Two men are found dead in a suspected drug incident at a Long Island home: one victim was reported missing by his wife a week ago
- Two men were found shot dead in a home on Hollywood Avenue in Selden
- They have been identified as Ian Saalfield, 45, from Lake Grove and Robert Julian, 58
- Suffolk County detectives went to the home after investigating the disappearance of Saalfield, who was reported missing by his wife on April 26
- Police are investigating, but believe her death could be drug-related
- No arrests were made and no suspects were identified
- Anyone with information is asked to contact the Suffolk County Homicide Squad at 631-852-6392 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS
Two men were found shot to death in a Long Island home Tuesday under mysterious circumstances, and police believe it may be drug-related.
The two men, identified as Ian Saalfield, 45, of Lake Grove, and Robert Julian, 58, were found by police at the home on Hollywood Avenue near South Evergreen Drive in Selden around 10:45 p.m. Tuesday, the police said police with.
A physician’s assistant from the Suffolk County Medical Examiner’s Office pronounced both men dead, police said.
Suffolk County Police said Robert Julian, 58, was the homeowner of the Hollywood Avenue home in Selden. Julian and a man identified as Ian Saalfield, 45, of Lake Grove, were found dead at the Long Island home around 10:45 p.m. Tuesday night
A closeup of the Selden home where two men were found shot dead. Police are still investigating the murder and are asking anyone with information to contact Homicide at 631-852-6392 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. All calls are treated confidentially
“It’s not a homicide-suicide, police said it may have been drug related,” a Suffolk County Police spokesman told on Thursday.
According to authorities, Julian was the owner of the house.
On April 26, Saalfield was reported missing by his wife. As part of a missing person investigation, Fourth Squad detectives were responding to the Hollywood Ave. home when they made the discovery.
The relationship between the two men is unknown, but investigators believe they may have been friends. Nothing has been confirmed, said the police spokesman.
According to court records, Saalfield was incarcerated in North Carolina and New York in the 1990s for criminally selling a controlled substance, the New York Post reported.
A neighbor of Julian’s described him as a kind person who had long volunteered at the local pantry, but also had a dark side.
“He had a serious drinking and drug problem,” the neighbor, who asked not to be identified, told in part the Post, “He was a crazy guy.”
Ian Saalfield was reported missing by his wife on April 26. The police had investigated his disappearance when they found the two
A man who identified himself as Saalfield’s father but did not give his name told Newsday: “He was a wonderful, wonderful uncle, son, father. He would do anything for anyone. He was kind, generous. He was very popular. He was just a wonderful, wonderful person.”
No arrests were made and no suspects were identified, the Post reported.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Suffolk County Homicide Squad at 631-852-6392 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. All calls are treated confidentially.