SCPD Announce Arrest Made in Connection with Selden Shooting Death of Two Men
Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives have announced that an arrest has been made in connection with the deaths of two men found shot in Selden in May 2022.
As part of a missing person investigation, Fourth Squad detectives responded to 55 Hollywood Ave. at approximately 10:45 p.m. on May 3 and found two men shot to death in the home.
The men, Ian Saalfield, 45, of Lake Grove, who had been reported missing by his wife on April 26, and the homeowner, Robert Julian, 58, were pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner.
Following an investigation by Homicide Squad detectives, Brian Cordovano has been arrested for the murder of Saalfield and Julian.
Cordovano, 48, of 1136 Martinstein Ave., Bay Shore, was arrested following a traffic stop on Columbus Avenue in Smithtown at 11:52 a.m. this morning. Cordovano was charged with two counts of Murder 1st Degree, among other charges. He was held overnight at the Third Precinct and was arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on February 16.
Detectives are asking anyone with information on this incident to call the Homicide Squad at 631-852-6392 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.
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