Overview

• Javian Adams, 25, is charged with murder with special circumstances and related offenses in the fatal shootings of his parents in Waterbury.
• Authorities identified the victims as Carlene Williams and Marc Adams, and autopsies ruled both deaths homicides caused by gunshot wounds.
• Investigators recovered four shell casings at the Beverly Avenue home and said the evidence is consistent with a 9mm firearm.
• Adams was arrested early Tuesday in neighboring Watertown after an alleged residential burglary, and police later located a vehicle linked to the case in a Middlebury park for forensic processing.
• Police noted Adams’ prior family-violence convictions and said they believe a dispute over money preceded the shootings, with the investigation continuing across multiple departments.