NORTH PORT, FLA. (1010 WINS) -- Police in Florida have entered the home of Brian Laundrie, the missing fiancé of Long Island native Gabby Petito, according to reports, as officials in Wyoming said within the past few hours that there is no connection between Petito and a double homicide case involving a newlywed couple there.
Fox News confirmed that police had entered Laundrie's house, and News Nation Now's Brian Entin tweeted video outside the house, showing a large crowd amassed.
The Grand County Sheriff's Office released a statement Friday confirming Petito's case isn't connected to the deaths of Crystal Turner and Kyle Schulte.
Turner and Schulte were last seen leaving a bar in Moab, Utah on Aug. 13, and their bodies were found on Aug. 18 at a campsite near the town, the Associated Press reports. It was the same city where 22-year-old Petito and fiancé Brian Laundrie were involved in a dispute that prompted a witness to call police.
On Thursday, the Grand County sheriff said they would look into any possibility of a connection between the two cases.
The office said it was in contact with the North Port Police Department, which is leading the investigation into the disappearance.
Schulte and Turner, who were found partially undressed with multiple gunshot wounds all over their bodies, had told friends they feared a "creepy man" they had seen nearby might harm them.
In July, Petito and Laundrie embarked on their cross-country "van life" trip from Long Island, where they both grew up, and were aiming to arrive in Oregon on Halloween.
The road trip ultimately ended in Petito's disappearance and with Laundrie at his parent's Florida home declining to speak with police.
Police in Moab released bodycam video showing officers responding to the altercation between Petito and Laundrie near the entrance to Arches National Park on Aug. 12, about two weeks before she was last seen.
During the incident, Laundrie told police that the couple's months-long travels had created an "emotional strain" and "increased the number of arguments" between them, according to a police report.
Ultimately, the officers decided there was not enough evidence to press charges in the case. Neither of the two had asked for charges to be filed either, according to police.
As the search continues, North Port Police Chief Todd Garrison said Thursday that no criminality was suspected in the case "at this time."
