(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.