An unhinged maniac allegedly killed a man with a bow and arrow Saturday and then barricaded himself inside a New Jersey home that erupted in flames during a drawn-out police standoff overnight, according to authorities and reports.
The chaotic chain of events unfolded on Saturday evening, when officers in Kearny responded to a report of a wounded man at an intersection who “appeared to have been struck by a pointed object and died as a result of his injuries,” the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office told the New York Times.
The victim, who was identified by a family member to the outlet as Pablo Criollo of Harrison, NJ, was later confirmed to have been killed with a bow and arrow.
Police quickly identified a person of interest in the bizarre homicide, but the individual had barricaded himself inside a two-story home on Kearny Avenue, prosecutors told the outlet.
Nearby residents were forced to shelter in their homes as a regional SWAT team arrived and began negotiations with the man, whose identity had not yet been released, authorities said.
The negotiations continued through the night into the following morning, when at around 5 a.m., a fire broke out in the house where the suspect had barricaded himself.
Neighbors were forced to evacuate before the flames were finally extinguished by Sunday afternoon, according to officials.
By 1 p.m., the alleged killer emerged from the home armed with knives and clad in a red bandanna, black jacket, and covered in soot, according to WABC.
He was eventually cuffed and taken into custody by officers and SWAT team members.
The man, who has not been publicly identified, is expected to be charged on Monday, the prosecutor’s office said.
The circumstances around Criollo’s death, or a motive in his killing, are not immediately clear.
“It’s a crazy world. A bow and arrow? Who knows how people think?” Walter Spiess, 73, told The Times. “At least they got him.”
The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment.
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