Law enforcement has identified the victim and suspect in an apparent murder-suicide in the Mystic Island section of Little Egg Harbor on the morning of Saturday, July 29 that took the lives of a man, woman and dog.

The Little Egg Harbor Police Department responded to a residence on Whitemarsh Court around 5:10 a.m. after receiving a call from a female resident stating she believed someone was breaking into her apartment, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D.