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Yajaira Moreno, 33, and Juan Alvarado, 39, of Elizabeth, were both found dead in a house on Jacob Street in Old Bridge just after 11:15 p.m., Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said in a joint release Thursday.
The couple shared two children together, ages 11 and 8, those who knew them said.
More than $3,200 had been raised on a GoFundMe for Moreno's funeral as of Thursday afternoon. The campaign was launched by Moreno's cousin, Bismark Montiel.
The incident is being investigated as a murder-suicide, authorities said.
“At present, the deaths are believed to be the result of an apparent murder-suicide,” Ciccone said.
The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to call Old Bridge Police Detective Addie Spinola at (732) 721-4000, or Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office Detective Paul Kelley at (732) 745-3330.
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