suddenly taken from us on Friday. Kelly was a bright light- kind, thoughtful, hysterical, inappropriate, and just one of the most amazing people I’ve ever known. She left a lasting impression on anyone that was lucky enough to know her,” Robyn wrote in part.
A spokesperson for Sayreville police confirmed officers responded to the Glynn Court residence on July 3 and found both people dead with gunshot wounds.
The spokesperson also said the incident is being investigated as a murder-suicide, with Christopher as the suspected shooter.
The Department of Homeland Security and the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office did not immediately comment further on the case.
The quiet Middlesex County neighborhood was left stunned by the deadly scene, which began as a heavy police response and ended with two people dead.
For now, investigators are still working to determine what happened inside the home before the gunfire.
