Man dead, another arrested as police descend on 2 neighborhoods in Howell

🚨 Police responded to two incidents in Howell on Thursday that may be related

🚨 The county emergency team showed up at one incident

🚨 Police told News 12 that a person holding a baby was taken into custody

HOWELL — A man was reported dead in one of two related incidents involving police on Thursday.

The Monmouth County Emergency Response Team was in the area of Southport Drive, a residential neighborhood near an elementary school in the Candlewood section.

The other incident was 3 miles away on White Street, where a man was found dead around 6:40 a.m.

On Thursday afternoon, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago had not released more details about the incidents.

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SWAT team enters home

Neighbors told News 12 New Jersey the Southport Drive incident began before dawn on Georgia Tavern Road. The tactical team arrived on Southport Drive at 7:25 a.m. 

Video shows the SWAT team moving in formation and entering a home through the front door.

Drone footage shows a person holding a baby being taken into custody.   

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