JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. —

A Jeffersonville man is dead, and a family member is charged with murder after a gruesome discovery led to a police standoff Friday.

Investigators say it started as a welfare check just before 10 a.m. on Summerlin Place. Instead, officers found a headless body at the home.

“It’s just unreal. This is unbelievable,” said one neighbor.

Police say the case quickly led them about a mile away to Callaway Drive, where they found a severed head inside another house.

The suspect, identified as Bryce Winnecke, was armed and refused to come out at first.

“We immediately set up a perimeter. And after about a four-hour standoff, we were able to have him come outside, detained and taken without incident,” said Capt. Sam Moss.

Neighbors say the crime has shaken what’s normal

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