The Deaths Of Woman And Two Children Under Investigation In Northfield

NORTHFIELD, NH - Northfield Police, New Hampshire State, and the NH Attorney General’s Office announced Wednesday that they were investigating three suspicious deaths.

The only official details released were that the victims were a woman, and two juveniles and they did not provide an address of where the incident occurred.

Wednesday afternoon police cruisers blocked cars from accessing Wethersfield Road which has only one entry point at Shaker Road. As residents arrived at the intersection, officers checked the identifications of the people and allowed them down the road.

Several members of the New Hampshire State Police Major Crime arrived at Wethersfield Road throughout the afternoon. The State Police crime scene truck that is used at major crime scenes arrived at 2:30 p.m.

Wethersfield Road is a residential road that has higher-end single-family homes and ends at a cul-de-sac. According to neighbors is a very quiet neighborhood. Northfield is a small community of about 5,000 people and is near the Tilton exit of Interstate 93.

Through various sources, it was determined that police responded to a house on Wethersfield Road at about 11:45 a.m. Ambulances from Northfield, Belmont, and Franklin were dispatched and asked to stage away from the house while officers made sure the scene was safe for EMS and firefighters to enter.

Radio traffic between Northfield Fire with a Lakes Region Area Mutual Aid dispatcher indicated the ambulances were responding to people with gunshot wounds.

Officers who arrived at the scene asked for additional units and a supervisor, and a short time later EMS was cleared to enter the scene. All ambulances were returned to service and did not transport anyone from the scene.

Radio traffic for several towns and counties broadcast a be on the lookout (BOLO) for silver or light-colored Ford F-150 driven by a man possibly in his twenties. One BOLO indicated it was an officer safety bulletin and “it is unknown if the suspect still has the weapon in connection with the Wethersfield Road incident." The NH plate given was a temporary plate, and no other details were given.

About 45 minutes after the BOLO was broadcast a dispatcher advised that the vehicle with a matching plate from the BOLO was located at the Walmart in Tilton and the broadcast indicated "two people from the vehicle were being detained at this time”.

No arrests have been announced, and no suspect information has been released by authorities.

Wethersfield Road remained closed to traffic throughout the evening.

The Attorney General’s Office said, "Additional information will be released as it becomes available while protecting the integrity of the investigation.”

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