Police Peer Through Windows, Find Bodies

"BELLEVILLE, NJ — A man and woman are dead after an apparent murder/suicide in Belleville, the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office said Saturday.

"Police discovered the bodies of John Sykes, 47, and Felicia Hunt, 23, in a home on 62 New Street around 6:30 p.m. Friday, according to the prosecutor’s office. Officers were called to the residence to check on Sykes after he didn't show up for work.

"`As the officers peered in a window they observed a male and female lying dead,` the prosecutor’s office said in a statement.

"Sykes apparently killed Hunt before taking his own life, Essex County Prosecutor's Office Chief of Detectives Anthony Ambrose said.

"The two lived together at the house and `appeared` to be involved in a relationship, according to the prosecutor’s office.

"Autopsies were pending and the Essex County Homicide Task Force was investigating.

"Authorities did not immediately provide additional details."

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