Police arrest person of interest after man found dead in Kenosha basement

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KENOSHA, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Kenosha police took an individual into custody Monday, Feb. 3, after being identified as a person of interest in a suspicious death. 

Officers responded to the area near 85th Street and 18th Avenue around 11:42 a.m., after the homeowner called to report that his back door was broken, and someone may have entered his home. Police say the home was checked, and no one was found inside. 

Around 2:32 p.m., Kenosha police were called back to the home after the caller reported finding blood outside the back door. Officers then found a deceased man in the basement with an apparent knife would. A dog with a similar wound died shortly after officers' arrival. 

Kenosha police deployed members of their SWAT team to clear the home, and a homicide investigation began. 

Officials identified a person of interest, and just after 6:30 p.m., police arrested the individual in an alley near 50th Street and 22nd Avenue. 

Police say the victim is a 52-year-old man, and they are "confident that there are no other persons of interest."

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Kenosha Police Department's Detective Bureau at 262-605-5203.

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