The bizarre chain of events that unfolded Saturday began at about 7 p.m. when police responded to a report of a man who had been shot with a “pointed object” in the city of Kearny.
When they arrived near the intersection of Kearny Avenue and Johnston Avenue, they found a man who had been shot with a bow and arrow and had died as a result of his injuries, according to the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office.
“I thought he was sleeping. … That’s when I saw the arrow in his back,” said John Kalicki, one of the people who saw the man and called police. “When I first came here, he was laying there, and it sounded like he was snoring. Then, when I came out the second time, he wasn’t snoring or nothing.”
Police identified a suspect who had barricaded himself inside a two-story home on Kearny Avenue.
The standoff lasted into Sunday, with police calling on the SWAT team to try to get him out. Neighbors were told to shelter in place while they negotiated.
“I heard the guy yelling out, ‘I can’t come out!’ or ‘I can’t do that!’ and then they were like, ‘Come out. We’re here to help you,'” said Rebecca Szymanski, who witnessed the incident.
At about 5 a.m. on Sunday, flames broke out at the home, and some of the neighbors were evacuated.
When the suspect finally came out of the home at about 1 p.m., he was armed with knives and was taken into custody.
A family member identified the victim as Pablo Criollo of Harrison. The family set up a GoFundMe account to help them with burial expenses.
The suspect, 44-year-old Oscar Feijoo, faces murder, weapons, and arson charges. Other charges are expected.
One of the man’s neighbors, Anna Christina, said she had threatened to call police on the suspect over him throwing rocks into her backyard.
“And one day I say to him, ‘Please don’t do this, because if you do I’m going to call the police,’ and he got mad at me,” she said.
