Drug debt a likely motive in Shelton double-homicide
May 29, 2012, 2:42 PM | Updated: May 30, 2012, 8:49 am
Police in Shelton believe that a woman was killed because
she couldn’t pay her drug debt, and the man with her at
the time was shot and killed to keep it quiet.
When police arrived on the scene after gunshots were
reported, they interviewed the neighbors, Robert Raphael,
and his girlfriend, Kristina Selwyn. They first told
police they had thought two firecrackers had gone off next
door, then said they called to report possible gunshots.
Raphael was “evasive and defensive,” according to police.
After a second interview at the Shelton Police station,
police determined the couple was initially lying to give
the alleged shooter, Charles Longshore, a head start to
evade police.
Shelton police believe that Raphael was in the house when
Longshore allegedly shot the victims, and plan to charge
him with two counts of Murder 1. Both Raphael and Selwyn
will be charged with rendering criminal assistance.
Police are still searching for Longshore, described as a
Native American male, 6-feet 2-inches, 186 pounds, with
reddish brown hair and hazel eyes.
