Woman Was Fatally Shot By Twin Brother In Teaneck Thursday: Prosecutor

BERGEN COUNTY, NJ — A woman who was killed by gunfire in Teaneck on Thursday morning was shot to death by her twin brother, according to the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office.

The 26-year-old victim, Naomi Hagley, was shot by Jonathan Hagley, prosecutors said late on Thursday.

Hagley has been charged with first degree murder and weapons charges, prosecutors said.

He was apprehended by a Bogota police officer several blocks from the shooting — which occurred in a private home at 8:25 a.m. in a private home on Thursday — and was in possession of a gun with defaced serial number, prosecutors said.

He has been taken to the Bergen County Jail.

Naomi Hagley's LinkedIn profile says she was a student at CCNY, studying communications.

Reporting from earlier Thursday is below.

Earlier Reporting

The victim was shot around 8:25 a.m. in a private home on Hickory Street, said the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office.

She was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead.

Prosecutors said there is no "ongoing danger to the community."

The Center for Hope and Safety, a domestic violence organization in Bergen County, has said that they can help who's someone suffering abuse — or their friends and family — discuss a plan to leave, even if they are not ready to leave yet. Each county in New Jersey has a domestic violence organization to help. Read more about that, and get links for help, in this story and below.

Detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit were on the scene Thursday morning with members of the Teaneck Police Department, Bergen County Sheriff’s Department and mutual aid from the Bogota Police Department, prosecutors said.

Helplines

The national domestic violence hotline, reachable through phone, text, or chat, is 800-799-SAFE (7233), or you can text "Start" to 88788 to reach them by text.

The New Jersey hotline is 1-800-572-SAFE (7233). The list of county agencies is here, and other information on how to protect oneself legally in New Jersey is here.

In an emergency, call 911 first.

At least 17 women, five children, and two men were killed in domestic violence incidents in New Jersey last year, some by current or ex partners, some by family members. Read about that here.