Keisha (left) and Kelsey Morrison.Photo: Facebook
The grim discovery was made on April 19 inside a Roselle home, where loved ones say the pair were killed with an axe during a domestic dispute with a family member,ABC7 NYreports, citing the slain mother’s sister-in-law, Atasha Scott.
Keisha Morrison, 45, and her daughter, Kelsey Morrison, 9 have been identified as the victims, according to a press release from the Union County Prosecutor’s Office, and the manner of their deaths was homicide.
He was taken into custody Wednesday when Maryland State Police stopped a 2019 silver BMW 750 with a New Jersey registration that had been reported stolen, a release states. Police said Everoy was taken into custody on charges related to the stolen car, and was being held in the Baltimore County Detention Center awaiting extradition to New Jersey.
While the Union County Prosecutor’s Office has yet to publicly release any details about the homicide investigation, a family member is speaking out to local media about the tragedy.
Scott’s brother, Gary Morrison, who is also the husband of Keisha, reportedly found the bodies of his wife and daughter wrapped in sheets under a bed and discovered the apparent murder weapon stuffed under a mattress, according to NBC New York.
“On the floor, it seemed like somebody was trying to clean up blood, like it was swirled around,” Scott told NBC New York.
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According toNews 12 New Jersey, citing Scott, Kelsey was just a few days shy of celebrating her 10th birthday. The Morrisons were described as a “blended family,” the report adds.
AMeal Train pagehas been set up for the surviving family members, who have since been displaced.
Roselle Mayor Donald Shaw commented on the violence that shook his community in astatement posted to Facebookon Thursday.
“The family and this community have lost two precious souls. You can rest assure; we will get through this together. And to the family, the Borough of Roselle stands with you and will be here for the long haul.”
PEOPLE has reached out to the Union County Prosecutor’s Office for comment.
Anyone with information related to the homicides is asked to contact Prosecutor’s Office Detective Sergeant Lamar Hartsfield at(908) 451- 1873, Detective Wojciech Dziadosz at(908) 347-2212or Roselle Police Department Detective Luis Vega at(732) 956-1677.
source: people.com
