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Police: 2 additional arrests made in 2019 cold case killing of Middletown man

Police say Sebastian Avilan-Medina was found fatally shot in his home on Knapp Avenue on March 11, 2019.

Lauren Pena

May 21, 2024, 7:39 AM

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Two more suspects have been arrested in connection to the 2019 cold case murder of 26-year-old Sebastian Avilan-Medina.

Police say Avilan-Medina was found fatally shot in his home on Knapp Avenue on March 11, 2019.

Following his death, the Middletown Police Department spent over five years pursuing hundreds of leads.

Authorities say 23-year-old Dijion D. Constantine, of the Bronx, was charged with second-degree murder in April.

On Monday, police announced that 24-year-old Douglas R. McFarlane and 39-year-old Sheldon M. Paul were arrested on May 13.

Both suspects face murder charges. They were arraigned in Middletown City Court and are currently in Orange County Jail.

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