SAYREVILLE, N.J. - Autopsy results are pending following the shooting death of an off-duty New Jersey police officer just off the Garden State Parkway, according to authorities. The Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office declined to identify the officer, but nj.com said decorated Sayreville Detective Matt Kurtz was shot and killed outside an abandoned movie theater.

Read update: Death of Hero N.J. Police Officer Remains Tragic Mystery A Facebook page belonging to a Matthew Kurtz of Sayreville used the "Thin Blue Line" symbol - which recognizes fallen officers - as its profile photo on Monday. The cause of death has yet to be determined, but it appeared the officer suffered one or more gunshot wounds, according to the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office. The results of an autopsy by the Middlesex County Medical Examiner's Office were not immediately available. The Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office confirmed that the body of a Sayreville police officer was found around 7:15 a.m. Monday morning. The officer was killed next to Amboy Cinemas just off the Garden State Parkway in Sayreville, according to the MCPO. Police tape stretched across the parking lot while police officers tended to the scene behind the theater on Monday. The officer was shot and killed while sitting in his personal vehicle, according to NBC 4 New York.