A 52-year-old man and his canine have been stabbed to dying in their very own basement after an alleged intruder broke into their residence, police mentioned.
The incident occurred on Monday morning at 11:42 a.m. when the Kenosha Police Division in Wisconsin responded to the 8500 block of 18th Avenue after the home-owner “referred to as to report that somebody probably entered his residence and that his again door was damaged,” based on an announcement from the Kenosha Police Division on Monday night.
Police checked the house however no one was discovered inside, authorities mentioned. A grievance was taken and proof was collected earlier than they left the scene.
Nonetheless, lower than three hours later, police discovered themselves again on the identical residence relating to one other housebreaking grievance.
“Round 2:32 PM, the Kenosha Police Division responded again to the identical residence for one more housebreaking grievance. The caller reportedly noticed blood exterior the again door and the door pressured open,” police mentioned. “After arriving on scene, officers found a deceased male within the basement, with an obvious knife wound. Additionally they situated a canine with an identical wound, that handed away shortly after officers arrived.”
The Kenosha Police Division instantly deployed SWAT crew members to clear the home and guarantee no one was hiding inside.
“As quickly because the officers found that the house was a criminal offense scene a number of detectives and officers had been despatched to begin a murder investigation. [A 41-year-old male] of Kenosha was shortly recognized as an individual of curiosity,” police mentioned.
It’s unclear if the 2 males had any prior connection to one another.
Following a short investigation and search, the suspect was arrested roughly 4 hours later after he was noticed strolling in alley close to fiftieth Road and twenty second Avenue, police mentioned.
The sufferer, a 52-year-old male, is not going to be recognized right now out of consideration for his household, authorities mentioned following Tercek’s arrest.
“On the time of this launch, the Kenosha Police Division is assured that there aren’t any different individuals of curiosity. The scene will proceed to have a police presence for an undetermined period of time,” the Kenosha Police Division mentioned. “Our ideas are with the sufferer’s household throughout this troublesome time.”