2 Bergen Men Dead In Murder-Suicide Following Dispute: Prosecutor

Two Hackensack men died in an apparent murder-suicide Sunday morning, Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said.

Police did not release the men's names pending notification of their next of kin.

Grewal said at a press conference Sunday afternoon that the incident was a dispute between neighbors, NorthJersey.com reported.

Police responded to a residential building at 5 Linden St. Sunday morning after receiving a report of gunfire, Grewal said in the report.

The two men, one 66, the other 63; the victim was found dead in the lobby near the elevators; he had multiple gunshot wounds, according to the prosecutor. The suspect was found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound in a car behind the building in the parking lot, authorities said in the report.

Police said the men knew each other, lived one floor apart and had an "ongoing dispute," News 12 reported.

No other suspects are being sought after and no was else was injured, News 12 reported.

Neither Grewal, nor anybody from his office, responded to a request for comment Sunday afternoon; a Bergen County spokesman also did not respond to a request for comment.

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