2 found dead in Indiana river after being shot, stabbed and strangled, ‘known drug dealer’ arrested.
Two people have been found dead inside trash bags thrown into a Fort Wayne river after being shot, stabbed and strangled. A “known drug dealer” has since been arrested on murder charges.
Christina M. Dixon, 40, and Matthew J. Johnson, 41, were found dead last Friday by Fort Wayne police after their bodies were recovered from a local river.
Police have since arrested 29-year-old Dominique M. Washington on felony murder and kidnapping charges in connection to the deaths. The “known drug dealer” is now being held in the Allen County Jail without bond.
Dominique Washington mugshot
Police crews were called around 1 p.m. Friday after volunteers cleaning up the St. Mary’s River on the edge of downtown Fort Wayne found two large trash bags in the water near Guldlin Park. Inside the bags were the bodies of a white adult male and a white adult female.
The Allen County Coroner identified the two victims Tuesday as Dixon and Johnson. Their deaths were ruled as homicides.
Court documents show that officials determined Dixon died by strangulation and suffocation, while Johnson died from a gunshot wound and stab wound.
Detectives learned that the two Connersville residents had been reported missing on Sept. 19 by the Richmond Police Department, one day before their bodies were found.
Police were then able to get cell phone data from both victims, which painted a picture of their last known whereabouts
