The autopsy was conducted on both bodies on Oct. 27.
An autopsy performed Oct. 27 by the Tri-County Medical Examiner Office in Morris County provided more details in the Blairstown Township murder-suicide.
Julie Matte, 46, about 1 a.m. Oct. 26 was found dead inside her Cherry Tree Lane home in Blairstown Township. Officers arrived within minutes of a 911 call placed by Matte saying she was being shot at, according to police.
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Edward Aghahowa and Julie Matte (Facebook Courtesy Photo) The body of her 55-year-old husband, Edward Aghahowa, was found hours later at a campground six miles away with a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
The cause of death of Matte was deemed six gunshot wounds to the upper torso area by chief medical examiner Dr. Ronald Suarez. Suarez ruled the manner homicide.
Donations needed in name of victim killed in murder-suicide
Aghahowa died from a single gunshot wound to the head and the manner was suicide, according to the autopsy.
Services for the couple are pending. The family of Matte is asking the public to donate in her memory to these three nonprofit organizations: Helping Horseshoe, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Intervention Services (DASI) and Margo for Animals.
Matte had been a volunteer of the nonprofit organization, Helping Horseshoe. Family members said she worked with people who had special needs in a horseback riding program.
Matte's Facebook page in September 2015 stated the couple was married 14 out of 20 years of being in a relationship.
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