Among the 17 items taken as evidence by police were five guns, including one musket.
Seized from the Shearer residence were:
- Taurus revolver
- 9mm pistol
- High Point 9 mm rifle
- .50 cal musket
- Springfield 9mm
- 9mm casing
- Taurus gun box
- broken gun cleaning box
- black gun case
- cell phone
- swab of blood on floor inside living room
- suspected blood sample from door frame
- black pants and socks
- black T-shirt
- dirty rag out of kitchen trash can
- cigarette
- wallet
Dawn Rachel Shearer, 46, was arraigned Wednesday in Middletown Municipal Court for murder. Police say Dawn Shearer shot Tony in the head Monday night.
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Middletown Municipal Court Judge Mark Wall signed search warrants three hours after the fatal shooting to take oral swabs for DNA comparison and a hand swab to determine gunshot residue from Dawn Shearer.
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