Police Find Truck Connected to Chaplin Homicide

Connecticut State Police have located the vehicle in connection with a homicide in Chaplin, Connecticut.

The vehicle was found in Salisbury, Massachusetts, according to police.

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The victim of this homicide has been identified as 51-year-old Jeffrey Rawson, of Chaplin.

The person of interest has been identified as 46-year-old Matthew Candler. He has not yet been located. Police are asking people not to approach Candler if they spot him.

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Anyone with information as to his whereabouts is asked to notify area law enforcement and call 911 or contact State Police detectives at 860-779-4900.

All calls and texts will remain confidential.

Troopers were called to Miller Road around 6:10 a.m. Sunday after getting a report of an assault with life-threatening injuries. When state police arrived, they said they found a man who had died.