Man's body recovered during howell swat operation — howell township police

Man found dead in Howell after SWAT operation prompts dual investigation

HOWELL, N.J. — Authorities are investigating the death of a man found Thursday morning near the 170 block of White Street following a SWAT deployment in Howell, the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office said.

The decedent, an adult male whose identity has not been released, was discovered at approximately 6:41 a.m., according to a joint statement from Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago and Howell Township Police Chief John Storrow.

The death investigation happened during a concurrent law enforcement operation in the Candlewood section of Howell. Officers from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Bureau, Monmouth County Emergency Response Team, and Howell Police Department were conducting an investigation near Southport Drive and Chestnut Hill Road around the same time.

“These two incidents do appear to be related,” Santiago and Storrow said in the statement. Authorities did not specify the nature of the link or whether the man’s death occurred during the police activity.

Authorities ask for public assistance

Officials are urging anyone with information about the incident to contact Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Detective Kayla Santiago at 800-533-7443 or Howell Police Detective Vincent Bonner at 732-938-4111.

As of Friday, the cause and manner of the man’s death have not been disclosed, and no arrests or suspects have been publicly named. The Prosecutor’s Office has not released further details.

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