FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: Raymond Worrall

PHONE: (201) 795-6400 Ext. 6737

EMAIL: rworrall@hcpo.org

TWITTER: @HCPOProsecutor

WEB: hudsoncountyprosecutorsofficenj.org

DATE: Monday, March 5, 2018

MAN AND WOMAN FOUND DEAD IN JERSEY CITY HOME

Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez released the following information:

On March 5, 2018, at approximately 8:45 a.m., Jersey City Police Officers responded to a report of an injured female victim at 2 Mina Drive in Jersey City. Upon arrival, officers found an unresponsive female victim on the first floor with apparent multiple gunshot wounds to her head and torso. Police Officers also found an unresponsive male victim located in the basement level of the home with an apparent gunshot wound to his head.

The victims have been identified as Lydiah Okongo, age 40, and Henry Okongo, age 51. They were both pronounced dead at the scene at approximately 10 a.m.

Responding officers also found two children in the home; a 3-year-old male and a 1-year-old female. The 3-year-old male was uninjured, but he was transported by Emergency Medical Services to Jersey City Medical Center for evaluation.

The Prosecutor’s Homicide Unit is actively investigating this case with assistance from the Jersey City Police Department. While it appears at this time that these deaths are the result of a murder-suicide, the final determination is still pending the findings of the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Office of the Hudson County Prosecutor at 201-915-1345 or to leave an anonymous tip on the Hudson County Prosecutor’s official website at: http://www.hudsoncountyprosecutorsofficenj.org/homicide-tip/ . All information will be kept confidential.