Two people found shot dead in Shelton home

People in Shelton heard gunshots about 1:00am, and police
found a man and woman dead inside a home on Harvard Avenue.

Detectives had to wait several hours to get a search warrant
before going inside. It appears to be a double homicide.
Shortly after entering the home, a SWAT team was called, and
it descended on the house next door.

A woman and some young children came running outside. The
situation turned into a stand-off with a man and woman
inside. The two eventually came-out after police fired tear
gas into the home.

Shelton Police Lieutenant Les Watson told MyNorthwest.com
this is first homicide investigation in the city in several
years. “We historically don’t have one or two or three in
a given year,” he said. “It’s been a few years since we’ve
had our last homicide here.”

Watson said officers have been at the home before, but he’s
not sure if these are the same people they have dealt with
in the past.