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FREEHOLD, N.J. (AP) — Authorities say a New Jersey woman who disappeared months after she survived a shooting has been found dead and two people have been charged.
Monmouth County prosecutors say 33-year-old Jennifer Sweeney and 32-year-old Andre Harris were charged Tuesday with murder and other counts in the death of 41-year-old Tyrita Julius.
Julius was last seen March 8 after having lunch with a friend. She had been shot several times while entering her car in Linden in November 2015. Prosecutors say Sweeney and Harris will face charges in that shooting also.
Prosecutors say Julius' body was found in the backyard of Harris' Long Branch home.
Bail was set Wednesday at $1.5 million for each defendant.
Sweeney's attorney said she denies the charges. Harris' public defender only addressed the bail issue in court.
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