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(KLZA)-- Beatrice, Nebraska police arrested Christopher Milke early Sunday morning on charges of first-degree murder, use of a weapon to commit a felony and two counts of kidnapping according to a release from the department.
Beatrice Police officers responded to a home near South 22nd Street and Hillcrest Avenue early Sunday morning where they discovered the body of 42-year-old Tammy Leslie who had been shot and killed.
Authorities say Milke then held a 19-year-old woman and an 11-year-old boy captive.
The Nebraska State Patrol is assisting the Beatrice Police Department with the investigation, which is ongoing.
No motive for the killing has been revealed.
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