Murder-suicide at Sewell rehab facility

WASHINGTON TWP. - A Gloucester County couple died in a murder-suicide Tuesday morning at a rehabilitation facility where the wife was being treated, authorities said.

The double-shooting occurred shortly before 8 a.m. at Jefferson Health Care Center's Sub-Acute Rehabilitation Unit on Egg Harbor Road, the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office said.

"Currently, our patients are safe and are being cared for by our staff," Jefferson Health said in a statement.

The woman, 74-year-old Arlene McKenna of Mullica Hill, was pronounced dead after she was rushed to the Cooper University Medical Center trauma unit in Camden, the prosecutor's office said.

Her husband, 76-year-old Raymond McKenna, fatally shot himself at the Sewell rehab center after killing his wife, authorities said.

The prosecutor's office and Jefferson Health both described the shooting as an "isolated incident."

The Washington Township Police Department and the prosecutor's office are investigating.

The rehab center serves patients who have experienced medical issues, such as head trauma and stroke, who need a bridge between a hospital stay and returning home, according to Jefferson's website.

Carly Q. Romalino: @carlyqromalino; 856-486-2476; cromalino@gannettnj.com

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