Joseph Palacios, 22, of Weehawken, has been charged with the death of his girlfriend, Michelle Paola Castillo Siguencia, 24, according to Hudson County Pros♍ecutor Esther Suarez.
On June 19 at approximately 6 p.m., the Weehawken Police Department responded to𓃲 a medical emergency at 561 Hudson Ave., Apartment #1. Officers discovered a female in an apparent lifeless conditi♊on in the bathroom.
She was pronounced dead at 6:48 p.m. The cause and manner of death are pending the findings of the Regional Medical Examiner♔.
While Weehawken police were on the scene, they received reports that Pala♈cios, the suspect in the crime, had barricaded 💃himself in the Union City apartment of a family member at 112 33rd St., threatening to harm himself.
The Hudson County Regional SWAT team was ac𝔉tivated and entered the home. The SWAT team and the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit arrested Palacios. He was taken into custody and transported to the Jersey City Medical Center for self-inflicted wounds.
Prosecutor Suarez credited the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit, the Hudson County Regional SWAT Team, the Weehawken ꧑Police Department and the Union City Police Department for the investigation and arrest.
The above charges are me𒁏rely ൲accusations. Palacios is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
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