A man with a history of domestic violence arrests has been charged in a double homicide in Waterbury on Monday in connection with the fatal shooting of his parents.

Javian Adams, 25, faces charges of murder with special circumstances, murder in the commission of a felony, criminal use of a weapon, carrying a pistol without a permit, first-degree reckless endangerment, first-degree larceny of a motor vehicle and criminal possession of a firearm or ammunition, Chief Fernando Spagnolo of the Waterbury Police Department said at a news briefing on Wednesday morning announcing the arrest.

Adams was held on a $5 million bond and was expected to face a judge in Waterbury Superior Court later in the day.

The charges came after Spagnolo alleged that Adams shot and killed both of his parents, 51

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