Investigators believe the intruder or intruders entered the home through a first-floor window and then fled before police arrived.
WILLINGBORO, N.J. (WPVI) -- Two women were shot to death by an intruder inside their home in Willingboro, New Jersey, the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office said Thursday.
Police were called to a home on Harrington Circle just after 4 a.m. Wednesday for a report of a burglary in progress.
When officers arrived, they found the bodies of 33-year-old Catherine Nunez and her mother, 54-year-old Marisol Nunez, in an upstairs bedroom.
Both had suffered gunshot wounds. They were pronounced dead at the scene.
Investigators believe the intruder or intruders entered the home through a first-floor window and then fled before police arrived.
No arrests have been made.
Investigators do not believe this was a random incident and do not believe there is a current danger to the community.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Willingboro Township Police Department's tip line at 609-877-6958, or send an email to tips@co.burlington.nj.us.