Last Wednesday, the bodies of two 18-year-old women were found in a Hooper Bay home. Now, a 20-year-old Hooper Bay man has been arrested and charged with the violent murder of Novely Rivers and Abigail Olson.
After an extensive investigation involving numerous agencies, Shaquille Carawan was arrested Saturday. He is charged with two counts of first-degree and second-degree murder in each death, plus single counts of tampering with evidence, controlled substance misconduct, and furnishing alcohol to minors in a dry community. The exact circumstances, including whether weapons were used, have not been reported by Troopers, who only described it as violent.
The City of Hooper Bay had offered a $1,000 reward leading to the capture and indictment of the perpetrator. Carawan appears to be related to at least one of the victims. Carawan is now in the Yukon Kuskokwim Correctional Center. No information has yet been entered into the state court records.
Ten Troopers from the Alaska Bureau of Investigation and Western Alaska Patrol had responded to assist local law enforcement with the manhunt for the killer, who members of the community appeared to identify in advance of the man’s arrest.
Tragic;(. We are praying;(