A Massachusetts man was charged with murder Saturday following the death of his mother, whose body is believed to have been set on fire outside a Cape Cod home.
Adam Howe, 34, was charged with murder after authorities said evidence suggested the victim set on fire was his mother, Susan Howe, Cape and Islands District Attorney Michael O’Keefe said in a statement. , and Truro Police Chief Jamie Calise.
Authorities reportedly responded around 9:30 p.m. to a welfare check request along with a separate report of a fire.
When they arrived, authorities say they found a man outside the front of the house with a fire burning on the lawn.
“When emergency personnel realized it was a burning body, the male subject ran into the home and locked the door,” O’Keefe and Calise said in a joint statement.
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The Cape Cod Regional SWAT team responded and eventually entered the home and arrested Adam Howe.
Howe will be evaluated by mental health professionals following information authorities obtained from family members, O’Keefe and Calise said.
Fox News could not immediately reach the Truro Police Department for comment.
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