Crime & Safety
Bergen Husband And Wife Dead In Murder-Suicide: Prosecutor
Scott Sabia, 45, killed himself and his wife, Michele, Wednesday night, the county prosecutor said.
A Carlstadt husband shot and killed his wife on their home's lawn Wednesday evening, which lead to an hours-long standoff between himself and a SWAT team before he took his own life, authorities said.
Scott Sabia, 45, killed his wife, Michele, who was found dead of a gunshot wound in front of the couple's home, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said late Wednesday night.
#BCPONJ confirms that a homicide took place earlier this evening at 505 Union St, Carlstadt. Bergen Regional SWAT Team is on scene.
— B.C. Prosecutor (@BCPONJ) July 7, 2016
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Grewal said the couple's three children escaped from the home. The Daily Voice reported police brought the three children out of the home and over a backyard fence to safety after Scott Sabia shot and killed his wife.
Sabia then allegedly let police go in the home to retrieve his wife's body, The Daily Voice reported.
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Witnesses reported hearing loud noises coming from the home, which could have been flashbang grenades used by law enforcement officials, News12 reported.
The SWAT team also deployed a bomb robot to try and get information as to what was happening inside the house, News12 reported.
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