MAPLEWOOD — Questions are still swirling around what has been deemed a triple homicide in Maplewood late last month.
An autopsy has confirmed the three friends found dead in a Van Ness Court apartment on Jan. 29 died from gunshot wounds, Thomas Fennelly, chief assistant prosecutor at the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office, told NJ Advance Media Monday. Their deaths are officially being investigated as homicides, he said.
Few other details are known about the killings of Michael Davis, 45, of Maplewood, Roshana Kenilson, 30, of Paterson, and Lance Fraser, 44, of Newark. Their three bodies were found by firefighters after the department received a call from someone concerned about not being able to reach the three friends, authorities said.
Fennelly said Monday that no arrests had been made.
“I cannot comment on a motive at this time,” he said. “The investigation is active and ongoing.”
Residents in the area last week said the killings were out of character for the usually “quiet” neighborhood. Anyone with information on the killings is asked to call 877-TIPS-4EC or 877-847-7432.
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