Memorial service slated for auto shop owner who died in homicide

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A memorial service will be held at noon  on   October 5 , for Joseph Connell.
The service will be held at Chandler Funeral Home, 2506 Concord Pike, Wilmington.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to Friends of Bellevue, c/o 800 Carr Road, Wilmington, DE 19809.

New Castle County detectives have no released any updates into the  double homicide that claimed the life of Connell and his wife Olga Connell, who lived  the unit block of Paladin Drive. Both were 39.

Connell was the co-owner of C&S Automotive Services in north Wilmington, with Olga Connell working as a receptionist. The couple  were married earlier this year.

County Police, Paramedic emergency personnel from the Brandywine Hundred Fire Company were called the unit block of Paladin Drive for a report of shots fired. Upon arrival, they  found the Connells.

Olga was transported to the Wilmington Hospital where she was later pronounced dead. Joseph Connell was pronounced dead at the scene.

Preliminary investigation revealed that a person  in the area heard an unknown male yelling just prior to the shots being fired. Assisting officers and a canine team responded to the area and performed property checks, but were unsuccessful in their efforts in locating the suspect.

Anyone with information, is asked to contact the New Castle County Police Department at 395-8110.

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  1. Poor couple. I wonder what really happened with them. I’d like to know their story. It was just so wrong to kill them just like that. There must be something that caused this predicament.

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