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Man, woman found dead in Manassas basement; person of interest detained in N.J.

Police called the deaths a double homicide and said the “parties involved are known to one another.”

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Two people were found dead Sunday in a Prince William County, Va., home in what authorities described as a double homicide, and “a person of interest” was later detained in New Jersey.

Police said the victims, a man and a woman who appeared to have been shot, were discovered shortly after 2:30 a.m. in the basement of a home in the 8900 block of Hanson Grove Court, a subdivision of single-family houses in Manassas. Their identities were being withheld until their families could be notified.

“A person of interest was detained in Brunswick, New Jersey, who is presumed to be connected to this incident,” police said in a statement. “The parties involved are known to one another and the incident does not appear to be random. No charges have been obtained at this time. Detectives are actively investigating the incident to determine what led up to the shooting.”

This story is developing and will be updated.