Son, Parents Charged In Bound Brook Shooting Death

BOUND BROOK, NJ — A Bound Brook man and his parents were all arrested and charged in connection with a fatal shooting on Jan. 9 in Bound Brook near the Bridgewater border, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson announced.

The son, Ryan D. Keogh, 28, and his parents Cindy V. Keogh, 61, and David J. Keogh, 58, of Farm Lane, Bound Brook were all charged in the shooting death of Terrence C. Coulanges, 29, of Old Bridge.

An investigation found that Keogh, along with his parents, left the home on Farm Lane after Coulanges was shot and before Cindy Keogh placed the 911 call at 7:36 p.m., Robertson said.

Additionally some of the Keogh's statements were inconsistent with neighbor reports.

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At about 7:36 p.m. police got a call about shots fired and a gunshot wound victim at the Farm Lane home in Bound Brook.

Bound Brook Police officers found a man outside the home, who has since been identified as Coulanges, suffering from gunshot wounds, Robertson said.

Coulanges was sent to an area trauma center, where he later died of his injuries, Robertson said.

A preliminary finding by the Medical Examiner’s Office listed Coulanges’ cause of death as gunshot wounds and the manner of death as homicide.

Interviews with numerous neighbors found that they heard what they believed to be gunshots during the time frame of about 5:30 to 6 p.m. which contradicted what the Keogh family told officers.

The motive for the homicide has not been confirmed and the investigation remains ongoing.

On Thursday, Feb. 14 at about 8:55 a.m., Ryan D. Keogh was arrested by investigators without incident at a home on Madison Avenue, Manchester. Keogh was charged with first-degree murder, second-degree possession of a firearm for an unlawful purpose, third degree hindering investigation, third-degree endangering an injured victim, and fourth-degree false swearing.

Cindy V. Keogh and David J. Keogh surrendered to investigators at the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office, where each were arrested and charged with third-degree hindering investigation, third-degree endangering an injured victim, and fourth-degree false swearing.

Ryan D. Keogh was lodged at the Somerset County Jail pending a detention hearing. Cindy V. Keogh and David J. Keogh were released on their own recognizance pending a future court date.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Somerset County Prosecutors Office Major Crimes Unit at 908-231-7100 or the Bound Brook Police Department at 732-356-0800 or make a
report via the STOPit app. The STOPit app allows citizens to provide anonymous reports
including videos and photos. STOPit can be downloaded to your smart phone for free at
the Google Play Store or Apple App Store, access code: SOMERSETNJ.

Information can also be provided through the Somerset County Crime Stoppers’ Tip Line at 1-888-577-TIPS (8477) or online at www.888577tips.org or at www.scpo.net and click on either
“Crime Stoppers” or “TIPS HOTLINE”. All anonymous Crime Stopper tips will be kept
confidential.

(Image via Somerset County Prosecutor's Office: Ryan D. Keogh, 28 and Cindy V. Keogh, 61, and David J. Keogh, 58 of Farm Lane, Bound Brook)

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