BEVERLY CITY, N.J. (WCBS 880) – A man was found beaten to death inside a New Jersey home where another man was arrested following a police standoff, authorities said Wednesday.
Larry Brown, 27, was charged with kidnapping, unlawfully possessing a weapon and possession of a weapon as a felon in connection with the case. No homicide charges have been filed as the investigation continues.
The standoff started early Tuesday when a woman contacted police around 1:15 a.m. to tell them she'd received a call from Brown, who was inside a home on Bentley Avenue in Beverly, the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office said.
On the call, the woman said Brown told her that Cecilio Luciano, 34, was dead in the home, according to prosecutors.
Police soon learned that a woman and four children who lived at the home were inside with Brown.
Officers came to the scene, but Brown refused to leave the home, prosecutors said, leading to an hours-long standoff.
The woman and kids emerged unharmed over the next several hours. Brown, of Burlington Township, eventually came out at 8:30 a.m. and was taken into custody.
Luciano’s body was found inside the home by the New Jersey State Police TEAMS Unit. Although a preliminary investigation indicated he'd been shot, an autopsy performed by the Burlington County medical examiner showed he'd been bludgeoned to death, prosecutors said.
An investigation into Luciano's death is ongoing and involves more than a half-dozen law enforcement agencies.
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