Authorities release names of couple injured in Bayville shooting
The couple was identified as 58-year-old Thomas Kwatkoski and 56-year-old Jill Kwatkoski.
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The Ocean County Prosecutor's Office has released the names of a married couple injured in a shooting at their home in the Bayville section of Berkeley Township Monday evening.
The couple was identified as 58-year-old Thomas Kwatkoski and 56-year-old Jill Kwatkoski. Officials say that Thomas Kwatkoski is listed in critical but stable condition at Jersey Shore Medical Center. Jill Kwatkoski is listed in stable condition.
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The prosecutor says 53-year-old John Adamo shot the couple. They say that Adamo opened fire on his neighbors from his property just before 5 p.m. on Monday. They say that he first shot Thomas Kwatkoski, who was up on a ladder working on his home and then shot into the home, striking Jill Kwatkoski.
The prosecutor says that Adamo took his own life following a standoff with police that lasted more than two hours.
Officials have not yet released a motive for the shooting.
But neighbors tell News 12 New Jersey that the shooting could have been the culmination of a long-running dispute between the two property owners. A sign on the victims’ driveway that said “private property no trespassing” addressed the Adamo family by name.
