When Orange Police responded to an emergency call at 130 Wild Rose Drive, they found the suspect outside a short distance from the home. Inside, they found his mother’s body, the victim of an “obvious homicide.”
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Those were the words of Orange Police Chief Robert Gagne as he spoke, Thursday, July 24, about the alleged murder of Claudia Granata, 58, by her 22-year-old son, Timothy Granata. Both lived at the address. Police said there were three children total living in the home.
“He (Timothy) did not struggle. He willingly succumbed to the arrest, very quickly,” Gagne said.
The suspect was found unarmed when officers arrived at 2:18 p.m., minutes after receiving the call from family members that a homicide had just occurred.
They did not comment about what weapons might have been found inside the home.
For now, the police are withholding most information related to the the investigation until they know more about what transpired. Some details are awaiting an autopsy and State Medical Examiners report.
It is unknown if there was a history of violence between the mother and son. Gagne said police had responded to the home for burglary and other calls in the past but declined to elaborate at this time.
Timothy Granata, has been charged with murder and is being held on a $2 million bond. He will be arraigned in Derby Superior Court on July 25.
More information will be released as the investigation continues.