Couple Found Dead In Irvington Murder-Suicide

Two people died in what authorities believe was a murder-suicide Thursday, June 9 in Essex County, authorities said.

Daquasha Jackson
Photo Credit: *Daquasha Lavonna Facebook*

06/09/2022 9:15 a.m.

Police responding to Adams Street in Irvington found Daquasha Jackson, 31, and Dane Lawrence, 32, dead with apparent gunshot wounds before dawn, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, said.

They were pronounced dead at 3:53 a.m.

The investigation is active and ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force tips line at 1-877-847-7432 or 1-877-TIPS-4EC.

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