Early reports said that two people had died.
VOORHEES -- A man fatally shot his mother, then turned the gun on himself in a murder-suicide at an assisted living facility in Camden County, authorities told 6ABC.
UPDATE: Authorities ID shooter, victim in Voorhees murder-suicide
The report cites police officials on scene of the Genesis HealthCare Voorhees Center on Evesham Road. NBC Philadelphia is also reporting that a mother and her son are dead in the murder-suicide.
6ABC reported that the man was in his 60s, and the woman was in her 80s.
No one else was injured in the shooting, which occurred in the woman's room around 6 p.m., NBC reported.
Reporters on the scene posted photographs on Twitter of police tape surrounding the facility, which offers long-term rehabilitation and includes care for those with Alzheimer's and dementia.
UPDATE- Police: son shot elderly mom, self after they shared lunch at Genesis healthcare ctr in Voorhees, NJ @6abc pic.twitter.com/TL4p9ZZ8RI
-- Jeff Chirico (@JeffChirico) October 25, 2015
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