{"slug": "federal-agent-and-his-wife-found-shot-dead-in-their-nj-home-in-suspected-murder", "title": "Federal agent and his wife found shot dead in their NJ home in suspected murder-suicide", "summary": "A federal special agent, Christopher Iatauro, 52, fatally shot his wife Kelly Iatauro, 46, before killing himself in their Sayreville, New Jersey home on Friday night. The Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office is investigating the incident as a murder-suicide. Christopher Iatauro worked for the Department of Homeland Security.", "body_md": "# Federal agent and his wife found shot dead in their NJ home in suspected murder-suicide\n\nSee more of our coverage in your search results.\n\n[Add The New York Post on Google](https://www.google.com/preferences/source?q=nypost.com)\n\nA federal special agent shot and killed his wife before turning the gun on himself in a shocking murder-suicide at their New Jersey home, officials said.\n\nKelly Iatauro, 46, was found shot dead inside of their Sayreville home on Friday night and her husband, Christopher Iatauro, 52, was found dead in the backyard from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office.\n\nThe death is being investigated as a murder-suicide with Christopher the suspected shooter, the prosecutor’s office confirmed in a statement. It was unclear what led to the bloodbath.\n\nChristopher Iatauro worked as a special agent for the Department of Homeland Security, according to records from 2019 and 2020 obtained by local outlet [NJ101.5](https://nj1015.com/iatauro-murder-suicide-sayreville-nj/).\n\nSayreville police responded to the home on Glynn Court around 8 p.m. Friday and told all residents in the area to remain inside as they responded, closing down part of the street for at least 40 minutes.\n\nKelly’s sister-in-law posted a heartbreaking tribute on social media while announcing her funeral services.\n\n“As many of you may now know, my beautiful sister-in-law, Kelly Iatauro was senselessly and suddenly taken from us on Friday,” she [wrote on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10244423589827584&set=a.1651275964542).\n\n“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.”\n\nDHS did not immediately respond to a request for comment.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/federal-agent-and-his-wife-found-shot-dead-in-their-nj-home-in-suspected-murder", "canonical_source": "https://nypost.com/2026/07/08/us-news/federal-agent-and-his-wife-found-shot-dead-in-nj-home-in-apparent-murder-suicide/", "published_at": "2026-07-08 13:33:21+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-08 13:35:16.295112+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy"], "entities": ["Christopher Iatauro", "Kelly Iatauro", "Department of Homeland Security", "Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office", "Sayreville", "New Jersey"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/federal-agent-and-his-wife-found-shot-dead-in-their-nj-home-in-suspected-murder", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/federal-agent-and-his-wife-found-shot-dead-in-their-nj-home-in-suspected-murder.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/federal-agent-and-his-wife-found-shot-dead-in-their-nj-home-in-suspected-murder.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/federal-agent-and-his-wife-found-shot-dead-in-their-nj-home-in-suspected-murder.jsonld"}}