Hostage Standoff in Trenton With Suspected Murderer Enters Second Day

An armed man suspected of killing his girlfriend and her child is currently barricaded in his Trenton home where police say he's holding multiple children hostages.

The standoff with the unidentified man entered its second day with negotiators from the New Jersey State Police, FBI, and Trenton attempting to talk him out of the home since he drove police out Friday afternoon, according to a report from NJ.com.

According to NJ.com, police officers were doing a wellness check of the suspect's South Ward home when they found a decomposing body of a woman. It's also believed that the suspect killed one of the victim's five children, according to police.

The adult victim was identified as Carmen Kelly, 42, NJ.com reported.

NJ.com reported that Kelly and her children had been living with the suspect in his home on the 200 block of Grand Street for about two months. Kelly's oldest son, a 19-year-old with autism, is safe with relatives. Kelly also has two teenage daughters, a son in his early teens and a 4-year-old boy.

It is unknown which of the children had been killed.

Mercer County Prosecutor Joseph Bocchini said last night that there were children inside with the barricaded suspect, and negotiators were urging the man to release them, NJ.com reported.