51-and-55-year-old parents died after their 25-year-old son they often had quarrels about finances with shot them in the back of their heads; son charged
Connecticut – In a shocking incident in Connecticut, a 25‑year‑old man, identified as Javian A. fatally gunned down his 51-year-old mother, identified as Carlene W. and his 55-year-old father, identified as Marc A., at their home after yet another heated fight over money. He now faces the most serious charges in the state.
Javian is charged with murder with special circumstances, felony murder, and criminal use of a weapon. In addition, prosecutors have accused him of burglary and larceny tied to a break‑in the following morning. According to court documents, prosecutors believe Javian committed the killings during a dispute about his failure to contribute to the household and also during a break‑in he’s accused of carrying out after fleeing the scene. In Connecticut, a conviction for murder with special circumstances carries the harshest penalty: life imprisonment without the possibility of release.
Javian’s prior record also came into focus during the investigation. Court filings show that in December 2024, he was charged with assault, strangulation or suffocation, and risk of injury to a child—indications of domestic violence in his past. The tragic killings took place at the home of Javian’s mother, Carlene. His father did not reside full-time there but was often in contact. Surveillance video captured a verbal confrontation earlier in the evening. Carlene could be heard raging at her son: “You don’t pay rent, you don’t pay a bill, you don’t even buy food,” she yelled. Javian responded with chilling defiance: “I don’t care no more. F— what y’all say.”
Later that night, prosecutors allege Javian returned and shot his mother twice in the back of the head and his father once in the back of the head, execution‑style. Emergency responders were dispatched shortly after 11 p.m. on Monday. When they entered the residence, they found both parents deceased from gunshot wounds. The next morning, Javian had not yet been arrested. Instead, investigators picked up a report of burglary in a nearby town. Around dawn, a homeowner, identified as J. Everitt, confronted a man breaking into his garage. The intruder, later identified as Javian, remained calm and passive, repeatedly saying he was hungry. Everitt told investigators: “I woke up, went out, shined my flashlight into my garage, and he was waving back at me … He was super calm, super like passive.”
Javian was said to have left the garage and stolen his mother’s vehicle. Police responded to reports of a burglary. They later stated he was “potentially involved in an untimely death investigation from the previous night.” Eventually, law enforcement located him near the boat launch at the lake. His clothes were wet—consistent with having moved through the lake or its banks. At the scene, officers recovered shell casings and began a search for a backpack, sneakers, and the murder weapon.
At his arraignment, the court set a hefty bond: $5 million on the murder counts (with a 30% cash bond petition allowed) and $1 million for the burglary charge. At this stage, Javian has been formally arraigned with a courtroom plea of “not guilty” entered on his behalf. He remains held on the high bond, and the case is far from resolved. Prosecutors intend to pursue the full slate of charges, including the possibility of life without parole under Connecticut’s law for murder with special circumstances.
Given the severity of the allegations and the evidence drawn from surveillance and testimony, the legal battle ahead will determine whether Javian will indeed face the harshest sentence under state law. The loss of Carlene and Marc at ages 51 and 55 under such brutal circumstances has shaken the community. Their 25‑year‑old son—someone with whom they reportedly quarreled often, especially over finances—stands accused of extinguishing their lives in a cold, calculated act. The case remains open, and the final verdict and sentence are yet to be delivered.
