NJ councilman Russell Heller killed in murder-suicide at PSE&G facility

A second local New Jersey council member was found shot dead within a week. This time, authorities believe they know who is responsible but are searching for a motive.

Heller, 51, was found shot dead outside his car, according to the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office. Reports say he was a senior distribution supervisor who had been with the company for 11 years, and a councilman in Milford, a small borough in Hunterdon County.

"The Milford Borough Council is deeply saddened by the loss and our hearts go out to his family," Milford Mayor Henri Schepens told digital news content provider NJ.com. "He was so full of life, it’s just unbelievable that he’s gone. Something like this has never happened in borough history. We are very shaken by this."