Suspect sought in Shelton double homicide
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SHELTON, Wash. -- A suspect is being sought after two people were found dead in a Shelton home early Monday morning.
Police are seeking Charles S. Longshore, who is suspected in the double homicide of 19-year-old Tyler W. Drake and 37-year-old Anitrea "Roxy" L. Taber.
Neighbors in the 200 block of West Harvard Street called 911 around 1 a.m. to report hearing gun shots, said Lt. Les Watson with Shelton police.
When officers arrived, they found a man and woman dead inside the home. Investigators are working to determine the circumstances surrounding their deaths.
"There's speculation, discussion of whether or not this might be drug-related or some other illegal activity," Watson said. "The potential is there."
Later in the day, the SWAT team responded when police received word that the people in another home across the alley may somehow be connected.
The residents in that home refused to come out, however, and a standoff ensued. Just after 9 a.m., police launched tear gas into that home and a man eventually walked out of the home. Police searched the home and found a woman inside.
Police said the two were being held for questioning. They are not considered suspects in the case.
The brother of the held man told KOMO News the pair had nothing to do with the found bodies; he said they had tried to avoid police because drug-related warrants had been issued for their arrest.
Investigators were also looking into reports that a third person left the scene in a car shortly after the shooting.
No other information about Longshore was immediately available, and the investigation is ongoing.
Deputies found Longshore's abandoned vehicle parked on the side of William McCleary Road in McCleary on Monday afternoon.
According to Grays Harbor County Undersheriff Rick Scott, the vehicle had been parked since Monday morning.
Deputies believe Longshore ditched the vehicle and left the area in another car.
The vehicle, which has not been identified, has been impounded so Mason County detectives can search it for clues.
Police are seeking Charles S. Longshore, who is suspected in the double homicide of 19-year-old Tyler W. Drake and 37-year-old Anitrea "Roxy" L. Taber.
Neighbors in the 200 block of West Harvard Street called 911 around 1 a.m. to report hearing gun shots, said Lt. Les Watson with Shelton police.
When officers arrived, they found a man and woman dead inside the home. Investigators are working to determine the circumstances surrounding their deaths.
"There's speculation, discussion of whether or not this might be drug-related or some other illegal activity," Watson said. "The potential is there."
Later in the day, the SWAT team responded when police received word that the people in another home across the alley may somehow be connected.
The residents in that home refused to come out, however, and a standoff ensued. Just after 9 a.m., police launched tear gas into that home and a man eventually walked out of the home. Police searched the home and found a woman inside.
Police said the two were being held for questioning. They are not considered suspects in the case.
The brother of the held man told KOMO News the pair had nothing to do with the found bodies; he said they had tried to avoid police because drug-related warrants had been issued for their arrest.
Investigators were also looking into reports that a third person left the scene in a car shortly after the shooting.
No other information about Longshore was immediately available, and the investigation is ongoing.
Deputies found Longshore's abandoned vehicle parked on the side of William McCleary Road in McCleary on Monday afternoon.
According to Grays Harbor County Undersheriff Rick Scott, the vehicle had been parked since Monday morning.
Deputies believe Longshore ditched the vehicle and left the area in another car.
The vehicle, which has not been identified, has been impounded so Mason County detectives can search it for clues.
