Manhunt Ends As NJ Man Accused Of Killing Daughter Found Dead

VOORHEES TOWNSHIP, NJ — A Camden County man who was accused of killing his adult daughter and assaulting his wife was found dead on Tuesday, Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer and Voorhees Township Police Chief Louis Bordi announced.

Police found the body of 57-year-old Gregory Kelemen, of Voorhees, in a wooded area near the 300 block of Preston Avenue Tuesday morning, according to authorities. He died by an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities said.

He had been wanted in the murder of his 22-year-old daughter, Katherine Kelemen, and the alleged attempted murder of his wife, Sheri Kelemen, one day earlier, according to authorities.

Sheri Kelemen remained hospitalized in critical but stable condition Tuesday afternoon, authorities said.

Police found the two women at a home on the 100 block of Round Hill Road in Voorhees at about 6:49 a.m. Monday morning, after receiving a 911 call about an assault on two people, authorities said.

Katherine Kelemen was taken to Jefferson University Hospital in Stratford to be treated for blunt force trauma, authorities said. She succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced deceased at 8:17 a.m., authorities said.

Before his body was found, Gregory Kelemen had been charged with one count of first-degree murder, one count of first-degree attempted murder, and one count of third-degree unlawful possession of a weapon.