Son, Parents Indicted In Bound Brook Shooting Death

BOUND BROOK, NJ — A Bound Brook family, consisting of a son and parents, were all indicted by a Somerset County Grand Jury in connection with a fatal shooting of an Old Bridge man on Jan. 9 at their borough home 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 had all been charged in February in the shooting death of Terrence C. Coulanges, 29, of Old Bridge.

Ryan D. Keogh was indicted on charges of first-degree murder; second-degree possession of a firearm for an unlawful purpose; third-degree hindering apprehension or prosecution; third-degree endangering an injured victim; fourth-degree false swearing (five counts); fourth-degree tampering with physical evidence; and fourth-degree unlawful possession of a large capacity ammunition magazine.

David J. Keogh was indicted on charges of fourth-degree hindering apprehension of another; third-degree endangering an injured victim; and fourth-degree false swearing (two counts).

Cindy V. Keogh was indicted on charges of fourth-degree hindering apprehension of another; third-degree endangering an injured victim; and fourth-degree false swearing (four counts).

Ryan D. Keogh is lodged in the Somerset County Jail while David and Cindy Keogh were were released on their own recognizance.

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.

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.

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

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

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office at 908-231-7100 or via the STOPit app. The Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office is utilizing the STOPit app as a platform to allow concerned citizens to provide information about crimes occurring in Somerset County. This app is completely anonymous and users are able to "chat" in real time with law enforcement, as well as send images and videos about crime. The app also has a Get Help section that provides phone numbers and links to important resources available in Somerset
County. The STOPit app can be downloaded to your smartphone 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.

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